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All Eyes To Miss Glam World 2019 !

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Miss Glam World, one of the Finest beauty pageant from the house of Pegasus, to find the most beautiful and talented woman from the world, will be taking place in India tomorrow! The event will be starting at Indian time 6:00 pm at Gokulam Convention Centre, Cochin, Kerala.

Manappuram Finance Limited and Mahindra are the prime partners of the event in which 38 beautiful ladies from different countries of the world are competing for the title.

The aim of the pageant is to bring out and appreciate the genuine beauty and inherent talents of young Women. Miss Glam World along with Miss South India, Mrs South India, Miss Queen of India, Miss Asia and Miss Asia Global are also conducted by Pegasus and are the only beauty pageants in the country which does not judge a women’s beauty with a bikini round, said Dr. Ajit Ravi, Chairman of Pegasus.

The grooming sessions of the beauty contest in which there will be three prime rounds as National costume round, Red cocktail round and White gown round have been started from 20th of April at SAJ Earth Resort & convention centre, Kochi. The session, which is handled by prominent personalities in the modelling sector, and which aims to impart knowledge in yoga, meditation, personality development, beauty care, catwalk, photoshoot and talent search to the contestants, will help the ladies to gain more confidence. Eminent personalities from the film and fashion sectors will be there in the judging panel of the event for judging and guiding the contestants.

Apart from the winners, the judges will also select sub-title winners: Miss Beautiful Hair, Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Beautiful Skin, Miss Beautiful Face, Miss Beautiful Eyes, Miss Congeniality, Miss Personality, Miss Catwalk, Miss Perfect Ten, Miss Talent, Miss Photogenic, Miss Viewers’ Choice, Miss Social Media, Miss Fitness, Miss Humanness and Gourmet Queen.

Only invited guests will be permitted access to the venue where the program will take place. Those received the invitation have been advised to wear black or red coloured dress.

The God’s own Country, Kerala is all set to welcome the Miss Glam World 2019!

Text: Sunaya Paison

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The German Plum Cake – An Authentic German Recipe !

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Ingredients:

  • Italian plums ,cut into quarters, pits removed : 3 pounds
  • Warm milk : 1 cup
  • Dry active yeast : 1 1/2 tbsp
  • All-purpose flour : 4 cups
  • Sugar : 150 g
  • Salt : 1/2 tsp
  • Butter : 120 g
  • Eggs : 2 nos
  • Pure vanilla extract : 1 tsp

For the Streusel:

  • All-purpose flour : 1 cup
  • Sugar : 1 cup
  • Ground cinnamon : 1 tsp
  • Butter : 1/2 cup

Preparation:

Dissolve the yeast in 3/4 cup warm milk and keep it aside for about 5 to 10 minutes till it becomes frothy. Take a bowl and add into it the flour, sugar and salt. Add the yeast mixture, melted butter, eggs and vanilla extract into it.

Stir it initially for combining and then attach a dough hook and knead it on the bread setting (“2”) for 4-5 minutes, adding the remaining 1/4 cup milk as necessary. Loosely cover it with a plastic wrap. Keep it in a warm, draft free place to rise for an hour or until about doubled in size.

Butter well a German Backblech extended to full length or a large jelly roll pan. Spread the dough out across the full length of the pan, pressing it up against the sides. Put the plums in rows over the whole length of the dough on the sheet pan. Arrange the plums closely. Put the pan in a warm place and let it rise for up to another hour.

Making streusel:

Put all the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and set it all together. Combine it well till it forms a rough sand and clumpy texture. Sprinkle the streusel over the top of the cake. Bake the cake in a preheated oven (350 degrees for 30-35 minutes). Let the cake sit for about 10 minutes before slicing for the liquid to set. Slice it into square pieces and serve!

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Bracelet to test drinks for date-rape drug developed by German Inventors

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The German inventors have developed a bracelet for reducing the terrible practice of drink spiking. The drink spiking, which intents in assaulting, robbery or sexual assault have always been a fear of many clubbers.

This bracelet needs just one drop of liquid to be applied on it to identify the presence of “date rape drugs”. The band is available at German healthcare shop dm-drogerie markt. It is white in color and resembles the ribbon used to enter many clubs.

There are two green circles in the band which turns blue if the result is positive for the drugs. The bracelet also intends to deter potential offenders when they see someone wearing it as well as serving as a reminder to the wearer to be mindful of the crime.

Drink spiking is illegal and is banned in the UK, with punishment of maximum 10 years in prison. If an assault, rape or robbery has also taken place, the sentence will be higher.

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Greece witnessed the birth of a ‘Triple parented’ baby !

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‘Three-person’ baby boy was born in Greece on Tuesday. The baby boy had a born weight of 2.9kg (6lbs). Doctors said that the mother and baby are in good health condition.

This magical birth was actually an experimental result, carried out in order to overcome a woman’s infertility, by the fertility doctors in Greece and Spain. The doctors said that the baby was born from three people! They are referring this as “making medical history” which could help infertile couples around the world. The procedure is reportedly known as ‘mitochondrial replacement therapy’.

Some experts in UK are not supporting this as it raises ethical questions and they are saying that this should not have taken place. As per doctors, this is an experimental form of IVF treatment that uses an egg from the mother, sperm from the father, and another egg from a donor woman.

Severe mitochondrial diseases, that could have been transferred from mother to baby can be solved by this procedure. The patient here was a women of age 32, who had undergone about four unsuccessful IVF cycles.

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Kasespatzle : A German Delight

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Ingredients:

  • Eggs : 3 nos
  • Milk : 1 cup
  • Flour : 3 cups
  • Nutmeg : ¼ tsp
  • Salt : 1 pinch
  • Pepper : 1 pinch
  • Water : 2 qt
  • Butter : 1 tbsp
  • Swiss cheese, shredded : ½ cup

Preparation:

Beat well the eggs and milk with a fork or beater. Add into it salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add the flour gently into it in small amounts and mix well with a fork. Add the whole flour till the mixture becomes thick and elastic. Let stand for 5 minutes while bringing a 3 qt pot filled with water to boil.

Add the prepared dough into a spatzle maker and press through.
Let the dough hang into the water (be patient, it will fall off by itself, no need to cut it off). 

When the noodles rise into the top, the recipe is ready. Strain it well. Transfer it into a bowl. Heat 1 tbsp butter in a large pan. Add chopped onions into it and simmer for 7 minutes. Add spatzle and sprinkle swiss cheese on top. Stir well until all cheese is melted. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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The Chronicles of ‘Turkish Delight’ !

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The yummy scene of White Witch’s ‘Turkish Delight’ is never forgettable by the ‘Narnia’ fans. The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch, The Wardrobe and of course, The ‘TURKISH DELIGHT’ ! Here comes the delicious recipe of ‘Turkish Delight’, from the evergreen movie ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’.

Ingredients:

  • Sugar : 2½ cups
  • Cornstarch : 1¼ cup
  • Water : 2¼ cups
  • Lemon juice : 3 tablespoons
  • Pistachios : 3½ oz.
  • Hazelnuts : 3½ oz.
  • Orange blossom water : 1 tablespoon
  • Rose water : 1 tablespoon
  • Liquid food coloring
  • Cornstarch : 1 cup
  • Icing sugar : 1 cup

Preparation:

Before the preparation of the dough itself, take two 6×6 inch molds or boxes with parchment paper (or wax paper). Brush the paper lightly with oil. Spread cornstarch at the bottom of each mold or box lined with parchment paper. Roast the pistachios and hazelnuts seperately for a few minutes in a hot pan. Put them aside.

Boil 1 cup of water and add into it the sugar and lemon juice. Keep a medium flame. wait till the foam forms. Continue cooking until the sugar mixture reduces and thickens but before it changes to a caramel color.

Check on the sugar syrup. The syrup should not cover the bottom of the pan back too quickly as it should not be too liquid. In a bowl, mix 1¼ cup of corn starch with 1¼ cup of cold water and stir well to completely dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Then add this mixture to the syrup prepared above. Reduce heat to low and stir constantly. The mixture will slowly thicken and become more difficult to mix. Stir continuously.

The preparation is ready when it is completely detached from the bottom of the pan. It can take between an hour and an hour and a half. Divide dough into two equal parts. In the first, add a tablespoon of orange blossom water, the roasted pistachios and desired coloring and stir well.

In the second, add a tablespoon of rosewater, roasted hazelnuts. Divide each dough into molds or boxes and smooth the surface as much as possible.

Cover with aluminum foil. Let it dry for 24 hours. Turn the dough over and cut into squares with a large smooth knife. To facilitate cutting, coat the knife with oil with a brush before each slicing.

Pour the small cups of powdered sugar and cornstarch in a dish and mix well. Roll each cut square in this mixture once, then again. You can also put the sugar and cornstarch mixture in a freezer bag and add the squares of Turkish delights in small quantities and mix well to coat completely. Since we are covering the Turkish with a mixture of icing sugar and cornstarch, the color will fade quite a bit. So adding a bit of color will be a good option.

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France Bans Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer

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France becomes the first country to ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer. The implants produced by six manufacturers are being banned. The ban includes different models of the implants (macro-textured and polyurethane implants), with a textured surface.

It is reported that these implants are linked to a rare cancer which affects the immune system. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration in US have conducted public hearings on breast implants. The meeting said that a decision will be announced “in the coming weeks”.

In a statement, the National Agency for Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) said that the ban was a “precautionary measure” taken in light of the “rare but serious danger” posed by the implants.

As France had taken decisions to ban theses implants, several other nations like Canada and the Netherlands are reportedly announcing similar plans that halts the production and usage of these textured breast implants.

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The biggest divorce settlement in history – Jeff Bezos gets separated with his wife, MacKenzie

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie had finalised a record record $36 billion divorce deal. This is reported to be the biggest divorce settlement in history.

The deal left him with 75 percent of their stock in the tech giant and giving her nearly $36 billion in shares.

MacKenzie agreed to gave give all of her stake in The Washington Post and the space exploration firm Blue Origin to Jeff Bezos. She also gave him the voting control of her remaining Amazon stock.

MacKenzie, a novelist got married to Jeff Bezos in 1993 and have four children. The online shopping giant Amazon was founded by Jeff in the year 1994.

MacKenzie Bezos becomes the third wealthiest woman in the world after L’Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Walmart’s Alice Walton, with this divorce deal, according to Forbes.

MacKenzie Bezos wrote on Twitter, “Grateful to have finished the process of dissolving my marriage with Jeff with support from each other and everyone who reached out to us in kindness”.

“Happy to be giving him all of my interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, and 75% of our Amazon stock plus voting control of my shares to support his continued contributions with the teams of these incredible companies”, she added.

Jeff had mentioned MacKenzie as “an extraordinary partner, ally, and mother”. He added, “She is resourceful and brilliant and loving, and as our futures unroll, I know I’ll always be learning from her”.

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Visitors shred the Louvre’s giant paper artwork

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As a part of the 30th anniversary of the Louvre’s glass pyramid, A huge paper collage had been created by French artist JR in the Paris art gallery’s courtyard on Friday. This artwork had been created with 400 volunteers, with 2,000 sheets of paper.

But on Saturday, the artwork was torned by the visitors walking over it. JR said of his 17,000 sq m (183,000 sq ft) work, “Once pasted, the art piece lives on its own”.

This was really a “disappointing experience” for the Louvre pyramid’s 30th anniversary, says some art lovers to the media.

JR is not a new artist to the Paris’ famous art institution. He had given the pyramid a very different treatment, three years ago, covering it in a giant trompe-l’oeil that made it seem like it had disappeared.

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Croque Monsieur- Freshly From The French cafés

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Ingredients:

  • Unsalted butter: 2 tbsp
  • All- purpose flour: 2 tbsp
  • Warm milk: 1 cup
  • Nutmeg: 1 pinch
  • White bread: 4 slices
  • Dijon mustard
  • Sliced ham: 4 ounces
  • Sliced gruyere cheese: 4 ounces
  • Shredded gruyere cheese: 1/4 cup

Preparation:

Making Bechamel Sauce:

Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a small heavy bottomed pot. When it starts to bubble and foam, add the flour and whisk for about 30 seconds. Stir continuously. Add the warm milk and stir gently.

Making Sandwich:

Spread the Dijon on one side of the bread slices. Top 2 pieces of bread with even amounts of the ham and cheese. Place the other two pieces of bread on top to make the sandwiches. Melt one tablespoon of butter in a pan. Place each sandwich and lightly brown on both sides.

Place the sandwiches on a sheet pan. Top with the béchamel sauce. Top each with the grated Gruyere. Place it under broiler until golden brown and bubbly. Serve hot.

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