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Www.thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/download/BakeOff-PartyPack.pdf. Bassem Youssef's "Albernameg" - S02E01 (1/2 - English Subtitles) OK Go - Here It Goes Again. The Bugle Podcast. The Feminists by Parley J Cooper - an infinity plus review. (Pinnacle, 188 pages, paperback, $0.95; 1971.) I should stress right at the outset that this paperback original was published in 1971. Why a review in 2003 of a relic from sf's hoary past? Well, I think the reason is to be found in the front-cover blurbage: The Feminists ...They rule the world, and top dog is a bitch! A small band of men and their women go underground to fight the final battle of the sexes! Yes: The Feminists is clearly what sf publishers are constantly telling us is "a forgotten classic" -- a cutting-edge dystopian work to rank alongside Nineteen Eighty-four, a dire-warning if-this-goes-on tale about a horrific future in which the weaker sex have usurped the laws of Nature and taken over the reins of political power.

Tremble in your locker-rooms, oh heedless males. Husky hetero Keith Montalvo has sex with a like-minded colleague, and their crime is discovered. Oops, I forgot the obligatory bit: he falls in love with a sultry rebel temptress. Fortunately. Review by John Grant. Doctor: T-Shirts & Hoodies. Shop Introducing Scoop Neck Tees and Unisex Tanks — FIND OUT MORE 14,913 Results for Trending Doctor T-Shirts & Hoodies Filter Results Products Refine Sort By 1 to 96 of 14913 High quality Doctor related T-Shirts & Hoodies by independent artists and designers from around the world - also available as Stickers and Kids Clothes. Shirts. Things for torsos | the xkcd store.

London's best budget beauty treatments. Across the capital, salons and spas are offering cut-price deals on everything from manicures to massages, pedicures to facials. Time Out rounds up the best London beauty bargains Intricate nail art at Wah Nails © Rob Greig Pampering for less Apsara Cheapest! Upper lip threading, £2.50, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DB Apsara’s unique brand of service with a grimace can be an acquired taste, but there’s no arguing with the skills of its Indian beauty team. Their threading is quick, nifty and cheap – under £5 for most areas.

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Chordophones[edit] Plucked Instruments[edit] Taus Chord percussion: Gethu or JhallariGubgubaPulluvan kutam Bowed[edit] Ustad Mahmood Khan Sarangi Player From Kirana Gharana Tribal fiddle instruments called "Dhodro Banam" used by Santhal people in Eastern India. Aerophones[edit] Alghoza - double fluteBombashi or Bommbanshi Single reed[edit] Snake charmer playing pungi Double reed[edit] Flute[edit] Bagpipes[edit] Free reed[edit] Free reed and bellow[edit] Brass[edit] Other wind instruments[edit] Ramsinga Membranophones[edit] Hand drums[edit] Hand frame drums[edit] Stick and hand drums[edit] Stick drums[edit] Idiophones[edit] Melodic[edit] Electronic[edit] Sound Samples[edit]

Philip Glass - The Light (1987) Metamorphosis One - Philip Glass, Bruce Brubaker. Hugh Laurie's song for America - A bit of Fry and Laurie - BBC sketch comedy. James Bond is kind of a Prick(Theme) About the Blog & the Man behind it | 28 Dates Later. Hiya, my name's Willard Foxton, and welcome to 28 Dates Later. This is me, looking vaguely serious, because I'm a journalist (I write for the Daily Telegraph & make films for the BBC & Channel 4) and normally I investigate things.

You can usually find me on twitter @willardfoxton The reason the blog is called 28 Dates Later is because, on my first ever online date the woman I was meeting bit me so hard she broke the skin, in the restaurant. While most of the things I write are serious, this blog is intended to be at least mildly amusing. The idea of the blog is to explore the strange world of online dating. The objective - to go on 28 online dates, off 28 different dating sites.

All the dates on the blog know I am writing a dating blog (with the exception of the 1st story) before they agree to going on a date; I put a link on all my dating profiles. If I do find my true love, I'm more than happy to leave the project unfinished. Gabrielle Aplin and Bastille - Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) Bastille - Locked Out of Heaven (Mash-up) - The BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Why Are Romantic Comedies So Bad? - Christopher Orr. Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection The romantic comedy has fallen on tough times. After a decade of essentially printing money, the genre abruptly ran out of box-office steam in 2012. As the producer Lynda Obst, a rom-com doyenne (Sleepless in Seattle, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days), told New York magazine’s Vulture blog in December, “It is the hardest time of my 30 years in the business.” In a departure from Februaries gone by, the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day this year were devoid of a single helping of romantic froth featuring Drew Barrymore or Kate Hudson or any of the multitude of Jennifers.

But this line of inquiry misses the point. A few years ago, A. This is certainly true, but it in turn begs the question of why today’s genuine stars (with all due respect to Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey) no longer bother to find the time for romantic comedy. No, there’s more at work here than the vagaries of stars or studios. It's Not Too Late to Save the Rom-Com From Itself. Do you have any recommendations? I have a soft spot for French movies. Please name some of these??? Interested! The Girl on the Bridge: gorgeous modern black and white film that uses knife-throwing as a metaphor for sex and trust in a relationship. The knife-throwing scenes are so incredibly erotic, it's insane.

L'auberge espagnole: this is sort of a romcom? Romantics Anonymous: I LOVE this movie so much. The Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur): this is the most Hollywood of the romcoms I've seen. Other ones not on streaming: Jeux d'enfants (super wacky with an Inception-esque ending), Amélie (but I think most people have seen this one already), and Jules et Jim (an old Nouvelle Vague film that is as much about friendship as it is romance) Whew! Other ones not on streaming: Jeux d'enfants (super wacky with an Inception-esque ending), Amélie (but I think most people have seen this one already), and Jules et Jim (an old Nouvelle Vague film that is as much about friendship as it is romance). The Wachowskis explain how Cloud Atlas unplugs people from the Matrix | Film | Interview.

For most of their shared writing/directing/producing career, siblings Andy and Lana Wachowski have steered clear of media attention; when they wrote, produced, and directed the groundbreaking 1999 film The Matrix, they had a no-press clause expressly written into their contract. And they’ve rarely spoken in public about their other films: 1996’s innovative lesbian neo-noir Bound, the 2003 Matrix followers The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, and 2008’s Speed Racer. They’ve broken form by engaging the media over their latest film, Cloud Atlas, a nearly three-hour adaptation of David Mitchell’s 2004 novel, which they scripted and directed with Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer. The Wachowskis have always been ambitious innovators, but Cloud Atlas is on another scale entirely. The A.V. Club: In the past, you’ve both been very private and not fond of doing press.

Andy Wachowski: We’re not fond of doing press even now. Lana Wachowski: [Laughs.] LW: Let’s just say this. [pagebreak] Chris Colfer's Religion and Political Views | The Hollowverse. Chris Colfer was born and raised in Clovis, California. Colfer grew up in a conservative Christian family –two things which he appears not to be. He comes from Irish stock, so one could assume he was raised Catholic, but that is purely speculation. Regardless of denomination, however, we do know they were religious enough to send him to “Jesus camp” as a youngster. Colfer doesn’t talk about religion much, so it’s tough to say exactly where he stands now. There’s one great quote floating around the internet, but I was unable to find the original source so I’ll include with the caveat that I can’t be certain he said it.

(If any of you Gleeks out there can help me out with a credible source, I will sing your praises!) I drop things on my foot and scream “Jesus.” In the more credibly-sourced quote department, he showed his willingness to joke about religion, if nothing else. The higher the hair the closer to God. As far as I can tell, Colfer does not appear to be a religious young man. Bill Baileys Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. Songs of World War 1. The recordings of some of these songs were made either during or soon after World War I I'll make a man of you (music hall recruitment song) The Army and the Navy need attention, The outlook isn't healthy you'll admit, But I've got a perfect dream of a new recruiting scheme, Which I think is absolutely it. If only other girls would do as I do I believe that we could manage it alone, For I turn all suitors from me but the sailor and the Tommy, I've an army and a navy of my own.

On Sunday I walk out with a Soldier, On Monday I'm taken by a Tar, On Tuesday I'm out with a baby Boy Scout, On Wednesday a Hussar; On Thursday a gang oot wi' a Scottie, On Friday, the Captain of the crew; But on Saturday I'm willing, if you'll only take the shilling, To make a man of any one of you. I teach the tenderfoot to face the powder, That gives an added lustre to my skin, And I show the raw recruit how to give a chaste salute, So when I'm presenting arms he's falling in. On Sunday I walk out with a Bo'sun. Write Better, Get Published, Be Creative | WritersDigest.com.

Mixed race marriage: 'my race didn't fit' - Features - Health & Families. I wore shalwaar kameez and as we drew up to the house I pulled my dupatta over my hair. I fretted about the silky material slipping off without my knowledge and tugged at it self-consciously. Right then, I envied women who had worn this all their lives, their movements unrestricted by the fear of dislodging it. Swallowing my rising panic, I followed my husband, Imran, to the door.

My mother-in-law answered and with a murmured "assalaamu aleikum" and greeted us both in the customary way: a hug, cheek-to-cheek on one side, then the other, then back to the first. The moment had arrived – I was entering a house where I wasn't entirely welcome. The father and grandfather had refused to attend our wedding. Life's toughest choices are the ones no one can help you with, like my husband's decision to marry a ghori (someone with fair skin). Not for us the heady, early relationship delirium of getting to know one another; we had to be sure from the start – and the pressure was immense. MEENA UNICEF CARTOON URDU 01 MURGHION KI GINTI. Rose Flavoured Ice Cream recipe. Rose Ice Cream Recipe. Recipe: Rose Turkish delight ice cream. By Alastair Hendy UPDATED: 23:01 GMT, 18 August 2012 300ml (½ pt) whole milk 1 vanilla pod split 125g (4 ½ oz) golden caster sugar 3 medium egg yolks 300ml (½ pt) double cream 300g (11oz) strawberries green tops removed 200g (7oz) pink Turkish delight very finely chopped 1 tbsp rosewater or to taste Have ready a covered freezer container, about 1 litre (1 ¾ pt) capacity.Put the milk and the split vanilla pod in a pan.

WITH ADDED ROSES For an elegant variation, add some crystallised rose petals (dip unsprayed pink rose petals in a little beaten egg white and caster sugar and leave to dry on a cake rack overnight). Easy melon ice cream recipe. No-churn ice cream recipe. Recipes. Fondant Recipe© 4lb bag of powdered sugar 1 packet of Knox© gelatin ½ cup of cold water 8-16 oz.

Of glucose 1/3 cup of Crisco© 3 teaspoons Sugarpaste© Gums 1 teaspoon of flavoring Mix the gelatin with cold water. Set aside. Mix powdered sugar and gums. Make a well in the center. Pastillage Recipe 4 cups powdered sugar (set aside 2/3 cup) 1 Tablespoon Sugarpaste gum mixture ¼ cup water Grease the bowl, paddle/beater. Gumpaste Recipe (Gum Tragacanth based) 1 pound 10x Confectioners Sugar 1 Tablespoon and ½ teaspoon Gum Tragacanth ¼ to 1/3 cup cold water 1 ½ teaspoon unflavored gelatin 1 Tablespoon shortening 3 Tablespoons glucose Combine sugar and gum tragacanth in a large mixer bowl. Pan Grease 1 cup shortening ¾ cup oil 1 cup flour Mix well and store in airtight container. Www.henry-moore.org/docs/sugar_sculpture_0.pdf. Marie-Antoine Carême. Marie Antoine (Antonin)[1] Carême (pronounced: [maʁi ɑ̃twan kaʁɛm]) (8 June 1784 – 12 January 1833) was an early practitioner and exponent of the elaborate style of cooking known as grande cuisine, the "high art" of French cooking: a grandiose style of cookery favoured by both international royalty and by the newly rich of Paris.

Carême is often considered as one of the first internationally renowned celebrity chefs. Biography[edit] Abandoned by his parents in Paris in 1794 at the height of the French Revolution,[2] he worked as a kitchen boy at a cheap Parisian chophouse in exchange for room and board. In 1798, he was formally apprenticed to Sylvain Bailly, a famous pâtissier with a shop near the Palais-Royal. The post-revolutionary Palais Royal was a high profile, fashionable neighborhood filled with vibrant life and bustling crowds.[3] Bailly recognized his talent and ambition. Influence[edit] Works by Carême[edit] Notes[edit] Jump up ^ Goldstein, Darra (1995). References[edit] L \ 'art of French cuisine in the nineteenth century: Elementary Treatise and practical ... Volume 1: Amazon.fr: Marie Antonin Carême: Books. Antonin Careme's Souffle Rothschild. Antonin Carâme's invention of the classic soufflé in the early 1820s was made possible by new ovens, which were heated by air drafts instead of by coal.

This new technology provided the more even cooking temperature needed for a soufflé to rise properly and stay risen. Initially, Carême made his soufflés in stiff pastry casings that were not eaten. Their straight sides were the inspiration for our current soufflé dishes. He went on to create hundreds of other soufflés including the Soufflé Rothschild, which originally contained real gold and was aptly named by its creator in honor of his employer, at the time the richest man in France.

It consisted of a pastry-cream base lightened with beaten egg whites and flavored with chopped crystallized fruits macerated in Danziger Goldwasser, a liquor containing suspended gold crystals. In the 1950s, the dessert was served as the pièce de résistance in fancy restaurants such as Manhattan's La Caravelle. Ingredients For the soufflé: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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