THE GUARDIAN: Heatwave arriving on Sunday expected to bring most extreme hot weather ever recorded in UK
The UK government has issued the first ever national emergency red alert for heat ahead of expected record temperatures on Monday and Tuesday, with the hottest areas set to be in central and eastern England.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has increased the “heat-health warning” alert for England to level 4 – the highest possible – for the first two days of next week, when the Met Office has forecast 40C (104F) for the first time.
The red alert, issued at 10.29am on Friday on the Met Office website, explains the level means a “national emergency”. It says it is “reached when a heatwave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend outside the health and social care system. At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups.” » | Robert Booth, Peter Walker and Gwyn Topham | Friday, July 15, 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
The REAL Reason Putin's Gone Fascist
Why Russians CHOOSE to Deny Reality »
Why Russians CHOOSE to Deny Reality
May 8, 2022 As Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues, we look at the role and predicament of the Russian people.
What happens to the Russian people affects not just Russia and Ukraine, but the world. Putin's war is part of a bigger pattern of escalation, and this includes escalation of global nuclear risk. Specifically, in this video I analyse why the Russian people don't value liberty, or freedom as a political value.
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Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back »
What happens to the Russian people affects not just Russia and Ukraine, but the world. Putin's war is part of a bigger pattern of escalation, and this includes escalation of global nuclear risk. Specifically, in this video I analyse why the Russian people don't value liberty, or freedom as a political value.
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Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back »
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Tut Nichtstun gut? | Sternstunden Sommerspecial| SRF Kultur
ul 15, 2022 Hach, Ferien! Endlich abschalten, nichts tun, die Seele baumeln lassen. Paradiesisch, diese Vorstellung – oder doch eher die Hölle? Und wenn schon nur chillen: dann im kühlen Norden? Oder doch im hitzigen Süden? Darüber und über andere Ferien-Fragen denken die «Sternstunden»-Moderierenden in unserer YouTube-Reihe unter Sonnenschirm nach.
In dieser Folge diskutieren Milad Karimi und Olivia Röllin: Ist Nichtstun in den Ferien toll? Und wie geht Nichtstun überhaupt?
Redaktion: Danja Nüesch, Mara Schwab, Alexis Amitirigala
Sternstunde Sommerspecial vom 08.07.2022
In dieser Folge diskutieren Milad Karimi und Olivia Röllin: Ist Nichtstun in den Ferien toll? Und wie geht Nichtstun überhaupt?
Redaktion: Danja Nüesch, Mara Schwab, Alexis Amitirigala
Sternstunde Sommerspecial vom 08.07.2022
Astrologues et médiums au secours de « l’opération spéciale » russe en Ukraine
LE MONDE : Le succès de l’ésotérisme répond à l’angoisse profonde qui traverse la société russe dans une période troublée.
L’astrologue russe Pavel Globa parle du futur de la Russie lors d’une conférence à Moscou, en décembre 2007. DMITRY KOSTYUKOV / AFP
LETTRE DE MOSCOU
Vous pensiez que le conflit en Ukraine avait quelque chose à voir avec l’impérialisme russe ? Avec les ambitions personnelles du président Vladimir Poutine ? Avec l’expansion de l’OTAN ? Erreur ! « Ce qui se passe entre la Balance Vladimir Poutine et le Scorpion Joe Biden est tout à fait typique des relations zodiacales. On observe souvent chez Poutine la tentative de maintenir un équilibre, de chercher un accord. Et seulement quand c’est impossible, il passe à l’offensive. Le Scorpion, lui, frappe délibérément, après avoir trouvé le point faible de son adversaire. »
Pas convaincus par cette explication fournie par l’astrologue russe Tamara Globa ? Essayez Svetlana Dragan, « astrologue géopolitique » : « Ce qui se passe, c’est une tentative de la Russie de se libérer de son statut de colonie et des modèles imposés par l’Ouest, le transhumanisme, l’extrémisme économique, et en général la suppression de l’homme. C’est une bataille entre un ancien monde et un nouveau monde, c’est toute la pyramide cosmique qui se modifie. » » | Par Benoît Vitkine (Moscou, correspondant) | vendredi 15 juillet 2022
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LETTRE DE MOSCOU
Vous pensiez que le conflit en Ukraine avait quelque chose à voir avec l’impérialisme russe ? Avec les ambitions personnelles du président Vladimir Poutine ? Avec l’expansion de l’OTAN ? Erreur ! « Ce qui se passe entre la Balance Vladimir Poutine et le Scorpion Joe Biden est tout à fait typique des relations zodiacales. On observe souvent chez Poutine la tentative de maintenir un équilibre, de chercher un accord. Et seulement quand c’est impossible, il passe à l’offensive. Le Scorpion, lui, frappe délibérément, après avoir trouvé le point faible de son adversaire. »
Pas convaincus par cette explication fournie par l’astrologue russe Tamara Globa ? Essayez Svetlana Dragan, « astrologue géopolitique » : « Ce qui se passe, c’est une tentative de la Russie de se libérer de son statut de colonie et des modèles imposés par l’Ouest, le transhumanisme, l’extrémisme économique, et en général la suppression de l’homme. C’est une bataille entre un ancien monde et un nouveau monde, c’est toute la pyramide cosmique qui se modifie. » » | Par Benoît Vitkine (Moscou, correspondant) | vendredi 15 juillet 2022
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Ivana Trump, Ex-Wife of Donald Trump and Businesswoman, Dies at 73
THE NEW YORK TIMES: She helped build his real estate empire, though she was better known for being one half of the quintessential 1980s power couple.
Donald and Ivana Trump in the living room of their Manhattan apartment in 1979. Throughout their marriage, Mrs. Trump commanded almost as much media attention as her husband. | Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Ivana Trump, the glamorous Czech American businesswoman whose high-profile marriage to Donald J. Trump in the 1980s established them as one of the era’s quintessential New York power couples, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan. She was 73.
Mr. Trump announced her death in a statement on Truth Social, the conservative social media platform he founded.
The New York City police were investigating whether Ms. Trump fell down the stairs at her townhouse on the Upper East Side, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the matter. One of the officials said that there was no sign of forced entry at the home and that the death appeared to be accidental. A spokeswoman for the city’s chief medical examiner’s office said it would investigate the death.
Throughout their marriage, Ms. Trump commanded almost as much media attention as her husband as they helped define the 1980s as an era of gaudy excess among the elite, an image that Mr. Trump used to fuel his turn as an outsize television personality before his 2016 run for the White House. » | Clay Risen | Friday, July 15, 2022
Ivana Trump, In and Out of the Spotlight: There was an Ivana Trump sighting in Manhattan the other day, and then, almost faster than you can say “surely she flew private,” she was off to Saint-Tropez, a sun-washed playground in the French Riviera, for air-kissing among V.I.P.s with security entourages close by and yachts in the distance. »
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Ivana Trump, the glamorous Czech American businesswoman whose high-profile marriage to Donald J. Trump in the 1980s established them as one of the era’s quintessential New York power couples, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan. She was 73.
Mr. Trump announced her death in a statement on Truth Social, the conservative social media platform he founded.
The New York City police were investigating whether Ms. Trump fell down the stairs at her townhouse on the Upper East Side, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the matter. One of the officials said that there was no sign of forced entry at the home and that the death appeared to be accidental. A spokeswoman for the city’s chief medical examiner’s office said it would investigate the death.
Throughout their marriage, Ms. Trump commanded almost as much media attention as her husband as they helped define the 1980s as an era of gaudy excess among the elite, an image that Mr. Trump used to fuel his turn as an outsize television personality before his 2016 run for the White House. » | Clay Risen | Friday, July 15, 2022
Ivana Trump, In and Out of the Spotlight: There was an Ivana Trump sighting in Manhattan the other day, and then, almost faster than you can say “surely she flew private,” she was off to Saint-Tropez, a sun-washed playground in the French Riviera, for air-kissing among V.I.P.s with security entourages close by and yachts in the distance. »
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Ivana Trump, First Wife of Donald Trump, Dies Aged 73
THE GUARDIAN: Czech-born skier and model, and mother to Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric, praised by ex-president as ‘beautiful and amazing woman’
Ivana Trump with Donald Trump in New York in 1982. The couple were prominent figures in Manhattan society during the 1980s. Photograph: Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images
Donald Trump has announced the death at 73 of Ivana Trump, his first wife and the mother of his three oldest children, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric.
In a post to his Truth Social platform, the former president said: “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City.
“She was a wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children … She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!”
Ivana Trump was born in Zlin, in what is now the Czech Republic, in 1949. She became a skier, ski instructor and model, and married Donald Trump, then a New York real estate magnate, in 1977. » | Martin Pengelly in New York | Thursday, July 14, 2022
Donald Trump has announced the death at 73 of Ivana Trump, his first wife and the mother of his three oldest children, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric.
In a post to his Truth Social platform, the former president said: “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City.
“She was a wonderful, beautiful and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children … She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!”
Ivana Trump was born in Zlin, in what is now the Czech Republic, in 1949. She became a skier, ski instructor and model, and married Donald Trump, then a New York real estate magnate, in 1977. » | Martin Pengelly in New York | Thursday, July 14, 2022
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Have Scientists Found the Breakthrough Cure for Depression? | 60 Minutes Australia
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Message to Blogger: The Restoration of the Sidebar
I would like to thank the team at Blogger for being so helpful as to restore the sidebar for me. The team’s kindness is deeply appreciated.
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Sri Lanka President Resigns after Fleeing Country Following Mass Protests - BBC News
Jul 14, 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned as president of Sri Lanka after fleeing to Singapore in the face of mass protests at home over his rule.
He is believed to have wanted to leave Sri Lanka before stepping down in order to avoid the possibility of arrest under a new administration.
The cost of food, fuel and other basic supplies has soared for Sri Lankans.
In the capital Colombo, delighted demonstrators greeted news of the president's departure with dancing.
He is believed to have wanted to leave Sri Lanka before stepping down in order to avoid the possibility of arrest under a new administration.
The cost of food, fuel and other basic supplies has soared for Sri Lankans.
In the capital Colombo, delighted demonstrators greeted news of the president's departure with dancing.
”Prince Andrew Should Not Be Forgiven (This Queen’s Jubilee)”
Prince Andrew is super-privileged. He has had a life that most people could only dream of. But he still allegedly misbehaved!
Where was his self-discipline? Does he have none? Facts are: Prince Andrew is super-privileged, but also super stupid!
What is the matter with all these superrich, super-privileged men? Why can’t they control themselves? Why are so many of them oversexed, or even supersexed? It is high time that they learn that good morals are the same for them and their rich, privileged friends as they are for everyone else. Being superrich doesn’t, or at least shouldn’t, give anyone a pass, be he royal or be he commoner. But whether Prince Andrew should be forgiven or not is for others to decide. What I do know is this: Behaviour at the top everywhere needs to change. The super-privileged right across the world are misbehaving in so many ways. Enough already! – © Mark Alexander
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Der Krieg aus Sicht der russischen Medien | Fake News | ARTE
Jul 14, 2022 Die russische Doschd-Redaktion – derzeit im Exil in Georgien – betreibt seit 2018 den erfolgreichen YouTube-Channel "FAKE NEWS".
Jede Woche wühlt sich das Team hier durch Stunden an russischen Staats-News und Propaganda-Shows, und zerrupft sogfältig jede einzelne Lüge, bis auch der letzte Putin-Propagandist nackt dasteht.
In dieser Folge zeigt Masha, wie der Krieg gegen die Ukraine im russischen Fernsehen dargestellt wird.
>English version.
Jede Woche wühlt sich das Team hier durch Stunden an russischen Staats-News und Propaganda-Shows, und zerrupft sogfältig jede einzelne Lüge, bis auch der letzte Putin-Propagandist nackt dasteht.
In dieser Folge zeigt Masha, wie der Krieg gegen die Ukraine im russischen Fernsehen dargestellt wird.
>English version.
Macron will Rüstungsindustrie auf „Kriegsproduktion“ umstellen
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Präsident Macron stimmt seine Landsleute auf Entbehrungen ein. Frankreich stehe in einem hybriden Krieg mit Russland. Einen dritten Weltkrieg gelte es zu vermeiden.
Der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron hat die Franzosen zum Nationalfeiertag auf einen langen Krieg in der Ukraine eingestimmt. Im traditionellen Interview nach der Militärparade sagte er am Donnerstag, Frankreich stehe in einem hybriden Krieg, sei aber nicht auf seinem Boden angegriffen worden. „Wir haben eine Armee, die jederzeit bereit ist“, so Macron. Er verwies auf Frankreichs Stellung als europäische Atommacht. Der Verteidigungshaushalt werde weiter steigen. Es gelte, mehr Munition und Ausrüstung auf Vorrat zu haben. Die Rüstungsindustrie werde auf „Kriegsproduktion“ umgestellt und mehr und schneller produzieren. Macron betonte die Bedeutung der europäischen Verteidigungsanstrengungen innerhalb der NATO. „Wir wollen den Krieg stoppen, ohne selbst Krieg zu führen“, sagte er. Frankreich sei in der Lage, der Ukraine langfristig mit Waffen und Ausrüstung zu helfen. Eine Ausweitung des Konflikts müsse vermieden werden. „Wir wollen keinen Weltkrieg“, sagte Macron, der zugleich französischer Armeechef ist. » | Von Michaela Wiegel, Paris | Donnerstag, 14. Juli 2022
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Nazijäger Fritz Bauer | Nach einer wahren Geschichte | ARTE
ul 14, 2022 In seinem Film "Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer" (2015) porträtiert Lars Kraume den hessischen Generalstaatsanwalt und maßgeblichen Initiator der Frankfurter Auschwitz-Prozesse von 1963-1965. Er erklärt die Rolle von Fritz Bauer bei der Verhaftung Adolf Eichmanns und der Ahndung der in Auschwitz begangenen Verbrechen.
In einem Nachkriegsdeutschland, das die Gräuel des Nationalsozialismus am liebsten aus seinem kollektiven Gedächtnis löschen wollte, setzte ein junger hessischer Staatsanwalt alles daran, die Schuldigen zu finden und zu verurteilen. Er war entschlossen, in seinem Land eine neue, demokratische Justiz aufzubauen.
Fritz Bauer wurde 1956 an die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main berufen und begann sogleich mit den Ermittlungen gegen den Auschwitz-Arzt Josef Mengele sowie gegen Adolf Eichmann, den Kopf hinter der sogenannten „Endlösung“. Infolge der Nachforschungen von Fritz Bauer konnte Adolf Eichmann in Argentinien aufgespürt werden. Er wurde anschließend vom israelischen Geheimdienst verhaftet und verurteilt.
Eine echte Konfrontation des deutschen Volkes mit seiner Vergangenheit gelang Fritz Bauer durch einen historischen Prozess. Schon seit den frühen 50er Jahren ermittelte er gegen ehemalige SS-Mitglieder, die an den Verbrechen in Auschwitz beteiligt gewesen waren. Nach jahrelangen hartnäckigen Recherchen und Zeugenbefragungen wurden 1963 endlich die Auschwitz-Prozesse eröffnet, die einen Wendepunkt in der Verurteilung der nationalsozialistischen Verbrechen darstellen sollten.
Dokureihe (F 2021, 27 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 06/01/2023
In einem Nachkriegsdeutschland, das die Gräuel des Nationalsozialismus am liebsten aus seinem kollektiven Gedächtnis löschen wollte, setzte ein junger hessischer Staatsanwalt alles daran, die Schuldigen zu finden und zu verurteilen. Er war entschlossen, in seinem Land eine neue, demokratische Justiz aufzubauen.
Fritz Bauer wurde 1956 an die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main berufen und begann sogleich mit den Ermittlungen gegen den Auschwitz-Arzt Josef Mengele sowie gegen Adolf Eichmann, den Kopf hinter der sogenannten „Endlösung“. Infolge der Nachforschungen von Fritz Bauer konnte Adolf Eichmann in Argentinien aufgespürt werden. Er wurde anschließend vom israelischen Geheimdienst verhaftet und verurteilt.
Eine echte Konfrontation des deutschen Volkes mit seiner Vergangenheit gelang Fritz Bauer durch einen historischen Prozess. Schon seit den frühen 50er Jahren ermittelte er gegen ehemalige SS-Mitglieder, die an den Verbrechen in Auschwitz beteiligt gewesen waren. Nach jahrelangen hartnäckigen Recherchen und Zeugenbefragungen wurden 1963 endlich die Auschwitz-Prozesse eröffnet, die einen Wendepunkt in der Verurteilung der nationalsozialistischen Verbrechen darstellen sollten.
Dokureihe (F 2021, 27 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 06/01/2023
"Nicolas II et Alexandra de Russie. Une tragédie impériale"
Europe Heatwave Fuels Wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain - BBC News
Jul 14, 2022 A heatwave is fuelling wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain.
Around 3,500 firefighters in Portugal are battling dozens of blazes, as temperatures break records in various parts of the country.
Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting because of climate change.
Around 3,500 firefighters in Portugal are battling dozens of blazes, as temperatures break records in various parts of the country.
Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting because of climate change.
Prince Andrew’s Newsnight Interview to Be the Subject of a New Film
THE GUARDIAN: Scoop to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary BBC encounter which saw the Duke of York discuss his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, in 2021. Photograph: Neil Hall/PA
A new film will tell the story of how producers at Newsnight, the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, secured and executed their interview with Prince Andrew.
According to Deadline, Scoop, which will begin shooting in November, is being written by Peter Moffat, whose previous credits include the Bryan Cranston series Your Honor and the 2004 film Hawking, which won acclaim for star Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Hawking.
It is adapted from Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews, a nonfiction book which gives insider information on how some of the broadcaster’s keynote interviews came about. » | Catherine Shoard | Thursday, July 14, 2022
A new film will tell the story of how producers at Newsnight, the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, secured and executed their interview with Prince Andrew.
According to Deadline, Scoop, which will begin shooting in November, is being written by Peter Moffat, whose previous credits include the Bryan Cranston series Your Honor and the 2004 film Hawking, which won acclaim for star Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Hawking.
It is adapted from Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews, a nonfiction book which gives insider information on how some of the broadcaster’s keynote interviews came about. » | Catherine Shoard | Thursday, July 14, 2022
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Revealed: Queen’s Sweeping Immunity from More Than 160 Laws
THE GUARDIAN: Monarch enjoys extraordinary exemptions under law – which extend to her private estates and even a royal fishing business
Laws have been written or amended to specify immunity for the Queen’s conduct as a private citizen, along with her privately owned assets. Composite: Guardian/AP/Rex
Personalised exemptions for the Queen in her private capacity have been written into more than 160 laws since 1967, granting her sweeping immunity from swathes of British law – ranging from animal welfare to workers’ rights. Dozens extend further immunity to her private property portfolio, granting her unique protections as the owner of large landed estates.
More than 30 different laws stipulate that police are barred from entering the private Balmoral and Sandringham estates without the Queen’s permission to investigate suspected crimes, including wildlife offences and environmental pollution – a legal immunity accorded to no other private landowner in the country.
Police are also required to obtain her personal agreement before they can investigate suspected offences at her privately owned salmon and trout fishing business on the River Dee at Balmoral, where anglers are charged up to £630 a day to fish. » | Severin Carrell, Rob Evans, David Pegg and Mario Savarese | Thursday, July 14, 2022
What does the Queen’s legal immunity mean?: Explainer: exemptions have been written into law to protect the monarch as a private citizen – but are they necessary? »
Personalised exemptions for the Queen in her private capacity have been written into more than 160 laws since 1967, granting her sweeping immunity from swathes of British law – ranging from animal welfare to workers’ rights. Dozens extend further immunity to her private property portfolio, granting her unique protections as the owner of large landed estates.
More than 30 different laws stipulate that police are barred from entering the private Balmoral and Sandringham estates without the Queen’s permission to investigate suspected crimes, including wildlife offences and environmental pollution – a legal immunity accorded to no other private landowner in the country.
Police are also required to obtain her personal agreement before they can investigate suspected offences at her privately owned salmon and trout fishing business on the River Dee at Balmoral, where anglers are charged up to £630 a day to fish. » | Severin Carrell, Rob Evans, David Pegg and Mario Savarese | Thursday, July 14, 2022
What does the Queen’s legal immunity mean?: Explainer: exemptions have been written into law to protect the monarch as a private citizen – but are they necessary? »
In Celebration of Mature Queers: Two Gentlemen Proud to Be Themselves
‘When My Wife Fawned over Richard Gere, I Was Secretly Thinking, Phwoar!’: The People Who Come Out in Later Life
THE GUARDIAN: Olympic athlete Kelly Holmes spoke openly about her sexuality last month for the first time at the age of 52. But she is not alone. We meet five people who embraced their true selves in their fifties and beyond
Norman Goodman: ‘When my wife died in 2017, part of me went with her. But at last I could shout about my sexuality.’ Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian
There is no right age or time to come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans. These days, it is a rite of passage associated with the young; over generations, the average age for coming out has fallen. For some, though, it takes a little longer: last month, after 34 years in the public eye, the Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes came out at the age of 52, for the first time speaking openly about her sexuality. She is by no means the only one. For some, it is a self-realisation that comes out of the blue; others may have spent a lifetime grappling with prejudice, with memories of a time when homosexuality was still criminalised, or a culture that once encouraged silence. Here, five LGBTQ+ people who came out later in life share their stories, proving that there is always time to embrace and explore identity or your sexuality.
Norman Goodman, 72, Manchester
When I was very young, I thought I was gay. It’s why, in the 1950s, I found school rather uncomfortable. Being Jewish meant being gay was never a possibility in my mind, even if our family wasn’t particularly orthodox or religious. With nowhere to turn, I became confused about my gender and sexuality. I was taken to doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists. I was admitted into a psychiatric unit and given a course of electroconvulsive therapy. Later, I had aversion therapy. … » | Michael Segalov | Thursday, July 14, 2022
There is no right age or time to come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans. These days, it is a rite of passage associated with the young; over generations, the average age for coming out has fallen. For some, though, it takes a little longer: last month, after 34 years in the public eye, the Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes came out at the age of 52, for the first time speaking openly about her sexuality. She is by no means the only one. For some, it is a self-realisation that comes out of the blue; others may have spent a lifetime grappling with prejudice, with memories of a time when homosexuality was still criminalised, or a culture that once encouraged silence. Here, five LGBTQ+ people who came out later in life share their stories, proving that there is always time to embrace and explore identity or your sexuality.
Norman Goodman, 72, Manchester
When I was very young, I thought I was gay. It’s why, in the 1950s, I found school rather uncomfortable. Being Jewish meant being gay was never a possibility in my mind, even if our family wasn’t particularly orthodox or religious. With nowhere to turn, I became confused about my gender and sexuality. I was taken to doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists. I was admitted into a psychiatric unit and given a course of electroconvulsive therapy. Later, I had aversion therapy. … » | Michael Segalov | Thursday, July 14, 2022
The Beach Boys : California Saga | On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a | Visualizer | Reupload
Genau die richtige Musik zum Hören während einer Hitzewelle! Welche Musik ist sommerlicher als Musik aus sonnigem Kalifornien? Genießen! / Juste la bonne musique à écouter pendant une canicule ! Quelle musique est plus estivale que la musique de la Californie ensoleillée ? Prendre Plaisir ! / Just the right music to listen to during a heatwave! What music is more summery than music from sunny California? Enjoy! – Mark
Bjoern Templ - Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 90, D. 899
I have just discovered this musician’s channel on YouTube. He is Austrian. His playing is divine. You might like to follow him on YouTube. You can do so here. – Mark
Seth Andrews: The Ultimate Question
This is an excellent video: a must watch in my opinion. However, be warned: It is very controversial, especially for a believer that entertains no doubt; it also has just a little strong language in it. Viewer discretion is therefore advised. It is not suitable for children. For those willing to be challenged, enjoy this masterclass in how to be an iconoclast! It is well worth your time. Thank you Seth Andrews!– © Mark Alexander
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The Conservative Candidates for the Premiership: One Duck, Two Ducks, Three Ducks, Four…
The candidates running to become the next prime minister are, to say the least, lacklustre . They are bereft of creative thought: there is not an original idea between them! The record goes around and around, but like a malfunctioning gramophone record, it is stuck in circa 1980! Clearly, they are stuck on stupid! And as an American with a colourful turn of phrase once told me: You can’t fix stupid!
Now let me get a few things straight here: I am no left-winger. And I am no anti-Conservative either. Indeed, I was raised in a Conservative-voting home. The ‘S’ word was a dirty word chez nous. Maggie was a big hit in my home, too. As indeed she was with me personally.
However, in retrospect, I am not blind to her failings. She did a lot of good things for our nation; but she made some fundamental mistakes, too. In short, she was a human being; and human beings err.
To admit this is not an attack on a remarkable lady; and nor is it an attack on the remarkable lady’s accomplishments It is merely my trying to be reasonable in my assessment of the lady and her accomplishments. It is not the hallmark of a mature person to assess someone’s accomplishments only through rose-tinted spectacles; indeed, it is childlike to do so.
Margaret Thatcher stood for small government and low taxation. Those ideas were right for the time. After all, we had lived through a protracted period of socialism; and as a result of that, the country wasn’t working. In fact, in many sectors of the economy, it had come grinding to a halt.
However, just because Thatcher’s medicine was right for the economy in the Eighties, it doesn’t mean that the same medicine is right for the economy today. Today, our economy is ailing, but for very different reasons.
The gap between the superrich and ordinary folk hasn’t been as great as it is today since the ‘Gilded Age’.
Lowering taxes sounds like a sensible and grand plan – until one starts unpicking it.
This is what lower taxes means: Lower taxes means smaller government. Smaller government translates into spending less—far less—on hospitals and the building of new ones, on the NHS in general, on schools and other educational establishments, on roads and infrastructure, and in general on all projects in the public sector. But very importantly, it will mean lower taxes for corporations and the superrich, the groups of people who are awash with cash anyway.
Is this the medicine we truly need for our economy at the moment? Think about it! Think long and hard about it!
Further, I heard at least one of the contenders talking about ‘trickle-down economics. That theory has been well and truly debunked. In fact, it is poppycock. It just doesn’t happen that way. Indeed, it would be more accurate to call it ‘trickle-up economics’, because such policies end up making the rich richer, and the poor poorer.
We have come out of the biggest and the most successful single market in the world, The Single Market, a market of 500 million + consumers. And Tories have the nerve to call themselves the business-friendly party! Go figure!
Most of these candidates are sharpening their swords for a trade war with the European Union. How stupid are these people? How stupid can anyone be?
It is we who stupidly decided to exit the European Union; we were not asked to leave. Indeed, Brexit was the last thing that the EU wanted. But many in the Conservative Party did Putin’s bidding for him. The Kremlin’s tentacles have tightened its grip on Westminster, I fear; especially among the Conservatives.
On the doorstep of Number 10 during BoJo’s resignation speech, if indeed that it can be called, he spoke of a sparkling and bright future for the UK in the years to come if Conservative policies are followed. Such twaddle! I have lived long enough to realise that the UK will never be anything other than what it is: a struggling country trying to make its way in the world. Why do I say this? Because there is a continual fight between the left and the right, each side thinking that it has a monopoly on the truth. Fact is, neither side does.
For the UK economy to become super successful, both sides need to work together for the common good. A properly-functioning economy should, after all, work for all, not just for the select few.
There is nothing wrong with enabling people to become very rich; in fact, such an economy is to be encouraged and applauded. However, the less fortunate in society also need to be helped to improve their lot in life. But this cannot be done without a good education system and a good healthcare system, both free at the point of delivery.
Oh, and another very important thing: We cannot hope to have a hugely successful economy based on the service industry alone. One of Maggie’s biggest mistakes was her decimation of industry. But the fact remains that Germany has not made the same mistake. Germany has a very strong manufacturing sector. Who makes some of the best cars in the world? The Germans. Who makes some of the best white goods in the world? The Germans. And who looks after its workers better than we do? The Germans.
Perhaps, dear Conservatives, there is a lesson to be learnt in these facts. The truth can often be hard to swallow, just like a bitter pill is. But swallowing the pill and cogitating over some harsh realities is the road to self-improvement.
The best medicine for this economy would be to reverse Brexit. But if a full reversal cannot be executed, a second-best solution would be to re-join the Single Market. You know it makes sense to do so!
© Mark Alexander
July 13, 2022
Now let me get a few things straight here: I am no left-winger. And I am no anti-Conservative either. Indeed, I was raised in a Conservative-voting home. The ‘S’ word was a dirty word chez nous. Maggie was a big hit in my home, too. As indeed she was with me personally.
However, in retrospect, I am not blind to her failings. She did a lot of good things for our nation; but she made some fundamental mistakes, too. In short, she was a human being; and human beings err.
To admit this is not an attack on a remarkable lady; and nor is it an attack on the remarkable lady’s accomplishments It is merely my trying to be reasonable in my assessment of the lady and her accomplishments. It is not the hallmark of a mature person to assess someone’s accomplishments only through rose-tinted spectacles; indeed, it is childlike to do so.
Margaret Thatcher stood for small government and low taxation. Those ideas were right for the time. After all, we had lived through a protracted period of socialism; and as a result of that, the country wasn’t working. In fact, in many sectors of the economy, it had come grinding to a halt.
However, just because Thatcher’s medicine was right for the economy in the Eighties, it doesn’t mean that the same medicine is right for the economy today. Today, our economy is ailing, but for very different reasons.
The gap between the superrich and ordinary folk hasn’t been as great as it is today since the ‘Gilded Age’.
Gilded Age: “The unequal distribution of wealth remained high during this period. From 1860 to 1900, the wealthiest 2% of American households owned more than a third of the nation's wealth, while the top 10% owned roughly three-quarters of it. The bottom 40% had no wealth at all. In terms of property, the wealthiest 1% owned 51%, while the bottom 44% claimed 1.1%.” [Source: Wikipedia]Today, we are in a similar situation regarding wealth distribution. A few people own billions at the same time as millions of parents are unable to put food on the table for their children! To add insult to injury, the billionaire class pay little or no taxes; indeed, many of them hide their wealth offshore to avoid paying any taxes at all. And that goes for many in the Conservative Party itself. In fact, more especially people in the Conservative Party. Moreover, these contenders running for the premiership want to lower taxes for them still further.
Lowering taxes sounds like a sensible and grand plan – until one starts unpicking it.
This is what lower taxes means: Lower taxes means smaller government. Smaller government translates into spending less—far less—on hospitals and the building of new ones, on the NHS in general, on schools and other educational establishments, on roads and infrastructure, and in general on all projects in the public sector. But very importantly, it will mean lower taxes for corporations and the superrich, the groups of people who are awash with cash anyway.
Is this the medicine we truly need for our economy at the moment? Think about it! Think long and hard about it!
Further, I heard at least one of the contenders talking about ‘trickle-down economics. That theory has been well and truly debunked. In fact, it is poppycock. It just doesn’t happen that way. Indeed, it would be more accurate to call it ‘trickle-up economics’, because such policies end up making the rich richer, and the poor poorer.
We have come out of the biggest and the most successful single market in the world, The Single Market, a market of 500 million + consumers. And Tories have the nerve to call themselves the business-friendly party! Go figure!
Most of these candidates are sharpening their swords for a trade war with the European Union. How stupid are these people? How stupid can anyone be?
It is we who stupidly decided to exit the European Union; we were not asked to leave. Indeed, Brexit was the last thing that the EU wanted. But many in the Conservative Party did Putin’s bidding for him. The Kremlin’s tentacles have tightened its grip on Westminster, I fear; especially among the Conservatives.
On the doorstep of Number 10 during BoJo’s resignation speech, if indeed that it can be called, he spoke of a sparkling and bright future for the UK in the years to come if Conservative policies are followed. Such twaddle! I have lived long enough to realise that the UK will never be anything other than what it is: a struggling country trying to make its way in the world. Why do I say this? Because there is a continual fight between the left and the right, each side thinking that it has a monopoly on the truth. Fact is, neither side does.
For the UK economy to become super successful, both sides need to work together for the common good. A properly-functioning economy should, after all, work for all, not just for the select few.
There is nothing wrong with enabling people to become very rich; in fact, such an economy is to be encouraged and applauded. However, the less fortunate in society also need to be helped to improve their lot in life. But this cannot be done without a good education system and a good healthcare system, both free at the point of delivery.
Oh, and another very important thing: We cannot hope to have a hugely successful economy based on the service industry alone. One of Maggie’s biggest mistakes was her decimation of industry. But the fact remains that Germany has not made the same mistake. Germany has a very strong manufacturing sector. Who makes some of the best cars in the world? The Germans. Who makes some of the best white goods in the world? The Germans. And who looks after its workers better than we do? The Germans.
Perhaps, dear Conservatives, there is a lesson to be learnt in these facts. The truth can often be hard to swallow, just like a bitter pill is. But swallowing the pill and cogitating over some harsh realities is the road to self-improvement.
The best medicine for this economy would be to reverse Brexit. But if a full reversal cannot be executed, a second-best solution would be to re-join the Single Market. You know it makes sense to do so!
© Mark Alexander
July 13, 2022
Grooms
heute 19:00 Uhr vom 12.07.2022 Hunger, Gas, Privathaushalte, Euro, Cyberangriffe (українською)
Maroc - Des trains pas comme les autres - Fès - Marrakech - Sahara - Documentaire HD
Sep 15, 2020 Dès son arrivée à Rabat, la capitale politique, le globe-trotter est saisi par une ville où la vie semble paisible et douce.
Après Fès, l'incontournable, direction le sud pour rejoindre Marrakech. Puis, Philippe s'approche du Sahara mythique, là où la route s'achève.
La rencontre d'un chamelier qui lui ouvre les portes du désert lui donne accès aux sensations les plus fortes que le Maroc puisse offrir.
Un film écrit par William Japhet et Philippe Gougler
Réalisé par William Japhet
Présenté par Philippe Gougler
Produit par Jean-Baptiste Jouy - Step by Step productions
Les plus belles destinations, c’est ici. Abonnez vous !
Après Fès, l'incontournable, direction le sud pour rejoindre Marrakech. Puis, Philippe s'approche du Sahara mythique, là où la route s'achève.
La rencontre d'un chamelier qui lui ouvre les portes du désert lui donne accès aux sensations les plus fortes que le Maroc puisse offrir.
Un film écrit par William Japhet et Philippe Gougler
Réalisé par William Japhet
Présenté par Philippe Gougler
Produit par Jean-Baptiste Jouy - Step by Step productions
Les plus belles destinations, c’est ici. Abonnez vous !
Donald Trump Tweet Incited Capitol Attack, Says Inquiry - BBC News
Jul 13, 2022 A Trump tweet mobilised far-right extremists to converge on Washington DC on the day of last year's Capitol riot, a congressional inquiry has heard.
The then-president forged ahead with a rallying call to supporters eventthough aides repeatedly told him he had fairly lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
The committee accuses Mr Trump of an attempted coup to remain in power. Mr Trump has described the hearings as an attempt to distract Americans from the "disaster" of Democratic governance amid rampant inflation.
It has taken the authorities a long time to come to the conclusion that this was an attempted coup. My followers and visitors will surely remember that I called it out for what it was when it was actually happening. Like many others, I watched the events in real time. I concluded there and then that it was an attempted coup d’état.
Donald Trump is a sh**stirrer who should be incarcerated. At the very least, he should never be allowed to run for high office again. To allow him to do so would be asking for trouble: trouble for America and trouble for the rest of the world. – © Mark Alexander
The then-president forged ahead with a rallying call to supporters eventthough aides repeatedly told him he had fairly lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
The committee accuses Mr Trump of an attempted coup to remain in power. Mr Trump has described the hearings as an attempt to distract Americans from the "disaster" of Democratic governance amid rampant inflation.
It has taken the authorities a long time to come to the conclusion that this was an attempted coup. My followers and visitors will surely remember that I called it out for what it was when it was actually happening. Like many others, I watched the events in real time. I concluded there and then that it was an attempted coup d’état.
Donald Trump is a sh**stirrer who should be incarcerated. At the very least, he should never be allowed to run for high office again. To allow him to do so would be asking for trouble: trouble for America and trouble for the rest of the world. – © Mark Alexander
Sri Lanka President Flees Country on Military Jet - BBC News
Jul 13, 2022 Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis.
The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials
. Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has declared a state of emergency across the country.
BBC News: Sri Lanka protesters storm prime minister's office »
The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials
. Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has declared a state of emergency across the country.
BBC News: Sri Lanka protesters storm prime minister's office »
La grande puissance en mutation | Le Royaume-Uni et le Brexit (1/2) | ARTE
Jul 13, 2022 Pourquoi les Britanniques ont-ils décidé de quitter l’Europe ? Cette première partie aborde l’héritage colonial de l’empire – qui fit du petit État insulaire la première puissance mondiale au XIXe siècle – et le souvenir victorieux de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, deux éléments clés ayant nourri l’aspiration à l’indépendance nationale, l’euroscepticisme et le racisme d’une partie des Britanniques.
Depuis le référendum de 2016, qui a scellé la sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne au 31 décembre 2020, les menaces proférées à l’encontre des musulmans et les agressions contre les immigrés d’Europe de l’Est et les homosexuels ont bondi de 40 % dans le pays. Ravivé par le mouvement Black Lives Matter, né outre-Atlantique, le passé colonial de la Grande-Bretagne pèse de plus en plus sur les débats dans un pays fracturé entre europhiles et europhobes. Comment en est-on arrivé là ? De 1945 à aujourd’hui en passant par l’adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté économique européenne en 1973, cette première partie aborde notamment l’héritage colonial de l’empire – qui fit du petit État insulaire la première puissance mondiale au XIXe siècle – et le souvenir victorieux de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, deux éléments clés ayant nourri l’aspiration à l’indépendance nationale, l’euroscepticisme et le racisme d’une partie des Britanniques.
Portrait choral
À travers les témoignages de citoyens aux profils variés (cinéaste, ancien syndicaliste, chef d’entreprise, psychologue, humoriste...), Sebastian Bellwinkel (Policiers et citoyens, une relation sous tension) retrace le long processus – historique, économique, politique… – qui a conduit une majorité de Britanniques sur la voie du Brexit.
Documentaire de Sebastian Bellwinkel (Allemagne, 2020, 52mn)
Rediffusion disponible jusqu'au 06/10/2022
ARTE : Le pays des contradictions | Le Royaume-Uni et le Brexit (2/2) »
Depuis le référendum de 2016, qui a scellé la sortie du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne au 31 décembre 2020, les menaces proférées à l’encontre des musulmans et les agressions contre les immigrés d’Europe de l’Est et les homosexuels ont bondi de 40 % dans le pays. Ravivé par le mouvement Black Lives Matter, né outre-Atlantique, le passé colonial de la Grande-Bretagne pèse de plus en plus sur les débats dans un pays fracturé entre europhiles et europhobes. Comment en est-on arrivé là ? De 1945 à aujourd’hui en passant par l’adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté économique européenne en 1973, cette première partie aborde notamment l’héritage colonial de l’empire – qui fit du petit État insulaire la première puissance mondiale au XIXe siècle – et le souvenir victorieux de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, deux éléments clés ayant nourri l’aspiration à l’indépendance nationale, l’euroscepticisme et le racisme d’une partie des Britanniques.
Portrait choral
À travers les témoignages de citoyens aux profils variés (cinéaste, ancien syndicaliste, chef d’entreprise, psychologue, humoriste...), Sebastian Bellwinkel (Policiers et citoyens, une relation sous tension) retrace le long processus – historique, économique, politique… – qui a conduit une majorité de Britanniques sur la voie du Brexit.
Documentaire de Sebastian Bellwinkel (Allemagne, 2020, 52mn)
Rediffusion disponible jusqu'au 06/10/2022
ARTE : Le pays des contradictions | Le Royaume-Uni et le Brexit (2/2) »
‘Have You Recently Had an Abortion?’ Australian Transiting through US Questioned Then Deported
THE GUARDIAN: Madolline Gourley says she was on her way to Canada for a holiday when US immigration officials intervened
An Australian woman who planned to house-sit in Canada during a holiday has said she was detained, fingerprinted, interrogated about her abortion history and quickly deported during a stopover in the US.
Madolline Gourley, a Brisbane resident, says she was treated like a criminal during her transit through Los Angeles on 30 June, where she was detained at the border due to suspicions about her intention to house- and cat-sit in exchange for accommodation while holidaying in Canada.
Gourley was held in a detention room, interrogated twice, patted down, fingerprinted and photographed.
At one point a US border official asked Gourley, who was wearing a loose-fitting dress, whether she was pregnant. The same question was repeated as she was moved between rooms. When she again told the US officials she was not pregnant, Gourley was asked whether she had had an abortion.
“She was walking me from one room to the next, and she asked the pregnancy question again,” Gourley told Guardian Australia. “I don’t know if she had forgotten, or she wanted to work out if I was lying or something. “I said no, and she looked at me again and said, ‘Have you recently had an abortion?’
“I don’t know the thought process behind that … I just thought, ‘What’s the relevance of that to my situation?’” » | Christopher Knaus | Wednesday, July 13, 2022
An Australian woman who planned to house-sit in Canada during a holiday has said she was detained, fingerprinted, interrogated about her abortion history and quickly deported during a stopover in the US.
Madolline Gourley, a Brisbane resident, says she was treated like a criminal during her transit through Los Angeles on 30 June, where she was detained at the border due to suspicions about her intention to house- and cat-sit in exchange for accommodation while holidaying in Canada.
Gourley was held in a detention room, interrogated twice, patted down, fingerprinted and photographed.
At one point a US border official asked Gourley, who was wearing a loose-fitting dress, whether she was pregnant. The same question was repeated as she was moved between rooms. When she again told the US officials she was not pregnant, Gourley was asked whether she had had an abortion.
“She was walking me from one room to the next, and she asked the pregnancy question again,” Gourley told Guardian Australia. “I don’t know if she had forgotten, or she wanted to work out if I was lying or something. “I said no, and she looked at me again and said, ‘Have you recently had an abortion?’
“I don’t know the thought process behind that … I just thought, ‘What’s the relevance of that to my situation?’” » | Christopher Knaus | Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Average UK Household £8,800 a Year Worse Off Than Those in France or Germany
THE GUARDIAN: Thinktank blames inequality and poor productivity as CBI calls for investment policies to fuel growth
The UK’s failure to get serious about inequality and weak growth over the past 15 years has left the average British household £8,800 poorer than its equivalent in five comparable countries, research has found.
A “toxic combination” of poor productivity and a failure to narrow the divide between rich and poor had resulted in a widening prosperity gap with France, Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, the report from the Resolution Foundation said.
The thinktank said that if the UK matched the average income and inequality levels of those countries, typical household incomes in Britain would be a third higher and those of the poorest households two-fifths greater.
Its chief executive, Torsten Bell, said: “Britain is a rich country, with huge economic and cultural strengths. But those strengths are not being built on with the recent record of low growth leaving Britain trailing behind its peers.
“This forms a toxic combination with the UK’s high inequality, leaving low- and middle-income households far poorer than their counterparts in similar countries. » | Larry Elliott | Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The UK’s failure to get serious about inequality and weak growth over the past 15 years has left the average British household £8,800 poorer than its equivalent in five comparable countries, research has found.
A “toxic combination” of poor productivity and a failure to narrow the divide between rich and poor had resulted in a widening prosperity gap with France, Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, the report from the Resolution Foundation said.
The thinktank said that if the UK matched the average income and inequality levels of those countries, typical household incomes in Britain would be a third higher and those of the poorest households two-fifths greater.
Its chief executive, Torsten Bell, said: “Britain is a rich country, with huge economic and cultural strengths. But those strengths are not being built on with the recent record of low growth leaving Britain trailing behind its peers.
“This forms a toxic combination with the UK’s high inequality, leaving low- and middle-income households far poorer than their counterparts in similar countries. » | Larry Elliott | Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
The Genuine, Enthusiastic, Loving Kiss
Nur noch einen Dollar wert: Der Euro ist so schwach wie zuletzt vor 20 Jahren – eine neue Krise droht
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Wer geht konsequenter gegen die hohe Inflation vor: die Amerikaner oder die Europäer? Der Markt denkt, die amerikanische Zentralbank. Die europäische Notenbank dagegen hat sich in die Ecke manövriert und fürchtet offensichtlich sogar eine neue Euro-Krise.
Der Wert des Euro sinkt. | Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
20 Jahre nach einem vorübergehenden Höhenflug auf bis zu 1.60 Dollar ist der Euro wieder auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückgefallen: Am Dienstag kostet eine Einheit der Einheitswährung nun noch einen Dollar. Denn Europa hat sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten geld-, finanz-, wirtschafts- und geopolitisch erheblichen Illusionen hingegeben – und nun zahlt der Kontinent den Preis dafür. Kaum irgendwo lässt sich das besser ablesen als an der Kursentwicklung der im Januar des Jahres 1999 eingeführten Buchwährung. Dieser hat allein seit Jahresanfang knapp 12 Prozent seines Wertes zur amerikanischen Währung verloren, und der Euro-Kurs ist am Dienstag auf den tiefsten Stand seit zwei Jahrzehnten gefallen. » | Christof Leisinger | Dienstag, 12. Juli 2022
KOMMENTAR:
Der Euro wird schwächer und schwächer. Aber dass er zum Dollar die Parität erreicht hat, ist irrelevant: Die Abwärtsspirale in den vergangenen Wochen war schnell und brutal – und das muss noch nicht das Ende sein. Denn es gibt gute Gründe, und kurz nach seiner Einführung war die europäische Einheitswährung schon schwächer als heute. »
20 Jahre nach einem vorübergehenden Höhenflug auf bis zu 1.60 Dollar ist der Euro wieder auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückgefallen: Am Dienstag kostet eine Einheit der Einheitswährung nun noch einen Dollar. Denn Europa hat sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten geld-, finanz-, wirtschafts- und geopolitisch erheblichen Illusionen hingegeben – und nun zahlt der Kontinent den Preis dafür. Kaum irgendwo lässt sich das besser ablesen als an der Kursentwicklung der im Januar des Jahres 1999 eingeführten Buchwährung. Dieser hat allein seit Jahresanfang knapp 12 Prozent seines Wertes zur amerikanischen Währung verloren, und der Euro-Kurs ist am Dienstag auf den tiefsten Stand seit zwei Jahrzehnten gefallen. » | Christof Leisinger | Dienstag, 12. Juli 2022
KOMMENTAR:
Der Euro wird schwächer und schwächer. Aber dass er zum Dollar die Parität erreicht hat, ist irrelevant: Die Abwärtsspirale in den vergangenen Wochen war schnell und brutal – und das muss noch nicht das Ende sein. Denn es gibt gute Gründe, und kurz nach seiner Einführung war die europäische Einheitswährung schon schwächer als heute. »
Ein Schnaps zur Verdauung | Karambolage | ARTE
Jul 12, 2022 Katrin Goldmann lebt seit vielen Jahren in Frankreich. Sie stellt uns ein Ritual vor, mit dem die Franzosen sich helfen, wenn sie zu viel gegessen haben: das „trou normand“.
Text: Katrin Goldmann
Bild: Clémence Gandillot
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 10/11/2046
Text: Katrin Goldmann
Bild: Clémence Gandillot
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 10/11/2046
Pasta alla puttanesca by U-go
Nov 20, 2020 Make sure you prepare this delicious and easy Italian pasta. I prepare a lot every time. A great flavor to take you directly to Italy through taste. It is one of the most delicious pasta recipe enjoyed throughout the whole world. Try the spicy pasta everyone loves.
Everyone loves this pasta puttanesca and everyone who eats it will ask you for the recipe!
ASMR - the Italian way.
Ingredients:
penne rigate
400 gm pitted green olives
80 gm pitted black olives
600 gm peeled tomatoes
50 gm capers
50 gm anchovy fillets in oil
2 garlic cloves
1 sprig of parsley
1 hot pepper
Salt to taste.
Extra virgin olive oil (EVO) – as needed
Method:
As shown in video.
If you wish to comment on this recipe, please click here.
To read about the name puttanesca and the odd history of the sauce, please click here.
Everyone loves this pasta puttanesca and everyone who eats it will ask you for the recipe!
ASMR - the Italian way.
Ingredients:
penne rigate
400 gm pitted green olives
80 gm pitted black olives
600 gm peeled tomatoes
50 gm capers
50 gm anchovy fillets in oil
2 garlic cloves
1 sprig of parsley
1 hot pepper
Salt to taste.
Extra virgin olive oil (EVO) – as needed
Method:
As shown in video.
If you wish to comment on this recipe, please click here.
To read about the name puttanesca and the odd history of the sauce, please click here.
Euro und Dollar erreichen Parität
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: An den Devisenmärkten ist die europäische Gemeinschaftswährung nun genauso viel Wert wie der amerikanische Dollar. Anleger flüchten sich derzeit in Dollar-Anlagen, da alles andere risikobehaftet scheint.
Nach einigen Tagen Ringen hat der Euro nun die Grenze von einem Dollar nach unten durchbrochen. Damit ist die europäische Gemeinschaftswährung zum ersten Mal seit 2002 wieder genauso viel Wert wie der amerikanische Dollar. Am Mittag kostete ein Euro genau 1,0000 Dollar. Devisen schwanken normalerweise in geringem Maße, deshalb werden ihre Wechselkurse an den Finanzmärkten mit bis zu vier Nachkommastellen angegeben. » | Von Gregor Brunner | Dienstag, 12. Juli 2022
L’euro atteint la parité avec le dollar, une première depuis sa mise en circulation : La monnaie unique européenne est plombée par le risque de coupure des approvisionnements russes en gaz pour l’Union européenne. »
Euro Nears Parity with Dollar as Pound Hits Two-year Low
THE GUARDIAN: Europe’s single currency battered by fears over gas supply from Russia and US interest rate rises
One euro coin placed on top of one dollar bills Photograph: Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock
The euro is on the brink of parity with the dollar as investors fear that an energy crisis will plunge the region’s economy into recession.
The single currency fell to just $1.0003 on Tuesday morning, pushed lower by worries that the scheduled shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline – which transports natural gas from Russia to Europe – for maintenance could be made permanent.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has triggered fears over Europe’s energy supply and hurt the region’s economies, pushing the euro 12% lower against the US dollar so far this year.
The euro is also being hit by expectations of further aggressive interest rate rises by the US Federal Reserve, which are driving the dollar higher. » | Julia Kollewe and Graeme Wearden | Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Business Live: Euro falls to brink of parity with dollar over fears Russia will cut off gas supplies »
The euro is on the brink of parity with the dollar as investors fear that an energy crisis will plunge the region’s economy into recession.
The single currency fell to just $1.0003 on Tuesday morning, pushed lower by worries that the scheduled shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline – which transports natural gas from Russia to Europe – for maintenance could be made permanent.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has triggered fears over Europe’s energy supply and hurt the region’s economies, pushing the euro 12% lower against the US dollar so far this year.
The euro is also being hit by expectations of further aggressive interest rate rises by the US Federal Reserve, which are driving the dollar higher. » | Julia Kollewe and Graeme Wearden | Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Business Live: Euro falls to brink of parity with dollar over fears Russia will cut off gas supplies »
How Delightful!
Monday, July 11, 2022
"We Are the World" : Official 35th Anniversary Video
Fat Fiction : Movie
Premiered Jul 29, 2021 Fat Fiction reveals how the United States government relied on questionable evidence to support one of the most damaging public health recommendations in the history of our country: the “low fat diet.” Featuring world leaders in low-carb nutrition:
Dr. Mark Hyman, Functional Medicine Doctor and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and the UltraWellness Center and Chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Dr. Sarah Hallberg, Obesity Expert has reversed Type 2 Diabetes in hundreds of patients by ignoring the guidelines and prescribing a high fat, low carb nutrition plan.
Dr Jason Fung, Nephrologist and author of The Obesity Code, a book for reversing Type 2 Diabetes with LCHF and Intermittent Fasting.
Professor Tim Noakes, author of the Lore of Running.
Nina Teicholz, Journalist and author of the Big Fat Surprise.
Gary Taubes, Journalist and author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and The Case Against Sugar.
Dr. Rob Lustig, Pediatric Endocriniologist at University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Bret Scher, Cardiologist and Lipidologist practicing in San Diego
Dr. Eric Westman, Director of the Lifestyle Medicine clinic at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Brian Lenzkes, Internal Medicine Doctor Jonny Bowden, Nutritionist and author of The Great Cholesterol Myth
Dr. Zoe Harcombe, phD obesity researcher who wrote her thesis on the lack of evidence behind the US Dietary Guidelines
Professor Andrew Mente, McMaster University and researcher on the PURE Study
Alyssa Gallagher, Registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator at Humphries Diabetes Center in Boise, Idaho
Doug Reynolds, Founder of LowCarb USA
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Dr. Mark Hyman, Functional Medicine Doctor and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and the UltraWellness Center and Chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Dr. Sarah Hallberg, Obesity Expert has reversed Type 2 Diabetes in hundreds of patients by ignoring the guidelines and prescribing a high fat, low carb nutrition plan.
Dr Jason Fung, Nephrologist and author of The Obesity Code, a book for reversing Type 2 Diabetes with LCHF and Intermittent Fasting.
Professor Tim Noakes, author of the Lore of Running.
Nina Teicholz, Journalist and author of the Big Fat Surprise.
Gary Taubes, Journalist and author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and The Case Against Sugar.
Dr. Rob Lustig, Pediatric Endocriniologist at University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Bret Scher, Cardiologist and Lipidologist practicing in San Diego
Dr. Eric Westman, Director of the Lifestyle Medicine clinic at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Brian Lenzkes, Internal Medicine Doctor Jonny Bowden, Nutritionist and author of The Great Cholesterol Myth
Dr. Zoe Harcombe, phD obesity researcher who wrote her thesis on the lack of evidence behind the US Dietary Guidelines
Professor Andrew Mente, McMaster University and researcher on the PURE Study
Alyssa Gallagher, Registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator at Humphries Diabetes Center in Boise, Idaho
Doug Reynolds, Founder of LowCarb USA
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EU Officials Implicated in Leak of Uber's Ruthless Growth Tactics | DW News
Jul 11, 2022 A joint investigation by DW and more than 40 media outlets has revealed how Uber aggressively lobbied governments and potentially even skirted some laws as it expanded its ride-sharing service.
A trove of leaked documents suggests Uber hid information from investigators in the Netherlands by remotely killing internal devices in its Amsterdam office. It also details the close relationship between Uber and then French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron at a time when the company was trying to avoid French regulations. Macron gave the company direct access to his staff.
A trove of leaked documents suggests Uber hid information from investigators in the Netherlands by remotely killing internal devices in its Amsterdam office. It also details the close relationship between Uber and then French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron at a time when the company was trying to avoid French regulations. Macron gave the company direct access to his staff.
No Amount of Reputation Laundering Will Clean the Tory Party after Boris Johnson
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: The next leader will be as much to blame for our crisis as the PM – no matter how they try to shimmy away from the crime scene
Boris Johnson, flanked by Sajid Javid (left) and Rishi Sunak. Photograph: Toby Melville/AP
In most successful revolutions, there comes a moment when the dictator is ushered out of office by a powerful figure within their inner circle. During the Arab spring, the formula became familiar: a military commander would claim they could no longer stand by as a despotic president brutalised protesters. They would speak up, jettisoning their career for the sake of the nation, and would give a pious address about their love of country. Yet as the bitter aftermath of the Arab spring demonstrates, the person who deposes the dictator often helped to create them. They are not a saviour. In fact, they may be the next dictator.
The Tory party is now home to an entire cast of these protagonists, who all claim they did the right thing for the sake of the nation. Over the next few weeks, Tory ministers will do and say anything they can to launder their reputations and heap responsibility for the catastrophic failure of this government on the head of Boris Johnson alone. Their resignation letters and tweets have all followed the same treacly template – one that is sickening in its dishonesty, disgraceful in its resorts to the rhetoric of patriotism, insulting in its reach for excuses, transparent in its identical format. » | Nesrine Malik | Monday, July 11, 2022
In most successful revolutions, there comes a moment when the dictator is ushered out of office by a powerful figure within their inner circle. During the Arab spring, the formula became familiar: a military commander would claim they could no longer stand by as a despotic president brutalised protesters. They would speak up, jettisoning their career for the sake of the nation, and would give a pious address about their love of country. Yet as the bitter aftermath of the Arab spring demonstrates, the person who deposes the dictator often helped to create them. They are not a saviour. In fact, they may be the next dictator.
The Tory party is now home to an entire cast of these protagonists, who all claim they did the right thing for the sake of the nation. Over the next few weeks, Tory ministers will do and say anything they can to launder their reputations and heap responsibility for the catastrophic failure of this government on the head of Boris Johnson alone. Their resignation letters and tweets have all followed the same treacly template – one that is sickening in its dishonesty, disgraceful in its resorts to the rhetoric of patriotism, insulting in its reach for excuses, transparent in its identical format. » | Nesrine Malik | Monday, July 11, 2022
Preggers at Last?
Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back
Jul 10, 2022 As Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues, we look at the opportunities Russia failed to take after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This is a meditation on the collapse of the USSR, why Russia failed to take the opportunity that followed, and where this leaves the world here and now.
This is a meditation on the collapse of the USSR, why Russia failed to take the opportunity that followed, and where this leaves the world here and now.
Das Ende der britischen Schludrigkeit
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Man kann Johnsons erzwungenen Rückzug als Triumph ehrbarer politischer Tugenden über einen zur Selbstherrlichkeit neigenden Sonnenkönig feiern. Aber sein Abschied bedeutet auch einen Verlust.
Der britische Premierminister Boris Johnson stellt im November 2019 das Manifest der Konservativen Partei in Telford vor. | Bild: EPA
Mit dem Rückzug Boris Johnsons verabschiedet sich das Vereinigte Königreich aus der emotional aufgeladenen Post-Brexit-Phase. Wen immer die Konservative Partei in den kommenden Wochen oder Monaten zum Nachfolger wählen wird – es wird jemand sein, der (oder die) nicht mehr so persönlich mit dem „Projekt“ verbunden ist wie der Mann, den manche auch den Vater des Brexits nannten.
Für die Beziehungen zwischen Großbritannien und der Europäischen Union klingt das erst mal nach einer guten Nachricht. Es wird den Regierungschefs auf dem Kontinent leichter fallen, das verkrampfte Verhältnis mit einem Premierminister zu entspannen, den sie nicht persönlich verachten. Die nächste Regierung in London wird vermutlich weniger peinlich darauf bedacht sein, die Vorzüge des Brexits herauszustellen, und die Europäische Union muss nun nicht mehr in gleicher Weise heimzahlen. » | Ein Kommentar von Jochen Buchsteiner, London | Samstag, 9. Juli 2022
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Mit dem Rückzug Boris Johnsons verabschiedet sich das Vereinigte Königreich aus der emotional aufgeladenen Post-Brexit-Phase. Wen immer die Konservative Partei in den kommenden Wochen oder Monaten zum Nachfolger wählen wird – es wird jemand sein, der (oder die) nicht mehr so persönlich mit dem „Projekt“ verbunden ist wie der Mann, den manche auch den Vater des Brexits nannten.
Für die Beziehungen zwischen Großbritannien und der Europäischen Union klingt das erst mal nach einer guten Nachricht. Es wird den Regierungschefs auf dem Kontinent leichter fallen, das verkrampfte Verhältnis mit einem Premierminister zu entspannen, den sie nicht persönlich verachten. Die nächste Regierung in London wird vermutlich weniger peinlich darauf bedacht sein, die Vorzüge des Brexits herauszustellen, und die Europäische Union muss nun nicht mehr in gleicher Weise heimzahlen. » | Ein Kommentar von Jochen Buchsteiner, London | Samstag, 9. Juli 2022
Gay Parents and Their Babies
Putin vereinfacht Ukrainern Zugang zu russischer Nationalität
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG – LIVEBLOG – UKRAINE: Großbritannien: Russische Armee krankt an fehlendem Fronturlaub +++ Russische Rakete zerstört Wohngebäude in Charkiw +++ Selenskyj ruft wegen Gegenoffensive Zivilisten im Süden zur Flucht auf +++ alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin hat ein Dekret unterzeichnet, welches das Verfahren zur Erlangung der russischen Staatsbürgerschaft für Personen „vereinfacht“, die ihren ständigen Wohnsitz in der Ukraine oder auf dem Territorium der sogenannten Volksrepubliken Donezk und Luhansk haben. Das Dokument wurde auf dem Portal der Rechtsinformationen veröffentlicht, berichtete die russische Nachrichtenagentur RIA. Darin heißt es: „Alle Bürger der Ukraine haben das Recht, die Staatsbürgerschaft der russischen Föderation nach einem vereinfachten Verfahren zu beantragen.“
Zuvor wurde das „vereinfachte Verfahren“ verwendet, um russische Pässe in den von Russland besetzten Teilen der Oblaste Donezk und Luhansk auszustellen. Russland hat seit 2019 bereits fast eine Million Pässe im besetzten Donezk und Luhansk verteilt. » | Martin Franke | Montag, 11. Juli 2022
Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin hat ein Dekret unterzeichnet, welches das Verfahren zur Erlangung der russischen Staatsbürgerschaft für Personen „vereinfacht“, die ihren ständigen Wohnsitz in der Ukraine oder auf dem Territorium der sogenannten Volksrepubliken Donezk und Luhansk haben. Das Dokument wurde auf dem Portal der Rechtsinformationen veröffentlicht, berichtete die russische Nachrichtenagentur RIA. Darin heißt es: „Alle Bürger der Ukraine haben das Recht, die Staatsbürgerschaft der russischen Föderation nach einem vereinfachten Verfahren zu beantragen.“
Zuvor wurde das „vereinfachte Verfahren“ verwendet, um russische Pässe in den von Russland besetzten Teilen der Oblaste Donezk und Luhansk auszustellen. Russland hat seit 2019 bereits fast eine Million Pässe im besetzten Donezk und Luhansk verteilt. » | Martin Franke | Montag, 11. Juli 2022
Aux Etats-Unis, un incendie hors de contrôle menace les séquoias géants du parc national de Yosemite
LE MONDE : Les pompiers préparent le « Grizzly Giant », le séquoia le plus spectaculaire du parc américain, à l’approche des flammes en l’arrosant en permanence.
Aux Etats-Unis, un feu de forêt hors de contrôle depuis trois jours dans le parc national de Yosemite, dans l’est de la Californie, menace désormais ses séquoias géants, a annoncé, dimanche 10 juillet, le parc naturel.
L’incendie, qui a atteint Mariposa Grove (« Le Bosquet du papillon »), le secteur le plus prisé du parc car s’y trouvent des centaines de séquoias parmi les plus grands au monde, « s’étend actuellement sur 644 hectares et rien ne l’arrête », a déclaré le parc en précisant que 360 pompiers étaient mobilisés. Une partie du parc a été fermée au public vendredi. » | Le Monde avec AFP et Reuters | lundi 11 juillet 2022
Aux Etats-Unis, un feu de forêt hors de contrôle depuis trois jours dans le parc national de Yosemite, dans l’est de la Californie, menace désormais ses séquoias géants, a annoncé, dimanche 10 juillet, le parc naturel.
L’incendie, qui a atteint Mariposa Grove (« Le Bosquet du papillon »), le secteur le plus prisé du parc car s’y trouvent des centaines de séquoias parmi les plus grands au monde, « s’étend actuellement sur 644 hectares et rien ne l’arrête », a déclaré le parc en précisant que 360 pompiers étaient mobilisés. Une partie du parc a été fermée au public vendredi. » | Le Monde avec AFP et Reuters | lundi 11 juillet 2022
Peter Oborne Absolutely DESTROYS Boris Johnson & Everything That Made Him Possible
En Thaïlande, le cannabis dépénalisé
LE MONDE : Cette mesure était une promesse de campagne du partenaire de coalition des généraux thaïlandais qui dirigent le gouvernement qui a succédé à la junte militaire en 2019.
Une vendeuse de produits à base de cannabis à l’occasion du salon « Thailand : 420 Legalaew ! », organisé par Highland dans la province de Nakhon Pathom, en Thaïlande, le 11 juin 2022. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
A quelques encablures du quartier des temples et du palais royal, Khao San Road, la Mecque du touriste étranger à Bangkok, avec ses bars, ses guest houses et ses boutiques de souvenirs, a vu apparaître ces dernières semaines un nouveau type de commerce : celui du cannabis, connu sous le terme de ganja en Thaïlande, sous toutes ses formes et variétés, ou presque.
Frame, 31 ans, sa sœur Fen et un troisième frère, qui n’ont pas donné leur nom, ont investi 400 000 baths (12 000 euros) de leurs économies dans un weed truck, camion à herbe baptisé Good Gets (les bons plans), dont l’étal réfrigéré expose une demi-douzaine de variétés de fleurs rangées dans des bocaux. Ils en font pousser chez eux et en achètent à un fournisseur dans leur province natale, à Surat Thani, dans le sud du pays. Moyennant une obole journalière versée à la police, ils occupent depuis le 20 juin cet emplacement un peu à l’écart de la rue principale, celle où les bars rivalisent de puissance sonore pour attirer le chaland : « On n’a pas osé se mettre là-bas, on ne parle pas assez bien anglais », dit l’un des frères. » | Par Brice Pedroletti (Bangkok, correspondant en Asie du Sud-Est) | lundi 11 juillet 2022
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A quelques encablures du quartier des temples et du palais royal, Khao San Road, la Mecque du touriste étranger à Bangkok, avec ses bars, ses guest houses et ses boutiques de souvenirs, a vu apparaître ces dernières semaines un nouveau type de commerce : celui du cannabis, connu sous le terme de ganja en Thaïlande, sous toutes ses formes et variétés, ou presque.
Frame, 31 ans, sa sœur Fen et un troisième frère, qui n’ont pas donné leur nom, ont investi 400 000 baths (12 000 euros) de leurs économies dans un weed truck, camion à herbe baptisé Good Gets (les bons plans), dont l’étal réfrigéré expose une demi-douzaine de variétés de fleurs rangées dans des bocaux. Ils en font pousser chez eux et en achètent à un fournisseur dans leur province natale, à Surat Thani, dans le sud du pays. Moyennant une obole journalière versée à la police, ils occupent depuis le 20 juin cet emplacement un peu à l’écart de la rue principale, celle où les bars rivalisent de puissance sonore pour attirer le chaland : « On n’a pas osé se mettre là-bas, on ne parle pas assez bien anglais », dit l’un des frères. » | Par Brice Pedroletti (Bangkok, correspondant en Asie du Sud-Est) | lundi 11 juillet 2022
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Lionel Richie : Do It To Me
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Tobacco-free: Today Marks Three Months Since I Smoked My Last Cigarette
I would just like to inform you, my followers and visitors, that today, to the date, marks three months since I smoked my last cigarette.
I am happy to inform you that the transition from being a smoker to being a non-smoker has been totally pain-free. I have given up without any problems or cravings; moreover, I have had no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. None!
Do I still find smoking fascinating? Yes! Yes, I still do. But it is nothing more than that: a fascination. I love to see a photo of a man smoking a cigarette; but I do not myself need to smoke one.
Hsve there been any downsides to quitting? Not really! Other than possibly relinquishing some pleasure. But on a positive note, I have already saved a great deal of money, not having to buy cigarettes.
I still find smoking fascinating and sexy. Nothing comes close to it. There truly is something about a handsome person who smokes a cigarette, especially a man. However, we now find ourselves living in puritanical times. It will not always be thus; times and moods will return to sanity. People will find out that smoking is not as bad as what will replace it for pleaure. In years to come, the loony bins will be full!
I have no doubt in my mind at all that times will change. Smoking cigarettes will surely become salonfähig and acceptable in polite society again, especially when people eventually realize that there are other 'pleasures' far more harmful than smoking cigarettes. But we haven’t got there yet. Watch this space!
© Mark Alexander
Sunday, July 10, 2022
I am happy to inform you that the transition from being a smoker to being a non-smoker has been totally pain-free. I have given up without any problems or cravings; moreover, I have had no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. None!
Do I still find smoking fascinating? Yes! Yes, I still do. But it is nothing more than that: a fascination. I love to see a photo of a man smoking a cigarette; but I do not myself need to smoke one.
Hsve there been any downsides to quitting? Not really! Other than possibly relinquishing some pleasure. But on a positive note, I have already saved a great deal of money, not having to buy cigarettes.
I still find smoking fascinating and sexy. Nothing comes close to it. There truly is something about a handsome person who smokes a cigarette, especially a man. However, we now find ourselves living in puritanical times. It will not always be thus; times and moods will return to sanity. People will find out that smoking is not as bad as what will replace it for pleaure. In years to come, the loony bins will be full!
I have no doubt in my mind at all that times will change. Smoking cigarettes will surely become salonfähig and acceptable in polite society again, especially when people eventually realize that there are other 'pleasures' far more harmful than smoking cigarettes. But we haven’t got there yet. Watch this space!
© Mark Alexander
Sunday, July 10, 2022
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Novak Djokovic Crowned Wimbledon Champion after Beating Nick Kyrgios
THE GUARDIAN: Djokovic prevails 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to take 21st grand slam title / Kyrgios again involved in fiery exchanges with umpire
Novak Djokovic now has 21 grand slam titles: one ahead of Roger Federer and one behind Rafael Nadal. Photograph: John Walton/PA
As Novak Djokovic returned to the lawns of Wimbledon to begin a new campaign two weeks ago, he was followed around the grounds with an extra touch of pressure. He was deported before the first grand slam tournament of the year, then he was thoroughly outplayed in the second. It is still not certain where he will be allowed to play next. On the court, he was still toiling to regain the mental edge that has evaded him this year.
It has evidently returned. In one of the most keenly awaited grand slam finals for neutral fans, Djokovic absorbed a faultless start from Nick Kyrgios before raising his own level and gradually smothering his opponent, recovering from a set down to defeat Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) and win the 2022 Wimbledon title. » | Tumaini Carayol at Wimbledon | Sunday, July 10, 2022
As Novak Djokovic returned to the lawns of Wimbledon to begin a new campaign two weeks ago, he was followed around the grounds with an extra touch of pressure. He was deported before the first grand slam tournament of the year, then he was thoroughly outplayed in the second. It is still not certain where he will be allowed to play next. On the court, he was still toiling to regain the mental edge that has evaded him this year.
It has evidently returned. In one of the most keenly awaited grand slam finals for neutral fans, Djokovic absorbed a faultless start from Nick Kyrgios before raising his own level and gradually smothering his opponent, recovering from a set down to defeat Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) and win the 2022 Wimbledon title. » | Tumaini Carayol at Wimbledon | Sunday, July 10, 2022
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