When news broke in the spring that gay and bisexual men in the Russian republic of Chechyna, Frederick Allen couldn’t believe it.
“I just remember being incredibly frustrated and angry,” the New York City lawyer says in the current issue of People.
Since then, Chechnyan officials have continued to imprison gay men, torturing them in facilities that are being compared to concentration camps—even pressuring locals to murder their gay relatives.
“We take for granted how lucky we are in this country,” Allen, 34, says of being a gay American. “When the news broke, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
“I just remember being incredibly frustrated and angry,” the New York City lawyer says in the current issue of People.
Since then, Chechnyan officials have continued to imprison gay men, torturing them in facilities that are being compared to concentration camps—even pressuring locals to murder their gay relatives.
“We take for granted how lucky we are in this country,” Allen, 34, says of being a gay American. “When the news broke, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
- 11/3/2017
- by Patrick Gomez
- PEOPLE.com
Melbourne, Aug 27: Coca-Cola, which is known for touting the roots of its recipes, claims that their formulae are sacred and unchanging.
In the 1994 book Secret Formula, which drew from interviews with former executives and access to Coca-Cola's corporate archives, reporter Frederick Allen noted that multiple changes were made to the formula over the years, News.com.au reported.
For example, Allen noted that the soft drink once contained trace amounts of cocaine as a result of the coca leaves in the ingredients, as well as four times the amount of caffeine.
However, in an emailed statement, Coca-Cola said its secret.
In the 1994 book Secret Formula, which drew from interviews with former executives and access to Coca-Cola's corporate archives, reporter Frederick Allen noted that multiple changes were made to the formula over the years, News.com.au reported.
For example, Allen noted that the soft drink once contained trace amounts of cocaine as a result of the coca leaves in the ingredients, as well as four times the amount of caffeine.
However, in an emailed statement, Coca-Cola said its secret.
- 8/27/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
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