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I recently have fallen in love with Ginger, even the man in the shop has noticed my admiration for this nobbly spice. No not the pop star with the hair, the actual spice. I’m buying big chunks of it now as I used to try and buy broken bits and would have it lying around in the kitchen or in my fridge for ages. It dried out and I would do my best to get the last bit of flavour out of it.

Now even in the quantities I’m buying ( I’ve had to use a second source, the vegetable market) it won’t last a week. My secret is washing the ginger then letting it dry and then grating what I need off of it. I’m mainly using it for drinks , so I boil it up and then sieve the pithy bit and presumably the skin off of it. I must admit I wonder if it’s a bit like the potato and that the best nutrition is just under the skin.

However, the next phase will be to add it to cakes. I’ve already added it to stir frys and no one has complained.

So here’s to ginger, it’s a wonderful spice.

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Thanks to James Gregory at BBC News Online for the Headline.

Unfortunately the criminal activity of requesting “protection money” by violent and extremist groups like IS (Islamic State) continues to this day and a French Muliti-National concrete firm found itself in hot water because in order to “do business” in Syria during their civil war they paid large amounts of money both to protect their employees, enable them to safely travel to work and also protect their premises. Lafarge paid groups about £4.83million to keep their plant operating in North Syria.

Lafarge had invested heavily in Syria , and the French Court said that their actions were purely for financial gain and they ignored the implications of the money being used by terrorist groups to attack other targets.

Even some of their employees have been jailed including the CEO and Lafarge which is now Swiss owned is saying that they are hoping that the legacy of the case will soon be over, however , there are still some investigations continuing into crimes against humanity.

Sad that in an area where infrastructure is being destroyed that a Company protects it’s assets in order to rebuild damaged areas by financing the very people who are destroying those assets.

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Thanks to Mathew Weaver and The Guardian Online for the Headline.

I thought this was an interesting story. That Barron Trump sensitive to who he was took it on himself to make a phone call to the British Police reference a violent attack on a lady he was talking to.

The transcript from the call to the Police, which was used in the case makes it clear that Barron Trump was aware that he was a “media personality” and was concerned about his profile being used for erroneous purposes in the Public Domain.

But the boy did good and the woman’s attacker was brought to justice with the information that Barron Trump provided. He acquiesced to the police call handler and managed to get the details over so that the Police were able to attend the scene.

He was a credit to the Trump family.

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Thanks to Nada Tawfik and BBC News Online for the Headline.

Is this another ” I really don’t care , do you ?” fashion moment written on the back of a jacket , but this time a Press Conference totally unannounced and made by Melania in a Power Suit but without letting the Press ask her any questions afterwards. Who knows and although it has generated interest because of it’s subject matter , who cares?

Well Epstein’s ghost is ever present and certainly for the victims of his twisted psyche will probably never go away and there is real tragedy there. I can’t help but feel Melania’s story is tragic in it’s own way, perhaps she sees her husband’s cognitive deterioration or his shallow ignorance close up.

Whatever her background is , becoming “First Lady” was a hell of an achievement and she is willing to play the role, just as she is willing to play the role of “supportive wife” when it suits her. Who knows, and who cares?

The fact is , it gave the Press a broadside, and something else to talk about instead of a debacle of a War in the Middle East that has caused much suffering and a Global Economic Fallout.

Her advisors probably tell her what is appropriate and what she can get away with, I very much doubt there is much “independent thought” there. So I err the reasoning was a distraction and yes probably Melania doesn’t care but she plays the Trump card if only to confuse everyone, meanwhile keeping her real thoughts to herself.

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