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I prepared something nice today, and although it is not difficult, it is not for people who are very hungry or in a hurry because the preparations take some time. What do we need? Ingredients Potatoes Red pepper Courgette Chicory Peanuts Cheese Milk (Olive) oil Salt, pepper and herbs Preparations This time, the pictures speak for themselves although with some comments. Mix the pieces of (uncooked) red pepper, courgette, chicory and baked peanuts in a pan that can stand the heat of an oven. I also covered the pan with some olive oil to prevent that the food sticks to the sides. Add the pieces of boiled potatoes on top of the other vegetables. Pore the cheese sauce (in which I added some salt, pepper and herbs according to my taste) over the vegetables, add some pieces of cheese on top and some oil. Place in hot oven (I used 200°C) until a nice brown crispy top appears. This results also in cooked vegetables. On a plate, here together with a baked an ...

A new banking scandal and this time HSBC is involved as well as (again) the rich who were advised by the Swiss branch of the bank on how to avoid paying taxes in their own country. These are the people who warn for instance the Greeks not to avoid paying taxes in order to be able to repay the banks. The bosses of HSBC were forced to explain at a parliamentary hearing what went wrong. They explained it was a difficult branch because its managers and employees hid their actions behind the Swiss banking legislation that actively stimulates corruption by promoting its banking secrecy. However, his explanation is difficult to follow as he too avoided paying taxes although it seems to avoid jealousy amongst his colleagues.   Still, indeed the Swiss banking secrecy makes it difficult to check banks. Nevertheless, ordinary people who work at companies will not be able to hide any activities for their bosses or face redundancy or even the involvement of the criminal justice system. ...