Aug 26, 2022 French president Emmanuel Macron has said Britain and France will maintain friendly ties irrespective of who becomes prime minister. 'If we are not able, between the French and British, to say whether we are friends or enemies – the term is not neutral – we are headed towards serious problems' said Macron during a state visit to Algeria.
Macron responded to a remark by the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, at hustings in Norwich in which she cast doubt on whether she considered Macron a friend or foe of the UK. 'If I become prime minister, I'll judge him on deeds not words,' she said.
‘Serious problem’ if France and UK can’t tell if they are friends or enemies, says Macron. Liz Truss criticised for saying ‘jury’s out’ on Emmanuel Macron being friend or foe
Aug 26, 2022 CCHQ said they don't like our reporting and therefore wouldn't let us into their leadership debate in Norwich last night. So we're trying out something new today.
Jul 30, 2022 Im Süden Frankreichs ist sie weder von den Märkten noch aus der sommerlichen Küche wegzudenken: die Melone. In der Region von Cavaillon in der Provence werden sie seit dem 15. Jahrhundert angebaut. David Biscarrat kultiviert auf 150 Hektar Freiland-Melonen. Seine Frau Laetitia zaubert aus ihnen herzhafte Gerichte wie Tatar mit Zucchini und Avocado oder serviert sie gekocht.
Im Süden Frankreichs ist sie weder von den Märkten noch aus der sommerlichen Küche wegzudenken: die Melone. Im 15. Jahrhundert brachten die Päpste von Avignon Melonen-Samen aus Italien als Gastgeschenk in die Provence, wo sie seitdem in der Region von Cavaillon angebaut werden. Dank mehr als 3000 Sonnenstunden im Jahr finden sie ideale Bedingungen zum Reifen und entwickeln ihren besonders süßen, fruchtigen Geschmack.
David Biscarrat baut die Pflanzen auf 150 Hektar in Freilandkultur an, wo sie auch extremen Wetterbedingungen trotzen müssen. Davids Frau Laetitia findet immer neue Varianten, die Melonen in der Küche zu verarbeiten. Sie zaubert aus ihnen herzhafte Gerichte wie ein Tatar mit Zucchini und Avocado oder serviert sie gekocht als Melonenkompott mit angebratenen Krustentieren.
Esskulturreihe, Regie: Alix François Meier (D 2021, 32 Min)
Verfügbar bis zum 28/09/2022
THE GUARDIAN: Truss remained loath to ‘bung money’ at those struggling to afford spiralling bills, Sunak said millions may be forced into destitution
The frontrunner Liz Truss took shots at her rival Rishi Sunak, as well as the BBC and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at the hustings in Norwich. Photograph: Composit
Liz Truss has doubled down on her reluctance to “bung more money” at those who will struggle to afford spiralling energy costs this winter while Rishi Sunak said millions may be forced into destitution without extra support, as the pair clashed at the penultimate hustings of the Conservative leadership race.
With energy regulator Ofgem expected to raise the price cap to £3,500 a year from October for the average dual-fuel tariff, Truss warned the issue of spiralling fuel costs was not a short-term one. “If people think this problem is going to be over in six months they are not right. This is a long term problem,” she told the audience in Norfolk.
But Sunak said her planned tax cuts would fail to help pensioners and those on lower incomes, and added that extra support for businesses struggling with energy bills was “clearly something the new prime minister will have to look at”.
The two candidates’ economic plans were the focus of Thursday night’s hustings given the threat of a worsening cost of living crisis.
But Truss appeared more at ease, given she is comfortably the frontrunner in polls of Conservative members, and confidently took shots at Sunak, the BBC and the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
The foreign secretary said she would prefer Boris Johnson to be prime minister over her rival in the leadership race. When asked if Macron was a friend or foe, she said: “The jury’s out. If I become PM, I’ll judge him on deeds not words.” And she said anybody who thought the BBC was neutral is “kidding themselves”.» | Aubrey Allegretti | Thursday, August 25, 2022
Liz Truss? A better name for that bloody woman would be Mis[s]Trus[t], or Ms Trust! She is clearly a heartless woman. Even Margaret Thatcher was known to have a heart (sometimes).
How and why the Tories want this woman, this turncoat, to lead the Party and the country is beyond my comprehension. She will take the country to the brink of disaster. I dare say that there could even be social unrest in the months to come. We will also have discord with the EU–the last thing we need in this crisis–if she is to be our ‘Führerin’. So a trade war with Europe will likely ensue. In my opinion, Sunak would be a far better choice.
Aug 13, 2018 • In this documentary portrait, a charismatic older, gay, Jewish man undergoes an evolution of awareness amid the joys and sorrows of his wild and fully lived life. In revealing his “naked truth,” he offers viewers an opportunity for reflection about the complexity of human identity.
In the words of the film’s spirited subject, “This is the story of a gay, Jewish, animal rights, vegetarian, recovering alcoholic ... individual.” Steve Stone is an ebullient, extroverted character and an engaging storyteller with a life full of captivating tales. He is also not unlike many gay men of a certain age who were almost brought to extinction with the AIDS epidemic of the 80’s. In that sense, this film, a portrait of a man, is also a chronicle of a time that was.
This one man’s story, his struggles with sexual orientation and various addictions, love and loss, taps into themes that encompass all our lives. His quirky and entertaining reflections come from a unique perspective. We cannot help but see ourselves in, and be inspired by, his distinctive outlook because for all the ways that we may not share his “outside the box” personality, his evolution, his journey through life and his deep desires are ours. They exemplify the conflicts and complexities in every human heart.
Not a Still Life punctuates the stories of Steve’s personal journey through the decades with a judicious use of title graphics to reflect key aspects of gay social history in America. His is the tale of a man who, in the homophobic period of the 50s, was ridiculed and dismissed as a child which led his irreverence, hyperactivity and rebelliousness. Determined to be himself rather than conform to social mores that made him uncomfortable, he came out to everyone in the early 60’s at the age of 17. Eight years before the Stonewall Rebellion, this was a brave move. Steve Stone has been openly gay for fifty years!
Viewer discretion is advised. Warning: Not suitable for children! – @ Mark Alexander
Aug 25, 2022 A resurfaced clip from 2019 in parliament shows former prime minister Theresa May saying to Zac Goldsmith that Brexit won't cause environmental standards in the UK to slip.
"Can the PM be absolutely clear that when we leave the EU, our environmental standards will rise, not fall?" Goldsmith is heard asking.
May said: "We're committed to ensuring that our environmental standards do not fall,
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The clip resurfaced online after raw sewage was pumped into the UK's waters. The Tory government have received backlash for polluting UK beaches and the subsequent environmental impact of this action.
How to make a light and crunchy falafel recipe for the best falafel sandwich. Crunchy vegetarian chickpea balls.
Ingredients:
Two cups of chickpeas
Soak in water for 12 hours or longer.
Drain the water.
Onion
One fourth [a quarter] of a cup of parsley [and] coriander
Four sliced garlic cloves
Mix it! Blend ! Adding a little water.
1 tsp of coriander
1 tsp of cumin
One fourth [a quarter] of a tsp of baking soda
Salt to taste
Mix everything!
Shape the falafel, using a mold or hands, press ing on the sides
Poke a hole in the center
Use hot cooking oil on medium heat
Method:
As shown in the video.
For the recipe and cooking instructions in Arabic, click here.
LE MONDE : Alors que la monnaie unique est passée sous la parité avec le dollar, le 22 août, pour la première fois depuis 2002, une récession apparaît probable.
Pour la troisième journée consécutive, l’euro est resté sous la parité avec le dollar, mercredi 24 août. A 99 centimes de dollar pour 1 euro, la monnaie unique est à son plus bas niveau depuis 2002. Au-delà du symbole, il s’agit d’un recul de 13 % depuis le début de l’année. Cela tombe au plus mauvais moment. La majorité du pétrole et du gaz s’échange en dollars. Le recul de l’euro renchérit d’autant les importations d’énergie, dont les prix flambent depuis l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie, le 24 février.
Comme toujours, la reculade de la monnaie unique est largement une histoire de banques centrales. La Banque centrale européenne (BCE) vient seulement de commencer à relever son taux d’intérêt, alors que la Fed américaine a débuté dès mars. L’écart entre le taux directeur des deux régions est passé d’un demi-point au début de l’année à deux points au 25 août. » | Par Eric Albert(Londres, correspondance) | jeudi 25 août 2022
Aug 25, 2022 The attempted murder of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie on August 12, 2022 sent an earthquake through civil society and the literary world—but it was more than three decades in the making, originating with accusations of blasphemy against Islam in his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses. In the 34 years since, a conflict between fundamentalism and secularism has roiled liberal societies, culminating in this gruesome attempt on Rushdie's life. The "Rushdie affair" is not over—and it won't be over for a long time to come.
Can Islam ever truly become part of the modern world?
Why is a religion that claims over a billion followers across the globe now seen as the world’s greatest bastion of sexism and misogyny? And is this true?
This major series takes the viewer on a dazzling ride across four continents and fourteen centuries, embarking both on a journey of the heart and a quest of the intellect. It is a quest that reveals surprising truths about women’s lives in the Muslim world today, and traces back to their cultural roots beliefs and practices that to many Westerners seem cruel and archaic.
A file photo shows untreated sewage flowing into a river | GETTY IMAGES
BBC: The UK is threatening health and marine life on the French coast by allowing raw sewage to be dumped in the Channel and North Sea, say three Euro MPs.
Pollution warnings have been issued for almost 50 beaches in England and Wales, after heavy rain caused sewage overflow to be diverted into rivers and the sea.
The French MEPs accuse the UK of neglecting environmental commitments and risking marine life and fishing.
British water companies have said they are investing in solving the problem.
Since its departure from the European Union, the United Kingdom had neglected its environmental commitments, the MEPs said in a letter calling for legal or political action from the European Commission.
A UK government spokesperson said their allegation was "simply not true".
Despite no longer being bound by EU laws, the UK was still a signatory to relevant United Nations conventions on protecting shared waters, the MEPs argued. » | Elsa Maishman, BBC News | Thursday, August 25, 2022
Aug 6, 2022 Karge Landschaften und Arganbäume prägen den Südwesten von Marokko. Bei andauernder Trockenheit können die dornigen Bäume ihr Wachstum mehrere Jahre einstellen. Aus den Samen ihrer Früchte wird das wertvolle Arganöl gepresst. Typisch marokkanische Gerichte werden in der Region mit dem Öl zubereitet: Tajine mit Ziegenfleisch, Leberspieße, Couscous und Auberginensalat.
In der Provinz Tafedna, 150 Kilometer nördlich von Agadir, werden Arganbäume kultiviert. Sie gehören zu den ältesten Pflanzen der Erde und wachsen nur auf wenigen Landstrichen in Marokko. Bei andauernder Trockenheit können die dornigen Bäume ihr Wachstum mehrere Jahre einstellen. Aus den Samen ihrer Früchte wird das wertvolle Arganöl gewonnen. Typisch marokkanische Gerichte werden in der Region mit dem Öl zubereitet: Tajine mit Ziegenfleisch, Leberspieße, Couscous und Auberginensalat. Für die Arganproduktion schließen sich viele Frauen in Kooperativen zusammen – das macht die Arbeit effizienter. Vor sechs Jahren ist Halima Errachidi aus Casablanca in die Provinz gezogen und leitet seitdem die örtliche Kooperative. Beim gemeinsamen Abendessen testet Halima dann gerne ihre neuesten Ideen – zum Beispiel ein Kräuterpeeling – mit den Resten aus der Arganöl-Produktion.
Aug 24, 2022 Hier und da prägen Gebirge die unendlichen Weiten Patagoniens, das ungefähr zur Hälfte auf chilenischem und zur Hälfte auf argentinischem Staatsgebiet liegt. Die natürliche Grenze Patagoniens sind der Pazifik im Westen und der Atlantik im Osten. Von Nord nach Süd erstreckt sich ein 400 Kilometer langes Inlandeisfeld.
Hier und da prägen Gebirge die unendlichen Weiten Patagoniens, das ungefähr zur Hälfte auf chilenischem und zur Hälfte auf argentinischem Staatsgebiet liegt. Die natürliche Grenze Patagoniens sind der Pazifik im Westen und der Atlantik im Osten. Von Nord nach Süd erstreckt sich ein 400 Kilometer langes Inlandeisfeld. In Chile stürzen die Eisriesen der gigantischen Eiswüste direkt ins Meer. Auf argentinischer Seite münden die Gletscher des südpatagonischen Eisfelds in die großen Seen, die der Pampa, wie die Einheimischen die endlose Steppe nennen, Wasser spenden.
Einsame Granitfelsen ragen seit Urzeiten zwischen Wüste und endlos scheinendem Gletscher in den Himmel. Die beeindruckenden Gebirge dienen zugleich als Kulisse und Protagonisten dieser Dokumentation. Der junge Bergsteiger Matteo Della Bordella, der mit seinen spektakulären Aufstiegen weltweit berühmt wurde, begleitet das Team auf seinem Abenteuer. Doch es sind die Einwohner dieser unwirtlichen Region mit ihren zahllosen Kanälen, schier unendlichen Eisfeldern und großen Seen, die die Geschichte Patagoniens erzählen.
Dokumentation von Fulvio Mariani (F/CH 2019, 44 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 28/09/2022
Aug 24, 2022 That's how easy my grandmother makes apple pie. Elegantly tasty and fast A simple and delicious cake recipe that you will love, a combination of delicious apples and fluffy dough.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
200g sugar (1 cup)
pinch of salt
1 vanilla bean
1 tspn baking powder
50ml cooking oil (3 tbsp + 1 tsp)
125g yoghurt (½ cup + 1 tbsp)
340g all-purpose flour
3-4 apples
butter for greasing the baking pan
Method:
As show in the video.
Bake 180°C / 356°F for 40 minutes on top shelf/bottom heat
Baking pan diameter: 21 cm x 29 cm
Badende in Moskau: Der Krieg ist im Alltag weit weg. | Bild: AP
ALLTAG IN RUSSLAND
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: In Russlands Hauptstadt spürt die Bevölkerung kaum etwas von den Sanktionen des Westens. Nur wer hinter die Fassaden blickt, merkt: Es herrscht Krieg.
Am Roten Platz wirkt auf den ersten Blick alles wie immer. Scharen von Touristen schlendern an diesem heißen Augusttag über das Kopfsteinpflaster zwischen Kremlmauer und Luxuskaufhaus Gum, fotografieren einander vor den bunten Zwiebeldächern der Basiliuskathedrale, essen Eis, sind guter Laune.
Auch das Gum selbst, ein reich verzierter Prachtbau mit filigranem Glasdach von 1893, wirkt unverändert: In den Schaufenstern werben westliche Luxusmarken mit Haute Couture, davor blühen üppige, bestens gepflegte Blumenbeete.
Doch wer genauer hinsieht, bemerkt selbst hier, rund um die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Hauptstadt, die der Stolz des ganzen Landes sind, die Folgen seines Krieges gegen die Ukraine: Weil selbst aus Asien inzwischen kaum noch Touristen kommen, wehen an den Stäben der Reisegruppenleiter nur noch kleine russische Flaggen. Und in manchen Schaufensterscheiben des Gum sind bloß die Spiegelbilder der Menschen auf dem Roten Platz zu sehen, weil die Vitrinen dahinter leer sind. » | Von Katharina Wagner, Wirtschaftskorrespondentin für Russland und die GUS mit Sitz in Moskau | Mittwoch, 24. August 2022
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THE GUARDIAN: Health expert says NHS needs money too and diverting promised £13bn is not a sustainable solution
Liz Truss said in 2009 that the health service ‘cannot not be put on a pedestal’. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
Liz Truss would be “robbing Peter to pay Paul” if she diverted £13bn of funding for the NHS to deal with a Covid backlog in social care, experts have said.
The Conservative leadership frontrunner told a hustings on Tuesday night that she would spend the £13bn earmarked for the NHS to catch up on delayed treatment after Covid on social care instead.
She said: “I would spend that money in social care. Quite a lot has gone to the NHS. I would give it to local authorities. We have people in beds in the NHS who would be better off in social care. So put that money into social care.
“We put the extra £13bn in and what people who work in the NHS tell me is the problem is the number of layers in the organisation they have to go through to get things done, the lack of local decision-making. That’s what people are telling me is the problem, rather than a lack of funding.” » | Rowena Mason, Deputy political editor | Wednesday, August 24, 2022
THE GUARDIAN: Leader says week in she was forced to defend her private life has been ‘difficult’
Finland’s prime minister, Sanna Marin, at a meeting of her Social Democratic party on 24 August 2022. Photograph: LEHTIKUVA/Reuters
Sanna Marin has insisted she works hard as Finland’s prime minister but should also be entitled to a private life, after a photograph taken at her residence of two topless women kissing sparked renewed criticism of her partying.
“I am human,” Marin told reporters on Wednesday at the conference of her Social Democratic party, describing the past week as “quite difficult”. On the verge of tears, she said she too sometimes longs “for joy, light and fun amidst the dark clouds”.
The 36-year-old, the world’s youngest head of government when she was elected in 2019, added: “I haven’t missed a single day of work. I want to believe people will look at what we do at work rather than what we do in our spare time.”
She said she had not left “a single task undone – and I won’t leave this one in the middle either. I’m learning. But I am doing my job as well as I have been up to now. I’m thinking about Ukraine, I’m thinking about you, and I’m doing my job.”
On Tuesday, Marin apologised for the photograph, which first appeared on the TikTok account of the model and influencer Sabina Särkkä. It shows her and another woman – not Marin – kissing and lifting up their tops, with a “Finland” sign over their breasts. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Aug 24, 2022 Ein McDonald’s in Nottingham wird von etwa 50 Jugendlichen überfallen. Das schockierende Video vom Wochenende zeigt den Mob in der McDonald’s-Filiale.
Die jungen Leute schreien, schlagen wild um sich und greifen Mitarbeiter an. Einige filmen mit ihren Handys. Andere stürmen hinter die Ladentheke, schnappen sich Softdrinks und Burger aus der Küche. Es wird geklaut, was gerade da ist. Die Mitarbeiter stehen verzweifelt in der Ecke und wissen nicht so recht, wie ihnen geschieht. Nach ersten Informationen soll sich um eine Bande handeln. Die Polizei fahndet nun nach den Jugendlichen.
LE MONDE : FACTUEL | Le nombre de soldats ayant perdu un membre n’est pas rendu public de peur de « démoraliser les Ukrainiens ».
Les deux hommes se sont liés d’amitié en réapprenant à marcher. Aleksandr vient de Kiev, Yevgen de Tchernihiv. Ils ne se connaissaient pas, n’ont pas combattu ensemble, mais ont tous deux perdu une jambe au mois de mars, quelques jours après le début de la guerre. « Aleksandr m’a proposé de rester chez lui le temps des soins », raconte Yevgen, qui a préféré ne pas donner son nom, tout comme son acolyte. « En échange du loyer, je lui ai demandé de faire la vaisselle et le ménage », blague Aleksandr.
Depuis que leurs plaies ont cicatrisé, les deux pères de famille se rendent chaque jour dans les locaux du centre de rééducation Bez Ozmezhen (« sans limites »), un petit bâtiment dans la banlieue de Kiev. Entre les ateliers de confection des prothèses temporaires, le long d’un couloir, les hommes marchent et effectuent des exercices sous l’œil attentif d’un médecin. Depuis le 24 février, le jeune patron de l’entreprise, Andriy Ovcharenko, dit avoir reçu plus de 50 Ukrainiens gravement blessés, certains avec plusieurs membres sectionnés. » | Par Thomas d'Istria | mardi 23 août 2022
Aug 24, 2022 Cooking chicken with eggplant [aubergine] in this easy way makes it very tasty. Everyone loved it.
Ingredients and step-by-step instructions:
Start by searing the chicken in vegetable oil.
Then add the following ingredients:
150g onion
Salt to taste
1 tbsp each of cumin, paprika, and coriander
1 tsp each of black pepper, chili pepper, and turmeric
Bay leaves
Method:
Pour enough hot water over the chicken to cover it.
Cover the pot and let it cook over high heat for 30 minutes.
Fry three eggplant (500g) in hot vegetable oil.
Fry the potatoes (500g) in the same cooking oil.
Place tomato slices on the bottom of a deep oven-safe pan.
Remove the chicken from the heat and add it to the pan.
Stack the eggplant, bell peppers, and potatoes, and place them around the chicken.
Mix the following ingredients in a bowl with three cups of the chicken broth: 50g tomato paste; 1 tsp each of salt, cumin, paprika, coriander, and half a tsp of black pepper.
Place in a pre-heated oven at a temperature of 400°F, 200°C.
Bake the chicken with the vegetables for 30 minutes.
For the recipe and cooking instructions in Arabic, click here.
Aug 24, 2022 50 Years of Revolution (1999): A look at the lives of Chinese people whose youths were drastically affected by the politics of Mao Zedong.
On 1st October 1949 communist China was born, headed by Mao Zedong. 50 years later, while China had moved on greatly from Maoist principles, his legacy still looms large. ABC Australia speaks to those affected by China's so-called cultural revolution, a famous Mao programme in which almost 20 million young Chinese were sent to countryside to have a 'rural education'. While some have managed to thrive despite the policy, others are regretful that their education was squandered in favour of politics: "At that time we should have acquired knowledge but we weren't able to study so we didn't further our learning. I really regret this." An intriguing report on Mao's continuing presence in the everyday life of China, and the effect of one's youth on one adult life.
Sep 28, 2021 Dr. Kristin Du Mez is a Christian, yet she is also taking to task America's hard leanings into white Christian Nationalism and authoritarian "God warrior" narratives. Join us for a compelling discussion about her new book.
Aug 24, 2022 Illuminati. Wizard of Oz. Prophesies. Just another week in the Republican Party.
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MARK ALEXANDER: I have lived a few years already and I must say that I have never lived through times like this before. Absolutely everything is going pear-shaped! Food prices are going through the roof. Prices for energy are scandalous, and for many, are becoming unpayable. People at the top are rewarding themselves with multimillion pound salaries and bonuses for doing FA. Ordinary folk are expected to suffer in order to pay for these excesses of the people at the top. Wages are stagnant. Savings, because of double-digit inflation, are being eroded very rapidly. The prime minister is largely absent. The last I heard, he was away in Greece having a ball whilst ordinary folk are having to suffer.
Brexit was always a very, very stupid idea. Now, the stupidity of the move is being shown to all, being shown to be as stupid as all sensible people knew it would be from the start. There are many things impoverishing us Brits now, but Brexit is one of the main things causing that impoverishment.
When I was growing up, we could always depend on the Conservatives to run our economy in a sensible way. We could always depend on the Conservatives to lead the nation to relative prosperity. That was once. Once upon a time. Alas, no longer. Now, the Conservatives are the architects of our demise. They are the ones enabling the rich to get even richer, and the poor to be impoverished beyond their wildest nightmares. The wages/salaries of the working classes and even of the bulk of the middle classes have been stagnant for years now. Yet the Conservatives, or Tories, have been in power for about twelve years already; therefore, it is the Tories who are the architects of this fiasco. We can blame no-one else other than the Tories.
This country’s politics was historically dominated by two parties: the Whigs and the Tories. The Whigs went the way of the dinosaur: into extinction. It is high time that the Tories did exactly the same. This country can do better than the Tories. What this country needs is a business-friendly party which is both pro-Europe/pro-EU and progressive. The Tories are neither pro-EU nor progressive. On the contrary, the party has ossified. Indeed, it is made up of fossils from a bygone age. Let the party go the way of the dodo. This party is unable to bring prosperity to this nation. Under this backward party, the country can look forward to only one thing: sliding into oblivion.
Trump is not one of my favourite politicians. But he did get one thing right: he spoke of “sh*thouse countries”. Unfortunately, he got the nomenclature right, but he forgot to include the UK in the list! This country is truly becoming one of those nations.
THE GUARDIAN: Duchess of Sussex talks of criticism she faced when beginning relationship with Prince Harry, in podcast Archetypes
The Duchess of Sussex interviews Serena Williams in the first edition of the audio series, in which the friends discuss female ambition. Photograph: Archewell Audio/Spotify/PA
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she was criticised for her ambition when she began her relationship with Prince Harry, saying it was seen as a “terrible, terrible thing”.
She added that she had always thought of it as a positive trait as a child, before learning “a thing or two” about the labels and conventions that hold women back.
In the first of her new Archetypes podcast, released on Spotify on Tuesday and titled The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams, Meghan expresses her desire to explore “the boxes women have been placed in for generations”.
The statement, which could be construed as a fresh broadside at the royal family, comes after a turbulent few years for the Sussexes and their relationship with the firm. » | Alexandra Topping | Tuesday, August 23, 2022
This is one to smack the fundies (of all faiths) in the eye! God creates queers, just as He creates straight people. We queers need our pleasures and fun in life, too. Get over it!
This sublime video cannot be embedded. It can be viewed only on YouTube itself. So, click over here and get in on the action. Have fun! Or, as we say in German, Viel Vergnügen!
Oct 9, 2019 Die Opfer sind Alleinstehende. Sie sehnen sich nach Liebe, Zärtlichkeit, Leidenschaft. Die Täter geben vor, Traummänner zu sein. Mit romantischen Mails schaffen sie es, sich im täglichen Leben ihrer Opfer unverzichtbar zu machen, ohne sich mit ihnen ein einziges Mal zu treffen. Sind die Opfer in dieser „Liebesfalle“ gefangen, bringen sie sie dazu, Geld zu überweisen.
Das Geschäft der Internetdiebe mit der Internetliebe
Millionen von Singles suchen im Netz nach Liebe. Noch nie war es so leicht, jemanden kennenzulernen – und nie war es so gefährlich, dabei an einen Betrüger zu geraten. Scamming heißt die Methode, per Internet Geld zu erschleichen. Die Strafverfolgungsbehörden sind nahezu machtlos. Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft haben kaum Chancen, an die Täter heranzukommen. „betrifft“ deckt auf, mit welchen Methoden die Internetgigolos ihre Opfer in die Falle locken. Die Opfer erzählen von gebrochenen Herzen und materiellen Verlusten. Autorin Petra Wernz versucht gemeinsam mit ihrem Team, die Tricks der Internetbetrüger aufzudecken und diese aufzuspüren.
Diese Doku haben wir am 2.11.2018 in der Reihe SWR betrifft ausgestrahlt unter dem Titel: Betrogene Liebe - Auf der Spur der Internetherzensbrecher.
Alle Aussagen und Fakten entsprechen dem damaligen Stand und wurden seitdem nicht aktualisiert.
LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL: La prééminence donnée à l’idéologie sur le pragmatisme en réponse à la la pire crise que connaît le royaume depuis les années 1970 risque d’aggraver la situation déjà dégradée laissée par Boris Johnson et d’accroître la tentation d’actionner les rhétoriques antieuropéenne et nationaliste.
Faute d’amortisseurs sociaux, les chocs économiques sont souvent ressentis plus violemment par la population au Royaume-Uni qu’ailleurs sur le continent européen. La tempête économique et sociale qui se lève outre-Manche confirme ce constat. Avec un taux d’inflation annuel supérieur à 10 % et un pic prévu à 13 % dès octobre, les Britanniques endurent les pires hausses de prix des pays du G7. Le coût des denrées alimentaires s’envole tandis que celui de l’énergie, faute de bouclier tarifaire, aura quasiment triplé en un an.
Conjuguée à une croissance en berne, cette hausse vertigineuse des prix produit la pire situation économique enregistrée depuis les années 1970. Si l’on ajoute les dégâts du Brexit et du Covid-19, le Royaume-Uni menace de régresser en « un marché émergent », analyse la banque danoise Saxo. Sortant de leur réserve, les dirigeants du Service national de santé (NHS) mettent, de leur côté, en garde contre le risque d’« une crise humanitaire » liée à l’appauvrissement de la population. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | mardi 23 août 2022
Apr 20, 2022 Cooking an EASY and FAST Kofta Kebab recipe in a very creative Turkish way!
Ingredients and step-by-step instructions for making the recipe::
Preparing the kebab:
In a mixing bowl add the following ingredients:
400g minced lamb or beef
One tsp of garlic
40g of finely chopped onion
Salt and one tsp each of paprika and hot pepper
Mix everything. Use wooden kebab sticks.
Wet your hands and shape the kebab into the desired shape Refrigerate the kebabs so that they become firmer and don't break when grilled.
How to prepare the eggplant / aubergine:
Make holes in/Pierce the eggplants (aubergines and place on a baking tray
Put them in a preheated oven – oven temperature: 400°F, 200°C
Roast the eggplant for 12 minutes
Remove the eggplant skin
Add one tsp of grated garlic chopped finely
In a small pan, add a little olive oil.
Add the eggplant mixture and cook it over medium heat.
Add a half a tsp of salt. Keep stirring the eggplant until all the liquid evaporates.
Mix the eggplant with three fourths [three quarters] of a cup of yogurt.
Pour into a serving tray Add one fourth [a quarter] of a cup of yogurt on top.
Once the eggplant is done, start grilling the kofta kebab.
Over high heat, cook the kebab on all sides.
Place the kebab on top of the yogurt and eggplant mixture on the serving tray.
In a separate pan, heat up on low heat three tbsp of butter.
Add a half a tbsp of red pepper and mix it with the butter.
Pour the butter over the kebab and eggplant.
Garnish with parsley and serve with bread. Delicious!
Jul 30, 2018 Claire Doutriaux nimmt sich einen Buchstaben vor, der den Franzosen Probleme bereitet, wenn sie Deutsch sprechen und den Deutschen, wenn sie Französisch sprechen: das H.
Ein Wort, ein Gegenstand, ein Ritual – Karambolage erläutert spielerisch und humorvoll die kleinen und großen Unterschiede zwischen Deutschen und Franzosen.
Aug 22, 2022 An activist with the far right Moms for Liberty group suggested during a recent interview that LGBTQ youth should be placed in "specialized classes" in school, and then suggested that it was like a student with autism or Down's Syndrome. This is how these people view LGBTQ individuals - as if they have something wrong with them, much like homosexuality used to be viewed decades ago. Farron Cousins explains what's happening.
Aug 22, 2022 Ukraine has denied any involvement in a car bombing near Moscow that killed the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist. Daria Dugina died in the blast. Both she and her father Alexander Dugin have publicly supported Russia's war on Ukraine. Russia's foreign ministry speculated that Kyiv might be behind the bombing. But an adviser to Ukraine's president said his country was not a terrorist state.
All relationships encounter their share of problems, but when one partner lies and defrauds the other of their savings, it becomes a crime.
The second story is of Jeff Kent, a charming charismatic individual who preyed upon the loneliness of others. Once he had gained his victim's trust, he incorporated them into his business schemes, often leaving the victim with large debts.
ROMANCE SCAMS NOW: Burkina Faso Scammer’s Paradise : Is A Country In West Africa (Scammer Central). Its capital is Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou. As of 2014, its population is estimated at just over 17.3 million.
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed “Burkina Faso” on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Residents of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabè. French is an official language of government and business. Though this has not stopped a growing English Internet Scam Business from developing. However, it appears that most of their scams are directed at French speaking Europe. » | Writer: Unknown | Saturday, December 30, 2017
