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The worker action committee are pressing for several demands including payment of all dues to all workers, including those of Tuba Group, who are into the second week of a hunger strike for pay.
The committee's announcement came through a statement sent to the media on Friday night.
The statement, signed by Garment Workers Trade Union Centre's General Secretary Qazi Ruhul Amin, said the strike was called demanding payment of dues to all garment workers across the country.
They are also demanding exemplary punishment to Tuba Group Managing Director Delwar Hossain after scrapping his bail, a stop to sacking and harassment of workers and filing cases against them.
The strike is also to protest against the arrests of agitating labour leaders and attack on the workers.
While on a hunger strike at Badda's Tuba garment factory on Aug 5, Tuba Group Sramik Sangram Committee Convenor Moshrefa Mishu had threatened to call a strike across Bangladesh's industrial zones for Saturday.
Friday's statement said the workers organised street rallies and took out marches at Narayanganj's Kanchpur, Shiddhirganj, Chittagong, Ashulia, Savar, Tongi, Joydebpur, Konabarhi, Maona, Mirpur and Tejgaon in the lead-up to the strike.
Police charged baton and took away the banners from the workers leaving a number of them injured.
The demonstrators urged all RMG workers to join the strike.
Tuba Group Sramik Sangram Committee member Jolly Talukder said the committee comprised 15 labour organisations.
"Other labour organisations always support demonstrations for fair demands.
"We are determined to make tomorrow's programme successful even though we know either the owners or police will try to create obstacles," she told bdnews24.com.
Workers from five Tuba Group factories went on a hunger strike for nearly two weeks demanding salaries, allowances of three months and Eid bonuses.
Since the Group's owner Delwar Hossain was behind bars in a case over the 2012 fire at his Tazreen Fashions factory that killed over 110 workers, the BGMEA announced to pay the agitating workers salaries for two months.
The workers snubbed the BGMEA offer and continued demonstration.
On Thursday, police charged baton and used pepper spray to evict the protesters from the Group's factory premises in Hossain Market at the capital's Badda.
Both Mishu and Jolly were detained at that time but were later released.
After police action, a number of workers went to the BGMEA and accepted two months' salaries. Many of them said they had no other option.

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The Hartford Line is a new commuter rail service between New Haven and Springfield, Mass., with additional stops in suburbs along the 62-mile route. The service, a collaboration between the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts, will launch on Saturday, June 16.Continue Reading
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When Elizabeth “Lizzie” Turner ’18 applied for a full scholarship to attend UConn and enroll in the Honors Program, interviewers asked her why they should admit her. Continue Reading
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Live the life of your dreams, commencement speaker and alumna Kathleen A. Murphy ’87 JD told almost 700 ecstatic undergraduate business students, their family, and friends, during the School of Business commencement ceremony Sunday. Continue Reading
A tidal wave of change is bearing down on business, and many of the traditional leadership structures that have worked so well in the past are breaking down.
Yet after interviewing business icons, U.S. Presidents, the Pope, and many other powerful leaders, Alan Murray, the first speaker at the Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference, offered some guidelines for surviving and thriving in this rapidly and profoundly changing business climate. Continue Reading
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For the first time in history, UConn Nation is putting all paws in to support the University during a 36-hour online giving event.
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Robert Taylor knew something was in the works for the Crosstown area.The former president of the Crosstown neighborhood association, he remembers telling neighbors that the abandoned, former Sears Crosstown building would one day be resurrected and revitalized.
Doghouzz in the Media
A new gourmet hot dog establishment is set to open near Crosstown Concourse this summer.
According to a release, The Doghouzz at 1349 Autumn Ave. is slated to open in early June.
Is there any more American food item than the hot dog? The folks behind The Doghouzz are banking on this country’s love affair with this iconic food. The Doghouzz will be Memphis’ only hot dog restaurant and bar.


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Grilled Asparagus & Onions with Balsamic Vinegar & Blue Cheese
This warm salad with its rich ingredients is just the thing for a cool early- or late-summer get-together. The tanginess of the balsamic adds some bounce to the blue cheese and complements the sweetness of the grilled vegetables and figs.
Serves ten to twelve as a side dish.
2-1/2 lb. asparagus (about 2 large bunches), trimmed
8 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp. kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia), cut into 1/2-inch disks and threaded onto metal skewers
2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
3 oz. good-quality blue cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup)
1/3 cup thinly sliced dried Black Mission figs (preferably small ones)
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
Heat a gas grill to medium or prepare a medium charcoal fire.
Put the asparagus on a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with 2 Tbs. of the oil, and season with 1/2 tsp. of the salt and a few generous grinds of black pepper. Turn to coat. Grill the asparagus (covered on a gas grill) until they have nice grill marks, about 4 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until tender and browned, about 4 more minutes; transfer to a large platter. Reduce the heat on the gas grill to medium low or let the charcoal burn down a bit.
On a rimmed baking sheet, coat the onions with 2 Tbs. of the oil, the remaining 1/2 tsp. salt, and several grinds of pepper. Grill, covered, until tender and browned, 8 to 10 minutes per side. Return the onions to the baking sheet.
In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, the vinegar, and thyme. Toss the asparagus with about half the vinaigrette and then arrange neatly on the platter. Scatter the onions over the asparagus and drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette. Sprinkle with the blue cheese, figs, and pine nuts, and serve; this can sit for up to 1 hour at room temperature.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Entertainment.
Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl performing at AAMI Park in Melbourne in 2011. Photo: Paul Rovere.
US rockers the Foo Fighters have revealed the release date for their highly-anticipated eighth album.
Sony Music confirmed on Tuesday the band’s “as-yet untitled” album would come out in November.
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UK - Independent actuarial firm Jagger & Associates has been appointed as investment advisers to the £2.8m Robertet (UK) pension scheme.
The appointment to the Surrey-based industrial fragrance manufacturers was made through Robertet’s existing actuarial providers, HighamNobbs Consulting.
Jagger & Associates director Simon Jagger said that Robertet’s trustees had come to recognise the benefits of stand-alone independent advice.Robertet’s £2.8m fund is managed on a balanced basis by Schroders.
A number of pension schemes have been prompted to lock in gains with a move into bonds after the estimated deficit across FTSE 100 DB pension schemes improved by £36bn, over the 12 months ending 30 June last year, JLT Employment Benefits found.
HM Treasury has agreed in principle to give NEST a £329m contingent liability guarantee in the event of the master trust's wind up or closure.
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Lobbying from Solar Energy UK has paid off, the trade association has said, with the government changing its stance on VAT for battery storage.
The Treasury has now issued a call for evidence as part of the Spring Budget that proposes extending the current zero VAT rating for solar panels, heat pumps and insulation to battery storage, which applies both to when it is retrofitted to a solar photovoltaic system or fitted as a standalone unit.
This follow’s “multiple requests” the Treasury stated, with both Solar Energy UK and Parliament having called for a change in stance to VAT on battery storage.
The current exemption was announced during Spring Budget in 2022, but it is only available to battery storage when it is simultaneously fitted with solar power. This discourages upgrades to existing solar on homes and commercial premises, despite improving the value of the energy these systems generate.
“This does not really make sense. There should not be a fiscal incentive to install a battery at one time but not at another,” said Lord Foster of Bath last September, when advocating an amendment to the Energy Bill that would remove the anomaly.
“We should not penalise homeowners and occupiers looking to protect themselves from the energy price crisis by adding batteries to their existing home solar systems as a stand-alone item to improve the benefits. Nor should we penalise those who could not afford to do both at the same time.”
Additionally announced within this week’s Spring Budget is ‘full expensing’, which will allow companies to write off the cost of investments in certain plant and machinery in one go. The Treasury has confirmed to Solar Energy UK that the three-year allowance applies to solar energy.
The solar sector is also likely to benefit from the £63 million Swimming Pool Support Fund set out, as it will support pools to fund energy efficiency upgrades to cut their running costs, which have surged to unsustainable levels over the last year.
However, these were bright points in a Spring Budget that has otherwise been seen as disappointing for the clean energy sector.
Solar Energy UK highlighted that rather than investing upgrading Britain’s “antiquated electricity grid” – which is seen as the biggest impediment to private sector investment in larger-scale rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems – Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget instead offered support to carbon capture and storage and expensive nuclear power.
“While there are certainly valuable elements, not least on VAT for battery storage, and a short-term opportunity for solar thermal in swimming pools, yesterday’s Budget was out of step with the mainstream trends in the global energy transition, where investment is pouring into solar, wind and energy storage. The Chancellor appeared to conclude ‘Job done on renewables, now we will focus on CCS and nuclear.’ He’s quite wrong,” said Chris Hewett, chief executive of trade association Solar Energy UK.
“The country is in dire need of public and private investment into reinforcing the transmission and distribution grids. The slow pace of upgrades is pushing the expected completion of some solar projects well into the 2030s. The sector is also suffering from having no investment allowance under the Energy Generator Levy, unlike the benefits showered on the oil and gas industry,” he added.


Happy Holidays, Ghostheads! In what will be Troy and Chris' last "live" episode of the year (next week is a pre-recorded special presentation), the boys take a look back on 2016 while also dropping a little bit of the latest news. This week on the show, remembering Alice Drummond, discussing our first glimpses at the Dubai Motiongate attraction and some preliminary thoughts (based on other peoples' experiences), don't forget to get those pre-orders in for your IDW Ghostbusters Annual, Playmobil's teaser trailer, that strange ThinkGeek coffee mug and a quick memorial for Ecto Cooler. We'll bring it on home with some heartwarming news thanks to several franchises out there giving this holiday season like the Ghostbusters - West Virginia Division, Arizona Ghostbusters and more. And finally, stick around for a little wrap up on the second year of Interdimensional Crossrip podcasting!
Can Troy and Chris keep up with everything this week? We'll find out. This week talking about those two trailers, their exclusivity, and that new (kinda) subtitle "Answer the Call" plus some clarification as to why this might have been called Trailer 6. A little discussion about the six-minute review that's supposedly not going to lead to a review (but already was a review so, there's that). Matt Walsh talks very briefly about his role in the new Ghostbusters film. Soundtrack Talk - - News on Theodore Shapiro's Ghostbusters score coming in July as well as the RCA Soundtrack album closely following it - and will Ray Parker Jr. reprise his song? Will someone else? Activision video game details (including some discussion about it not being an online multiplayer). Ghostbusters Twitter emojis are live! Troy does a quick recap of the Nas Hstry event in West Hollywood - and the accompanying livestream that he jumped into. ThinkGeek has a statement for us to read about that awful t-shirt that happened to be missing a certain someone and doubled another. All that plus a merch round up on this week's show!


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What was the RMS Lusitania known for?
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that ran regularly between Liverpool and New York. She belonged to the Cunard Companywhich, as already mentioned, is the only larger ship from a competitor of the Morgan-Cartel was. She left New York Harbor on May 1, 1915 and was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland six days later. Of the 1,195 dead, 195 were Americans. More than any other event, this gave advocates of entering the war a compelling platform for their views. At that moment the Americans began, still hesitantly, not necessarily to accept the need for war, but to accept its inevitability.
The description of the Lusitania as a passenger ship is deceiving. Although built as a luxury ship, the British Admiralty had determined that she could be converted into a warship if required. From the power of the machines to the shape of their hulls to the ammunition chambers, everything testified to a military plan. It was designed to be equipped with twelve six-inch cannons. The cost of this optional equipment was borne by the UK government. Even in peacetime, her crew had to be reinforced with officers and sailors from the Royal Navy Reserve.
In May 1913 she was towed into dry dock and equipped with additional armor, bogies for cannons on the decks and ammunition depots. There were also pulley blocks to lift grenades to the cannons. Twelve powerful cannons were brought to the dry dock. All of this is done in the National Maritime Museum documented in Greenwich, England, but there is still some debate as to whether these cannons were actually installed at the time. There is no proof of that. In any case, on September 17th it returned Lusitania back to sea, ready for the rigors of war, but she was listed on the Admiralty's fleet register not as a passenger ship, but as a armed support ship registered! From then on she was also used in Jane's Fighting Ships as an auxiliary cruiser and in British publication The Naval Annual run as an armed merchant ship.
Some of the conversions in the dry dock served to remove passenger cabins on the lower decks to make room for larger military cargoes. This is how the Lusitania one of the main means of transport for war material, including ammunition, from the United States to England. On March 8, 1915, the captain handed in the Lusitania resigned after several threatening approaches by German submarines. Although he was ready to face the submarines, he said, he was no longer willing to “take responsibility for mixing passengers with ammunition or smuggled goods”.
- Churchill sets a trap
From England's point of view, the signs on the wall were clear. If the United States could not be drawn to war as an ally, England would soon have to seek peace. So the challenge was: How could you get the Americans out of their stubborn neutrality? How this succeeded is one of the controversial aspects of the war. It is almost inconceivable for many people that British politicians could possibly have considered the destruction of one of their ships with American citizens on board in order to draw the United States on their side in the war. The very thought seems to spring from German propaganda. Robert Ballard wrote in National geography: “Within a few days of the sinking, German sympathizers appeared in New York with a conspiracy theory. The British Admiralty, they claimed, had deliberately endangered the Lusitania in the hope that it would be attacked and that the VSA would go to war. "
Let's take a closer look at this conspiracy theory. Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, said:
- There are many types of war maneuvers ... There are maneuvers of time, diplomacy, construction, or psychology. None of these are directly related to the battlefield, yet often have a critical impact on it ... A maneuver that brings an ally into the field is as useful as one that helps win a major battle. The maneuver that helps occupy an important strategic point may be less valuable than the one that appeases or intimidates a dangerous neutral.
The maneuver Churchill chose was downright inconsiderate. According to the so-called Cruiser Rules both England and Germany gave the crews of the enemy’s unarmed merchant ships a chance to get into the lifeboats before the ship was sunk. But in October 1914 Churchill gave orders that British merchant ships could no longer obey orders from submarines to stop and be searched. If they had weapons, they would have to attack the enemy. If not, they should try to ram the sub. The immediate effect of this order was that German submarines remained under water for their protection and sank the ships without warning.
Why should the British commit such stupidity that could claim the lives of thousands of their own sailors? The answer is: it wasn't stupid. It was one cold blooded strategy. Churchill boasted:
- The first British countermove, on my responsibility, was to keep the Germans from attacking the surface. The submerged submarine therefore increasingly had to rely on underwater attacks and thus ran the great risk of keeping neutral ships for British ships and drowning neutral seafarers and thus embroiling Germany in conflicts with other great powers.
To increase the likelihood of an accidental sinking of a neutral "great power", Churchill ordered British ships to remove the names on their hulls and to fly the flag of a neutral country, preferably the United States, in ports. As a further provocation, the British Navy was ordered to treat captured submarine sailors not as prisoners of war but as criminals. "Survivors," Churchill wrote, "should be captured or shot ... whatever may be appropriate." Further orders, which today are an embarrassing part of the official archives of the Navy, were even more ruthless: "Whenever you act, you should shoot white flags immediately."
The trap was carefully laid. The German Navy was encouraged to shoot first and then to ask questions later. Under these circumstances, it was practically inevitable that Americans too would lose their lives.
- A floating ammunition depot
After many years of research it is now finally possible to charge the Lusitania found on their last trip. Among other things, it consisted of 600 tons of pyroxyline (known as gun cotton), six million rounds of ammunition, 1,248 boxes of shrapnel charges (possibly without explosives) plus an unknown amount of ammunition that filled all the chambers of the lowest deck and the corridors of the F-deck. In addition, there were tons of "cheese", "lard", "furs" and other items that were later found to have been mislabelled. What it was about is unknown, but it seems certain that it was contraband or even weapons. The entire cargo had been delivered by the J. P. Morgan Company. But the public had no inkling of this, least of all the unsuspecting Americans who had unwittingly booked a cruise to their deaths for themselves and their families and served as human bait in the global game of high finance and low politics.
The German embassy in Washington was aware of the nature of the cargo on the Lusitania knew well and sent an official complaint to the American government because practically all of it was in direct violation of international neutrality agreements. In response, there was a categorical denial of knowledge of such a charge. After realizing that the Wilson government tacitly approved the shipment, the German embassy made one last attempt to avert the disaster. She placed ads in 50 East Coast newspapers, including New York, warning Americans not to use the Lusitania to travel. The ad was prepaid and was due to appear on the travel pages a full week before the ship was to leave. It read:
- TRAVELERS wishing to take a voyage across the Atlantic may consider that there is war between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the war zone includes the waters near the British Isles; that in accordance with the formal notification of the Imperial German Government, ships which have raised the flag of Great Britain or its allies may be destroyed in these waters and that travelers staying in this war zone on ships of Great Britain or its allies do so at their own risk to do. - Imperial German Embassy Washington D.C., April 22, 1915
Although the ad text was available to the newspapers in good time, the Foreign Ministry intervened with the specter of possible defamation lawsuits. This frightened the publishers to such an extent that they did not want to print the advertisement without first consulting with the State Department attorneys. Of the 50 newspapers only published Des Moines Register the display on the desired date. What happened next is described by Simpson as follows:
- George Viereck [the editor of a German newspaper who designed the advertisements for the embassy] asked the State Department on April 26 why his advertisements had not been published. He finally got an appointment with [Secretary of State William Jennings] Bryan and pointed out that the Lusitania had carried ammunition on all but one of her voyages during the war. He showed copies of their cargo registers, which were publicly available at the harbor master's office. He also informed Bryan that no less than six million rounds of ammunition was due to leave the Lusitania next Friday and that the loading could be observed at Pier 54 at that moment. Bryan picked up the phone and cleared the ads. He promised Viereck that he would endeavor to get the president to warn Americans not to travel. No such warning was ever issued by the President, but there can be no doubt that President Wilson was aware of the nature of the Lusitania's cargo. He did nothing, but confessed on the day when he learned of her submergence that his premonitions had caused him many sleepless hours.
It is probably true that Wilson was a pacifist at heart, but it is equally certain that he was not in control of his own destiny. He was a converted college professor from ivy-overgrown Princeton who was an internationalist at heart and who dreamed of creating a world government to achieve a millennium of peace. Yet he found himself surrounded and dependent on men of strong will, astute political talents, and powerful financial resources. He was unable to do anything against these forces on his own, and there is reason to believe that he suffered internally from many of the things he was forced to do. We shall leave the moral judgment of a man who sent 195 of them to their deaths for deliberately refusing to warn his compatriots. We can also wonder how such a man brings up the hypocrisy of condemning the Germans for this act, but at the same time does everything to prevent the American public from knowing the truth. It would be amazing if his personal remorse were not more than a few sleepless hours.
- The last trip
While Morgan and Wilson set the deadly stage on the American side of the Atlantic, Churchill played his part on the European side. As the Lusitania on the l. Sailed from New York Harbor in May, she was ordered to get close to the coast of Ireland with a British destroyer, the Juno, hold true. In this way she was to be escorted into enemy waters. As the Lusitania When she reached the meeting point, however, she was alone, and the captain suspected they had missed each other in the fog. In truth, however, it was Juno out of this area at the very last minute deducted and ordered back to Queenstown. This was done with full knowledge of the fact that the Lusitania was on a direct route to an area that was known to have a German submarine lurking there. And even worse: the Lusitania orders had been given to use less coal, not because there was not enough of it, but because it was less expensive. Of course, slow targets are much easier to hit than fast ones. The ship was forced to turn off one of the four steam boilers and now reached submarine-infected waters at only 75 percent of its maximum possible speed.
While the Lusitania As she approached the dangerous waters, practically everyone knew that she was in grave danger. The London newspapers were full of stories of German warnings and sinking ships. In the British Admiralty's card room, Churchill watched the game and coolly counted the shots. Small discs marked the places where two ships had been attacked by torpedoes the day before. A circle indicated the presumed operational area of a submarine. A large disc represented the Lusitania represent that at 19 knots headed straight for the circle. But nothing was done for them. Admiral Coke at Queenstown was given superficial orders to protect her as best he could, which he had no way of doing. In fact, nobody bothered to see the captain of the Lusitania to inform that the rendezvous with the Juno had been canceled.
Officers present in the chart room that fateful day included Frigate Captain Joseph Kenworthy, who had previously been asked by Churchill to investigate the political consequences of sinking an ocean ship with American passengers aboard. Indignant about the cynicism of his superiors, he left the room. In his book published in 1927 The Freedom of the Seas he stated without further comment: “The Lusitania was sent at significantly reduced speed and without an escort to an area that was known to be a submarine. " You don't have to add anything here.
At that time Colonel House was in England, and on the very day of the sinking he was to have an audience with King George V. He was accompanied by Sir Edward Gray, and on the way Sir Edward asked him: "What will America do if the Germans sink an ocean ship with American passengers on board?" Sweep indignation across America that would likely drag us into war. " in the Buckingham Palace King George also broached the subject and even explicitly mentioned a possible goal. He asked, “Suppose they sink them Lusitania with American passengers ... "
- A powerful explosion, a wet grave
Four hours after this conversation, black smoke from the periscope of the German submarine U-20 appeared on the horizon Lusitania discovered. The ship was heading straight for the submarine, which dodged at full steam for a 90-degree shot at the ocean liner, which was barely 600 meters away. The torpedo hit starboard three meters below the waterline just before the bridge. A second torpedo was prepared but not needed. Immediately after this explosion there was a second and much larger explosion that literally tore open the side of the second storage room and sent the ship to the bottom of the sea. What a hole that must have been! The Lusitania, one of the largest ships ever built, sank in less than 18 minutes!
Survivors of the crew who were working in the boiler room during the attack stated that the boiler did not explode. Simpson reports:
- The German torpedo had not exploded behind the bulkhead of the first boiler room, but further ahead something tore through most of the ship's bow. It could be the three-inch grenades Bethlehem Company Maybe the six million rounds of ammunition or the highly dubious contents of the balls of fur or the little cheese boxes. Divers who inspected the wreck agreed that the bow had been destroyed by a huge internal explosion and that large parts of the armor, bent from the inside, were some distance from the hull.
As a team of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute inspecting the wreck in the summer of 1993, she stated: “When our cameras slid over the hold, there was a big surprise: There was no hole ... we found no evidence that a U-20 torpedo had exploded, with what a theory of the ship's sinking lost its persuasiveness. " It's hard to share the team's surprise. Photographs show that the wreck is on the starboard side, i.e. the right side. Because that is where the torpedo hit, it is only logical that a hole should remain hidden. It should be on the side that is on the ocean floor. The group reported that they could only inspect part of the underside of the bow. It is surely because most of it, like the entire starboard side, is buried in the mud. Because the torpedo hit only three meters below the waterline, the resulting hole cannot even be near the bottom of the ship's hull, but approximately midway between the main deck and the bottom. In other words, it should be roughly in the middle of the side that is now facing the ocean floor. If no hole can be seen, it does not mean that there was no internal explosion. Instead, this is exactly what is to be expected.
Anyway: The Lusitania would not have sunk in 18 minutes had it not been for a hole somewhere. Even the search team had to acknowledge this indirectly when they came across the question of what might have caused the second explosion. In an obvious attempt not to feed any "conspiracy theory," the report concluded that the explosion was probably caused by coal dust rather than ammunition.
In the end, it seems relatively irrelevant whether the explosion was caused by weapons or coal dust. Suffice it to say here that they are also of ammunition would have can be caused.
- A hasty cover-up
An official investigation, led by Lord Mersey, was to clarify the circumstances of the sinking and the question of guilt. From the beginning, this was a pieced together affair. All evidence and testimony were carefully examined to ensure that nothing was found to expose the duplicity of British and American officials. Among the papers given to Lord Mersey prior to the hearing was one from Captain Richard Webb, one of the men chosen by the Navy for the cover-up. It read: "I have been instructed by the Admiralty to inform you that it is considered politically expedient to make Captain Turner the main culprit on the Lusitania."
The final report is an extremely interesting document. If you read it without knowing the facts, you might think that Captain William Turner was responsible. Still, Mersey tried to tone down this portrayal. He wrote, "The captain should not be blamed ... for not following the advice in every respect cannot legitimately be attributed to negligence or incompetence." Then he added a final paragraph which, on the surface, was a condemnation which may be German, but with the background understanding an indictment by Churchill, Wilson, House and Morgan was:
- All the blame for the gruesome destruction of life in this disaster rests solely on those who invented the crime and those who carried it out.
Was Lord Mersey aware of the ambiguity of these words? Possibly not, but two days after his report he wrote to Prime Minister Asquith declining payment for his services. He added: "I ask that you not be entrusted with the performance of His Majesty's judicial duties in the future." He later commented on the events extremely succinctly: "The Lusitania-The case was a damn dirty business. "
- The call for war
The purpose of the plot would have been better served if the Germans had sunk an American ship, but a British ship with 195 drowned Americans was enough. Those involved wasted no time in stirring up public sentiment. Wilson sent an outraged telegram to the Imperial German Government, widely quoted in the press.
By then, Bryan was completely disaffected with the duplicity of his own government. On May 9th he sent Wilson a sharp letter:
- Germany has the right to prevent war contraband from being sent to the Allies, and a ship wielding such contraband cannot rely on passengers as protection against attack. It would be like putting women and children in front of an army.
Wilson did not let himself be dissuaded from his plan. His first letter was followed by a second with a threatening undertone, which was discussed intensively in the cabinet on June 1. The McAdoo present at the meeting said:
- I remember Bryan had little to say at that meeting, his eyes half closed most of the time. After the meeting he told the President - as I learned later - that he could not sign the letter ... then remarked that he could no longer be useful as Foreign Minister and proposed his replacement.
At Wilson's request, McAdoo was sent to Bryan's home to persuade him to change his mind, as his resignation could be seen as a sign of disagreement in the cabinet. Bryan wanted to think about it another day, but the next morning he was determined. In his memoir, which was annotated by his wife, Mrs. Bryan revealed that her husband was unable to sleep that night. “He was so restless that I suggested he read a little to get tired. In his pocket he had an old book from 1829 called A Wreath of Appreciation of Andrew Jackson. He found it very interesting. " What irony! In chapter 17 we read of President Jackson's bitter struggle against the Bank of the United States, the forerunner of the Federal Reserve Systems, and its prediction:
- Is there no danger to our freedom and independence from a bank whose nature ties them so little to our country? ... No need to worry about the purity of our elections in peace and the independence of our country in times of war? ... Because it controls our currency, manages the public money and keeps thousands of our citizens in their dependency, it could be more serious and dangerous than an enemy's warships or armies.
It would be exciting to know what thoughts went through Bryan's mind as he read Jackson's warning and applied it to the man-made war hysteria these days, that of Wall Street financial forces and the newly created Federal Reserve was stoked.
Colonel House sent a telegram from England to President Wilson, who read it out in the Cabinet. It generated thousands of editorials from all newspapers across the country. House wrote in solemn words:
- America is at a crossroads where it must decide whether to go for civilized or uncivilized warfare. We can no longer remain neutral viewers. Our actions in this time of crisis will determine the role we will play in peace. And how far we can influence a peace agreement for the eternal good of humanity. In the time of balance we are weighed and our standing among nations is judged by humanity.
In another telegram two days later, House reveals himself to be a psycho-political master who was able to play on Wilson's ego like a violinist on the strings of a Stradivarius. He wrote:
- If, unfortunately, war is necessary, you will hopefully show the world an example of American proficiency that is meant to be a lesson for a century or more. It is widely believed in Europe that we are so unprepared and that it would take so long to exhaust our resources that our entry into war would make little difference.
- In the event of war, we should speed up the manufacture of ammunition so that we could supply it not only to our troops but also to those of the Allies ... and so quickly that the world would be amazed.
The congress could not withstand the joint pressure of the press and the president. On April 16, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany (and Austria-Hungary in December). Eight days later, Congress dutifully passed the War Loan Act, which gave the Allies $ 1 billion. The very next day, the British were transferred $ 200 million, which was immediately sent to pay off the debt Morgan went on. A few days later, 100 million was allocated to France. But the bloodletting went on. Within three months, the British were up Morgan $ 400 million was already overdrawn and the bank turned to the government with a request for payment. However, initially unable to raise that much money without jeopardizing its own available funds, the Treasury Department refused to pay. However, with the help of a financial maneuver, described in Chapter 10, this problem was quickly resolved: Under Benjamin Strong created this Federal Reserve System the funds needed using the Mandrake Mechanism. "The Wilson administration found itself in the uncomfortable position J. P. Morgan Having to bail out, ”wrote Ferrell, but Benjamin Strong,“ [Treasury Secretary] offered to help McAdoo. In the following months from 1917 to 1918 the ministry paid Morgan Bit by bit the overdraft. " By the end of the war, the Department had loaned a total of $ 9,466,000,000, including $ 2,170,000,000 after the armistice.
These were the sums that had been long awaited. In addition to the Morgan loans, far greater profits were made from war production. The government had secretly prepared months before the declaration of war. According to the then Ministerial Director of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, extensive war materials had already started to be dumped in the fall of 1916. Ferdinand Lundberg adds:
- It was no accident that all strategic government posts, especially those involved in shopping, were reserved for the Wall Street patriots. Wilson has consulted [the President of Rockefeller’s on most of the major appointments National City Bank/ Dodge, who proposed the then unknown Bemard Baruch, a speculator in copper stocks, as chairman of the all-powerful War Industries Board ...
- As head of this commission, Baruch spent ten billion dollars a year ... Baruch filled this office and all committees with past and future Wall Street manipulators, industrialists, financiers and agents ... who put prices on a "cost-plus" - Established the basis and - as research has found - made sure that the costs were generously cushioned in order to throw off hidden profits ...
- The American soldiers in the trenches, the workers at home, the whole nation in arms ... they fought not only to subdue Germany, but also against themselves. That this interpretation is not metaphysical becomes clear from the statement, that the total United States war spending from April 6, 1917 to October 31, 1919, when the last troops returned from Europe, was $ 35,413,000,000. Net corporate profits between January 1, 1916 and July 1921, when wartime industrial activity finally ceased, were $ 38,000,000,000, roughly equal to total war spending. More than two-thirds of these corporate profits were reaped by the very companies designated by the Pujo Committee as being under the control of the "money trust".
With the help of Federal Reserve Systems the banking cartel was able to create money for France and England so that these two nations could repay American banks ... just as it did again during World War II and then again during the "great bailout" of the 1980s and 1990s Happened years ago. In fact, the recently introduced income tax in 1917 was a practical tool to collect large amounts of money for warfare and, as Beardsley Ruml later explained, to siphon off middle-class purchasing power. But the biggest chunk, as always in times of war, came not from direct taxation, but from the hidden tax called inflation. Between 1915 and 1920, the money supply doubled from $ 20.6 billion to $ 39.8 billion. Conversely, purchasing power fell by almost 50 percent during the First World War. In other words, Americans have unwittingly paid around half of every dollar in existence to the government. And of course additionally to their taxes. This massive increase in money was the result of the Mandrake Mechanism and cost nothing. But the banks were allowed to charge interest for it. The age-old partnership between politics and finance had accomplished its mission.
In order to finance the beginning of the First World War, England and France had to borrow a lot of money from American investors and had that for the brokerage of their bonds House of Morgan select. Morgan worked for them as a purchasing agent for war material and therefore benefited twice: when the money was borrowed and when it was spent. Further profits were made by awarding contracts to companies that were under the influence of Morgan stood. But the war became threatening to the Allies when German submarines began to control the Atlantic shipping routes. When it appeared that England and France were approaching defeat or an armistice on German terms, it became increasingly difficult to place their loans. No bonds meant no purchases, and Morgan's cash flow was in jeopardy. Also, if the bonds previously issued became worthless, as was to be expected as a result of defeat, would have Morgan-Consortium suffered gigantic losses.
The only way to save the British Empire is to restore the value of the bonds and Morgan's Getting cash flow consisted of the American government stepping in with money. But since neutral states were prevented from doing so by international treaties, America had to go to war. A secret agreement was reached between British officials and Colonel House with the consent of the President. From that moment on, Wilson urged Congress to declare war. This happened exactly at the time when he was running for re-election with the slogan “He's keeping us out of the war”. In the meantime had Morgan secured control of large parts of the media, with which he was then able to wage a nationwide "newspaper blitzkrieg" against Germany by presenting entry into the war as an act of American patriotism.
Morgan had already created an international shipping cartel, including the German merchant fleet, which had a near monopoly on the high seas. British only Cunard Lines stayed apart. The Lusitania was one of them and was in competition with Morgan's Cartel. The Lusitania was built to military specifications and registered with the British Admiralty as an armed auxiliary cruiser. The passengers served to cover up the real mission of bringing war contraband out of the United States. This was known to Wilson and to other government officials without their doing anything about it. When the German embassy wanted to print a warning to American passengers, the State Department intervened against the publication. As the Lusitania Leaving New York Harbor on her last voyage, she was essentially a floating weapons depot.
The British knew that the involvement of the United States in the war would mean the difference between defeat and victory, and each Measures suitable for this seemed welcome - even the cold-bloodedly planned victim of one of his largest ships with English on board. Yet the trick was, too American on board to create an emotionally heated climate in the United States. As the Lusitania In enemy waters, where a German submarine was lying in wait, the British Naval Minister Winston Churchill ordered the withdrawal of the destroyer that was supposed to protect the ship. This move, as well as the ordered decrease in speed, made the Lusitania an easy target. After the impact of a well-aimed torpedo, a second explosion tore apart the ship, which many believed was unsinkable, and it gurgled to the bottom of the sea in less than 18 minutes.
The deed was done, and it generated waves of dislike for the Germans. These waves swept Washington as well, washing the United States into the war. Within days of the declaration of war, Congress approved a billion dollar loan for England and France. $ 200 million was immediately sent to England and in accounts of Morgan directed. The huge amounts of money needed for the war were given by the Federal Reserve System created, so collected by the Americans with the help of the hidden tax called inflation. In just five years, that tax had devoured half of her savings. The infinitely higher cost in the form of American blood was added to this bill.
So it came about that completely different motives of such diverse personalities as Churchill, Morgan, Colonel House and Wilson came together on one point: to drive America into the First World War. Churchill sought military advantage, Morgan sought war profits, House sought political power, and Wilson dreamed of the chance to dominate a League of Nations after the war.
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|Hans Christian Andersen and Music||Sweet Violets|
Martsviolerne (Sweet Violets) is among the works by Andersen that have inspired one of the truly great foreign composers outside Scandinavia, namely Robert Schumann. At the same time, Niels W Gade has set it to music, and it is interesting to see the two almost contemporary composers’ different arrangements. A point of interest here is that Schumann used a German translation, whereas Gade, in his own somewhat freer version, set the original Danish text to music.
The version which Robert Schumann used was translated by Adalbert von Chamisso, whom Andersen met in Berlin in 1831 and gave a copy of his Poems. Chamisso helped to introduce Andersen’s work in Germany with his poetry translations – also before the fairy tales won general acclaim. The German poet moreover himself provided texts for several of Schumann’s other songs.
In addition to Martsviolerne in 1831–32, Chamisso translated three other poems by Andersen, namely “Tyveknægten” (“The Thief”), “Soldaten” (“The Soldier”) and “Spillemanden” (“The Fiddler”), and all four were published in his Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso in 1834. The first three poems were also printed in Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände (Morning Newspaper for Cultured Circles) in March 1833, and the dramatic poem “Der Soldat” in particular became very popular in Germany, for example to music composed by Friedrich Silcher. Andersen met Chamisso himself at the end of July 1834 and was given a copy of his collection of poems.
The collection contains in all five songs which Schumann found in Chamisso’s collection, and four of the texts are by Andersen – “Sweet Violets” is the first. Schumann composed them between 16th and 18th July 1840 in Leipzig, “Sweet Violets” on 17th July. He intended to dedicate them to Andersen, and in March–April 1842 Clara Schumann visited in Copenhagen in order to give some concerts. On 31st March 1842 Andersen met her at an evening party, and noted in his almanac “she was to ask from her husband if he might dedicate his compositions for my poems to me. Today is a poetic, happy day”. To Schumann himself he wrote that the songs “bring the summer sun into my heart on this occasion. I long to receive them.”
This group of songs has a cyclic character, for example by beginning and ending with songs in G Major. “Sweet Violets”, however, is probably the least dramatic song in the collection, but on the other hand it conforms well to the German romantic, lyrical tradition. Schumann has written above the composition “Nicht schnell, innig” (“Not fast, sincere”) and he emphasizes his sympathy with the young man’s budding love by the rather quick rhythm and in the sighing semitone degrees of the left hand. At the same time the last sentence “Vor Herre hjælpe den unge Mand!” (“May the Lord help the young man!”) is repeated, and there is an interlude of two bars which describes the yearning caused by love, also expressed in the postlude.
It was rather difficult for Schumann to get the songs printed, and after several fruitless approaches to German music publishers the music was published in September 1842 as a result of collaboration between Lose & Olsen in Copenhagen and Kistner, a music publisher in Leipzig. As a result, the songs were published with the text in both German and Danish. A second edition was also published in Copenhagen in 1854.
We know that Andersen heard the songs at a private evening party at the Schumanns in Leipzig in June 1844, at which the singer Livia Frege sang them with Clara Schumann at the piano. He himself describes the performance very enthusiastically, whereas Clara Schumann rather thought that he regarded the little concert with indifference. However, the first documented public performance of “Sweet Violets” did not take place until 5th December 1868 in Vienna, when they were sung by Gustav Walter, here again with Clara Schumann at the piano.
Niels W. Gade
Gade’s arrangement is more flippant, with a faster tempo and a more agitated rhythm. He also expresses the prayer to help the young man in a chromatic, sighing motif, but otherwise the focus is on the interplay between the ice plants, the blue eyes and the sweet violets. By the repetition of the line “such pretty flowers he never knew, two sweet violets so deeply blue” Gade changes the second time to “two eyes so blue” where the word “blue” is given a particularly long note. In this way the composer emphasizes the playfulness of spring and the exciting depths contrasted with the fleeting nature of the ice in the girl’s eyes.
The songs composed for Andersen’s texts were published in the collection Tre Digte af H.C. Andersen for én Syngestemme med Pianoforte (Three Poems by H.C. Andersen for solo voice and piano accompaniment) in Copenhagen in December 1851. “Sweet Violets” is the last of these and was thus composed considerably later than Schumann’s version. The three songs must have been popular, because Hornemann and Erslev were able to publish a reprint in 1864.
The German poet Adalbert von Chamisso (1781–1838) spoke Danish and translated several of Andersen’s poems into German at an early stage. They formed the basis for Robert Schumann’s and other German composers’ arrangements of Andersen’s texts.
Clara Schumann gave various concerts in April 1842, including one at the Music Society in Copenhagen and in this connection met Andersen several times. He listened to her concerts and attended a dinner party together with her. Her programme was quite modern and included Beethoven’s sonatas and in particular a work by Chopin, but as yet she did not play her husband’s compositions.
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Bear literature is confusing and contradictory. Inaccurate assumptions masquerade as biological axioms, and conventional wisdom about bears is often just bad advice. The same books and brochures that advise you to climb a tree to safety to escape a charging grizzly insist that you should never run from a bear. They tell you not to run because flight can trigger pursuit and you won't win a race with a bear; they say climb a tree instead, because adult grizzlies can't.
Whoa. Hold on. Before you start climbing, ask yourself two critical questions. First, if flight is likely to trigger pursuit, won't grizzlies chase tree-climbers and track stars with equal abandon? Second, how much time will you have to squirrel up a tree when you startle a grizzly at 60 yards or less?
Bears aren't stupid. Nor are grizzly bears territorial, but it's a lot easier to say"grizzlies attack humans to defend their territory" than it is to look for the real reasons why bears injure people. From the modern myth that menstruating women should stay out of bear country to the old misconception that bears have difficulty running downhill, bear literature is rife with erroneous information and self-serving facts.
The chances of being charged by a black bear are zilch unless you're a biologist working closely with bears or a ninny feeding roadside bears in a national park. On the other hand, most skirmishes with grizzly bears occur when people inadvertently startle a grizzly at close range.
How do you avoid a too close encounter with a grizzly? Let me offer four tips.
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Still water is where we all prefer to boat, but wind, current and tide often join forces to produce anything but a calm ride. The motion of a boat on the water can be soothing at times, or it can be quite uncomfortable.
Boats move in three directions. The first is pitching, the upward and downward movement of the boat’s bow and stern, which is sometimes referred to as “hobby horsing.” You frequently notice this during on-coming seas that are spaced close together. Changing the boat’s direction away from the seas by a slight angle can reduce a pitching motion.
The second direction is yawing, which is the movement of a boat rotating around its vertical axis. Imagine the bow and stern swinging side to side in opposite directions. Yawing can happen when a boat moves slowly in confusing seas with waves coming from multiple directions simultaneously. You can reduce yawing by increasing speed slightly, allowing the tracking of the boat’s keel to stabilize sideways movement.
The third type of motion in a boat is rolling, which is the boat’s rocking from side to side (similar to the motion of a baby’s cradle). The shape of the average boat’s hull makes rolling the most difficult motion to stop. Once a rolling motion starts, a reaction serves to maintain or continue the movement. Think of a clock pendulum; once started it only takes a slight input to keep it swinging.
The key to boat stabilization is understanding how to reduce the boat’s movement to a comfortable level. People aboard react to the boat’s motion in different fashions. Some can tolerate it, while others develop seasickness. In recreational boating, many jest about becoming seasick, but it can be quite serious. If you ever experience seasickness, you appreciate the effort and engineering that goes into boat stabilization.
METHODS OF STABILIZATION
Boat designers and equipment manufacturers primarily focus on eliminating roll in a boat, because individuals at the helm can’t really stop it, and it is probably the most uncomfortable of the three motions to experience. In recreational powerboats, two commonly used methods reduce a boat’s rolling motion: passive and active stabilization.
Passive stabilization is achieved through hull design. Naval architects design broader flatter sections at the stern with hard chines or small bilge keels extending from the hull at or near the chine-break.
This method depends on the fixed hull sections to create resistance against the water to minimize roll. Sailboats utilize a form of passive stabilization through their keel and sail. Devices that sense the rolling motion and initiate an active counter- reaction to reduce the motion achieve active stabilization. Within the active category, the two most common are gyroscopic and rotational fin stabilizers.
In either case, successful stabilization depends on stopping the roll before it begins, because once the roll starts physical forces act to continue the roll.
Gyroscopic Stabilizers consist of a flywheel spinning inside a chamber. The gyroscope chamber is secured to the boat’s framing in an open space below deck. When highly sensitive devices within the gyroscope perceive a rolling motion, the gyroscope quickly pivots either fore or aft, creating a sideways torque in the opposite direction of the roll, thereby reducing the roll. The size and number of gyroscopes can vary depending on the boat’s length and weight. They can stabilize boats as small as 27 feet long and as large as 85 feet with a single unit. Larger vessels can have multiple units installed to achieve satisfactory results.
Many see gyroscope stabilizers as new technology, but they date back more than 100 years. Gyroscope stabilizers were installed in the USS Henderson, a World War I transport ship launched in 1917. Tests proved that gyroscopes could limit roll to three degrees in the roughest seas.
Active Fin Stabilizers are foil-shaped fins that extend from the hull sides underwater. Similar to gyroscopic stabilizers, active fin systems have sensors that detect any rolling motion. The fins, which are mounted on thru-hull shafts, rotate to counteract the roll. The rotors controlling the fins are typically hydraulically actuated; however, electronic and pneumatic versions are available.
Each fin stabilizer company offers features in the design and shape to make their product unique and provide the best performance. The comparison is similar to an airplane wing design, and different shapes can achieve the same results. Also like the gyroscopic stabilizers, active fin systems are available in different sizes to accommodate various size boats.
Gyroscopic and active fin stabilizers can be designed into most new boats. The ability to retrofit into an existing boat depends on a variety of factors including weight, available space and hull shape.
Without successful stabilization, the rolling motion in a boat can be
uncomfortable or even dangerous. Properly designed and installed stabilizers in a boat make a remarkable difference. It’s like having the captain say, “The seatbelt sign has been turned off. You are now free to move about the boat.”


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BMS' Sprycel loses out to Novartis' discounted Tasigna in England
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BMS's Sprycel (dasatinib) appears to have lost out to Novartis' Tasigna (nilotinib) as an NHS funded treatment option for chronic phase Philadelphia-chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) because of cost. NICE, the health technology appraisal body for England and Wales, said a preliminary yes to the Glivec follow-on after Novartis offered a discount. NICE has again endorsed the use of Glivec 400mg, but Bristol-Myers Squibb failed to convince the institute that its competitor drug, Sprycel (dasatinib), would be a cost-effective option.
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TRIBUNE – Saying “very angry” after the humiliation inflicted by Washington, Canberra and London is not enough. In the field of military spending as well as in the prevention of industrial espionage, urgent measures are needed, argues essayist Édouard Tétreau.
“My god, keep me from my friends. As for my enemies, I’ll take care of it! ”. This week, three allies of France – the United States, Great Britain, Australia – decided together, and after a conspiracy of silence for several months, to stab her in the back. The “contract of the century” for Australian submarines, won by Naval Group in 2016, has become the betrayal of the century for the Franco-American relationship.
The central subject is the drift in the behavior of the Americans vis-à-vis its historical allies, foremost among which is France. We put this hostile behavior on Donald Trump’s broad shoulders. But it is to Joe Biden, that we owe the shameful debacle in Afghanistan, the abandonment to the benefit of the Taliban and their terrorist allies of a gigantic arsenal of weapons which they will use against us when the time comes. It is to him that we owe this new betrayal, carried out so smoothly that our intelligence services saw nothing coming.
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Scott Disick and his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend Sofia Richie are really done this time, after being on-off for three years, sources at Us Weekly and E! would like everyone to know. Disick ended it, the outlets revealed, and it's so completely over that the couple is no longer speaking to each other.
While they initially split in May and got back together in July publicly, in reality, "they have been off and on for two months," both E! and Us Weekly's source said (the outlet's sources literally used the exact same words and are likely the same person). "Sofia really pushed to make things work between them after they initially broke up, but Scott officially called it off recently and they are no longer speaking."
Blame it on their age gap, the source continued: "Friends attributed their 15-year age difference becoming an issue. He's in a very much different place in his life, really focused on a more quiet lifestyle, his kids and his investment businesses. And Sofia, at 21 years, really still trying to figure what she wants to do which drove them apart over time."
Us Weekly reports that Richie is no fan of Disick's post-breakup behavior, which includes him publicly flirting with his other ex-girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian, the mother of his three children, and also taking a vacation with her.
"It bothers Sofia to see Scott flirt with Kourtney on Instagram and publicly," the outlet's source said. "She is making it a point to do her own thing."

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By Alex Evans
As the British summer nears, the ever-pleasant picnic season is upon us. However, much to our distain, the SU shop does not stock readymade picnic baskets, as well as a little sparse in the fruit and veg department. Read on to discover five lovely (and healthy) little recipes and snack ideas for hazy summer days.
Mini Cheese Platter
Though we don’t all have the space in our bags for a full-sized cheese board, a simple alternative could be some grilled/fried halloumi or a slice of brie and a small section of grapes. You can pick these up in the local Tesco superstore all for £2 or less.
The halloumi needs to be grilled for around 6 minutes in total, 3 minutes on each side or fried for 4-5 minutes.
Pesto Pasta Salad (Gluten and Dairy free optional)
These are great to keep in the fridge for a couple of or when you simply are too tired to cook. This is also a really great option for picnics as it can be vegan, gluten and dairy free if you or your friends have any of these dietary requirements.
Boil your pasta (you can get gluten free pasta from the freefrom selection in Tesco, both penne and fusilli), drain and spoon in about a tablespoon of green pesto (you can also get this gluten free by ‘Sacla’ in Tesco). Put a teaspoon of olive oil (or your favourite alternative) in and mix around. I usually pop in a few tomatoes (either sundried or vine ripened) and a few pine nuts but torn up spinach leaves are a great shout too. If you are not lactose intolerant, some grated cheese is also pretty good with this.
Mini Quiches (Meat free option)
These are my all time favourite snacks for picnics and light lunches. Easy to make and super filling at the same time.
You will need:
- 1 kg ready-rolled shortcrust pastry (6 sheets)
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup cream
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (I used dried)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
Method: Cook the onion and bacon over a low heat until the onion is softened. Allow this to cool a little and then mix together with the eggs, cream, cheese, parsley and salt and pepper. Using a cookie cutter or glass, cut 12 circles from each pastry sheet. Use these to line a mini muffin pan. Then, place about 2 teaspoons of the egg and bacon mix in each pastry base. Bake in a moderate oven for about 12 minutes per tray (or until puffed, golden and set).
So there you have it, three lovely mini lunch ideas to get you through the summer.
Featured image courtesy of SimplyRecipes.com


The newly named cantons of Kobane and Cizire each has 22 ministries. Photo by Serhed Kobani
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Syria’s Democratic Union Party (PYD) has announced an autonomous administration in Kobani (Ayn al-Arab), about a week after doing the same in Cizire.
The president, deputies and ministers were sworn in after the declaration of the local government. The newly named cantons of Kobani and Cizire each has 22 ministries.
In November the PYD, the dominant Kurdish group in Syria with links to Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), unilaterally declared autonomy over Kobani, Cizire and Afrin, where a local administration is to be announced late this month.
Anwar Muslim, who was in charge of making the arrangements for the establishment of the Kobane Canton and who was sworn in as its president, earlier told Rudaw: “The legislative council has made all the necessary arrangements to announce the Kobane Canton. That was done in consultation with all political parties and prominent figures of the area.”
He said that “all factions of Kobani, including Arabs, will participate in the administration of the Kobani Canton.”
The legislative council has invited people to celebrate the establishment of the Kobani Canton in front of the PYD headquarters there. The canton is to have its own flag.
Out of the 14 political parties of the Kurdish National Council (KNC) in Syria, only the Kurdish Leftist Party and Kurdish Democratic Leftist Party are participating in the PYD cantons.
The dozen other political parties have refused to join the PYD’s declared governments, saying that the idea of establishing a transitional administration in Syrian Kurdistan came from the KNC, but that the PYD and its affiliates had acted independently and ignored their observations.
Akram Heso, a member of the general secretariat of the KNC, said that if the Syrian opposition government recognizes the Kurdish administration, then the Kurdish cantons will be ready to work with the opposition government.
The new Cizire government has chosen Amude as its administrative capital, although a constitution prepared by the PYD names the capital as Qamishli, which is currently under the control of Syrian forces.


President Trump was so confident he would reach a nuclear pact with North Korea that he scheduled a signing ceremony before an agreement had even been struck. Here’s how it all unraveled.
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David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age.”
What had started as a day of harmony ended with President Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, speeding off in their motorcades without even a final handshake for the cameras.
The abrupt end to the summit meeting leaves negotiations between the United States and North Korea at a deadlock.
The split underscored the risk of leader-to-leader diplomacy: When it fails, there are few places to go.
David E. Sanger contributed reporting.
“Why the North Korea Deal Fell Apart (Again)” was produced by Michael Simon Johnson and Ike Sriskandarajah, and edited by Larissa Anderson and Lisa Tobin.
“The Daily” is produced by Theo Balcomb, Annie Brown, Jessica Cheung, Lynsea Garrison, Michael Simon Johnson, Andy Mills, Neena Pathak, Rachel Quester, Ike Sriskandarajah, Clare Toeniskoetter, Jonathan Wolfe and Alexandra Leigh Young, and edited by Larissa Anderson, Paige Cowett and Wendy Dorr. Lisa Tobin is our executive producer. Samantha Henig is our editorial director. Brad Fisher is our technical manager. Chris Wood is our sound engineer. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly.


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“Where do jazz greats eat when they come to Boston? The answer can be found at the Della Chiesa residence in Boston’s South End, where Joyce Della Chiesa‘s guests have included Dave McKenna, Dick Johnson, Dizzie Gillespie, Stan Getz and Tony Bennett to name but a few. Luckily for the public at large, Joyce doesn’t confine her talents to cooking at home; from time to time she takes over as guest chef at Scullers in the Guest Quarters Hotel, where jazz dinners are a regular feature (she can also be found creating delectable treats at other jazz functions throughout New England).
Joyce’s background is half Italian and half Bahamian, which meant that from an early age, she was exposed to an unusual combination of cuisines. Her passion for food led her to the Orson Welles Restaurant where she met Odette Bery, one of the area’s most talented chefs. After working together for a year, they found a tiny spot in an unfashionable area of Cambridge and opened the Turtle Cafe on the proverbial shoestring, thus starting the trend that put Inman Square on the culinary map. Between 1971 and 1985 (first with Odette as co-owner, then with Nancy Madden), this fondly remembered ‘hole-in-the-wall’ restaurant provided a place where gourmets on a budget could experience wonderful and innovative food at affordable prices. Back in the early 1970s, the idea of using fresh produce was somewhat revolutionary, and this became a trademark at the Turtle, as was the regular featuring of vegetarian food. Several well known local chefs (including Gordon Hamersley of Hamersley’s Bistro and K.T., formerly of The Tam) have passed through the Turtle‘s kitchen at one time or another.
Eventually, Joyce wanted a change and gave up the Turtle, while retaining the catering side of the business. She also worked part time for a spell at St. Cloud. She finally found a solution that allowed her to both travel and cook, and this was to start a whole new career as guest chef. In between these stints, she is still involved in the catering business (at Jules Catering in Somerville), and with her husband Ron, hosts a radio show — Dining Out With Ron and Joyce, on Saturdays.
In October, the Della Chiesas led the first of what they hope will be many culinary tours of Italy. For now, Joyce says she is having too much fun to get back into the full-time restaurant business.”


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Biohacking diets are becoming increasingly popular among health-conscious individuals. These diets are designed to optimize the body's performance and health by making small changes to the diet and lifestyle. Biohacking diets can help improve energy levels, reduce inflammation, and even boost cognitive performance. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of biohacking diets and how they can help you reach your health goals.Biohacking diets are based on the idea that small changes to your diet and lifestyle can have a big impact on your overall health.
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Food and drink
A big selection of international café fare - croissants and fruit shakes for breakfast, focaccia sandwiches, soups, burgers, Thai curry, tuna steaks..Like many people, I also come sometimes just for a beer, glass of wine or coffee - there's an extensive snacks menu, that includes Dutch bitterballen (moreish deep-fried meat-filled croquettes).
Occupying the building's basement, and decorated with movie posters, the café is very cosy. There are also outdoor terraces operating throughout the year. People sit outside nursing hot chocolates in the winter months, and on summer weekends something of a party atmosphere can take hold, with trendy Amsterdammers reclining for hours on beanbags and mattress-covered benches.
Fine. Self service outside.
In a scenic spot towards the Vondelpark's eastern end, overlooking a lake.
Sandwiches and soups 3.50-6 euros, main courses 12-20 euros.
- Culture vultures
- People watching


Trial by social media, with irreparable consequences.
On April 11, 2022, the courtroom drama of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began and their tumultuous, extravagant, and mutually-abusive relationship played out across traditional and social media. However ugly the testimony, though, it’s nothing compared to what is happening on social media. The public testimonies are fueling much meaner ones on social media, where stans (stalkers-plus-fans) have taken to platforms with unbelievable vitriol, ranging from insults to death threats.
Johnny Depp has always had a lot of enthusiastic fans—even with all the controversy that has followed him. His Instagram account has over 14 million followers. He’s also been in the public eye since he first hit it big in 21 Jump Street in 1987. That’s over 30 years of serious stardom as an archetypal “bad boy.”
Strong Parasocial Relationships Can Turn Fans Into Stans
Fans often form emotional connections to celebrities, especially those they like and see frequently. These parasocial relationships are one-sided, but the fan experiences a meaningful emotional connection with the celebrity and identity as a member of a fan community. This emotional connection, rooted in identity and belonging, can quickly encompass outrage if their celebrity (and, by extension, they themselves) are attacked. Nothing fires up social identity like a passionate mob and a good hashtag war. On TikTok, #justiceforjohnnydepp recently had nearly 7 billion views.
Amber Heard does not have the benefit of Depp’s professional longevity or depth—and resultant fan community—although her recent success in Aquaman and the swirling publicity around her relationship with Depp have moved her into the mainstream consciousness. She originally activated support from #MeToo activists, but emerging details of her own behavior are causing some of them to back away. Depp may in fact be winning the social media wars.
When people are in the public eye and benefiting from public adoration and attention, anything they do is entertainment. The sordid and unhappy accusations from both sides in this case are full of archetypal cultural narratives—bad boys, celebrity excess, privilege, heroes, warriors, fallen idols, and prodigal sons—that add to the fodder. All of this is easy pickings in social media and not curated or mediated by PR handlers.
Social Media Reduces Complex Topics Into Simple Ideas
Internet memes frequently make fun or snarky commentary about serious things—even the invasion of Ukraine. Memes can be a legitimate means of constructing a narrative and having a voice. TikTok’s format encourages this type of content creation, but I don’t see it as being desensitized to important issues as much as it seems a statement in response to the whole circus. Johnny Depp’s reputation for outrageousness and excess and the enormous back stock of media content available make him an easy subject for “memefication.” TikTok is awash in fan-cam edits, fan video mash-ups, and compilations that began within the K-pop fan community but are now used by stans everywhere.
Serious domestic abuse issues are being contested, but the accusations of abusive behavior against both sides have contributed to the chaos and confusion, driving fans to more simplistic messages on social media. Depp’s persona, well-known roles, and reputation, alongside the social media narratives on TikTok and Instagram, have given the proceedings a surreal quality. Full-time Court TV coverage has provided low-hanging fruit for fan-cam edits and memes.
When fans are invested in celebrities, they take sides and engage in often misguided efforts to “protect” their favorite, attacking the other side. Fans with strong emotional investment are easily converted into supporters. The more a fan’s identity is invested in their association with the celebrity or fan community, the more likely thery will turn stan and join the mob. I would say we have Team Johnny and Team Amber, but that’s way too tame for what’s going on.
Stans, memes, and fan-cams provide a way of simplifying a complex narrative and effectively communicating a point of view, for one side or the other. When other celebrities take sides, it adds the weight of their social capital validating the cause, as when Heard’s Aquaman co-star Jason Momoa started following Depp on Instagram. What’s most troubling is how people have used social media to attempt to subvert the judicial system, essentially trying people in the court of public opinion. That’s the source of the damage to Depp’s career: The movie industry is unlikely to risk its own social and financial capital if fans won’t go to his movies. The adage that “there’s no such thing as bad press” is clearly not true when it comes to accusations that include abuse.
Verdict by Public Opinion and Box Office Receipts
Whatever judgment is eventually handed down in court, it remains to be seen how the outcome will reverberate across public opinion. The judge may determine the financial penalties, but it’s the perceptions of the movie-going public that may matter most. All those people at home watching wall-to-wall Court TV will determine the actors’ future earnings. Depp’s suit was risky, but perhaps also the only way to repair his relationship with movie-goers. Unfortunately, if he achieves his victory, it will be at the expense of Amber Heard.
Pamela Rutledge, PhD, is a scholar-practitioner, integrating her expertise in media psychology with 20+ years as a media producer. A member of the faculty at Fielding Graduate University since 2008, Dr. Rutledge teaches in the areas of brand psychology, audience engagement and narrative meaning. Dr. Rutledge consults with entertainment companies, such as 20th Century Fox Films and Warner Bros., on data strategies and audience narratives. Dr. Rutledge has published both academic and popular work, including a text on positive psychology and psychological appeal for fans of the Twilight Saga and resilience in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She has also written book chapters on meaning-making and fandom, transmedia narrative engagement, and positive media psychology. She authors “Positively Media” for Psychology Today and is also a frequent expert source on media use and popular culture for media outlets such as The NY Times, The BBC World and ABC News. She holds a PhD and an MBA.


Jun 22, 2012, 9:14 PM EST
The Buffalo Sabres are hoping the many teams that passed on Mikhail Grigorenko made a giant mistake. The big, talented Russian went 12th overall in Friday’s NHL Entry Draft to a team that had promised to address the center position this summer.
Ranked No. 3 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting, Grigorenko saw his star fall after an underwhelming playoff performance with the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL.
“Eleven teams didn’t draft me so too bad for them,” Grigorenko said. “I’m No. 1 pick for Buffalo Sabres.”
For his draft profile, click here.
Grigorenko joins a Sabres squad that acquired another highly touted, young center in Cody Hodgson at the trade deadline.
There’s no guarantee Grigorenko will be playing in the NHL next year, but expect the Derek Roy trade speculation to heat up nonetheless. The diminutive center has one year left on his contract ($4 million cap hit) before he can become an unrestricted free agent, and you have to assume his future past that point won’t be in Buffalo.
Related: Patrick Roy sticks up for Grigorenko
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- Canucks’ Hamhuis placed on IR 3
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- Instruction: The graph above shows computer ownership by the level of education in the years 2002 and 2010. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph.
- You have about 20 minutes to complete the report that includes at least 150 words.
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The graph above shows computer ownership by education level in the years 2002 and 2010. The point is that it had ascending trend in all educational levels.
Computers ownership increased drastically among the people without any diploma certificate, approximately one quarter of the whole population. Moreover, it grew less than one third of the entire group among high school graduates. Similarly, among college students, it raised more than 33 percent. Computer ownership among people with bachelor’s degrees is almost one hundred percent and among people with postgraduate qualification raised exactly one hundred percent.
In conclude computer ownership had a noticeable and sharp increased among people with lower educational degrees in comparison with those who were more educated. However a lot of people tended to own a computer in 2010 compared to 2002. There is a positive trend between the positive educations with the level of computer ownership. Besides, among bachelors and post graduate students there isn’t a significant different in computer ownership during this 8 years. (166 words)

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by Kim Miller
I made this shawl using Knit Picks Aloft which is a lovely lace weight blend of 75% mohair and 25% silk. I am extremely happy with this soft, pretty yarn as it blocks beautifully and it is very similar to the Rowan Kidsilk Haze but at a fraction of the cost.
The downside of mohair is that it is usually impossible to frog and the Knit Picks Aloft was no exception. I messed up on the shawl border as there is suppose to be a scallop on either side of the center point as opposed to one scallop in the very center. I managed to rip out about half a dozen shells before I gave up and realized that I would end up wrecking the shawl if I tried to take out anymore. Besides the edging looked just as pretty either way.
Once again...yay to Knit Picks for their gorgeous selection of affordable luxury yarns!!!

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Feb 19, 2013, 1:41 PM EST
I have to say, I’m still a little confused: Is the United States women’s national team still on a victory tour from 2012? Or is this pre-victory tour for the next USWNT meaningful international event?
Either way, the United States will keep warming up or continue to cool down or whatever June 2 against Canada in Toronto. U.S. Soccer announced the contest today, set for BMO Field in Toronto.
These teams are quite familiar, having met 52 times, with all but six of those over the last 20 years. (So the teams have met an average of more than twice a year during that window.)
On the other hand, these nations have not met in women’s soccer since that outrageously dramatic and entertaining Olympic semifinal; the United Sates came from behind three times before Alex Morgan’s game-winner in the 123rd minute supplied a 4-3 win, propelling the United States to an Olympic final (and a gold medal).
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