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Issue No.
81
Thursday, 28 March 2013
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Harvesting
Rhubarb, Caring
For Teak, Cleaning
Glasses Frames
April 20
2013’s
Page 5 Hottest Gadgets
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Page 8 Chic Easter Essentials
Page 7
New
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Makeup Colors:
The Top 8
Trends to Try
Celebrations
In addition to the religious celebrations and
observances of Easter, many countries also
celebrate Easter with sweets and baked goods.
Eggs, a traditional symbol of new life, are
hard-boiled and dyed, chocolates and candies
of all shapes and sizes are bought, cakes and
breads are baked and kids are busy decorating
their houses for the holiday.
Whether for you Easter means an onslaught
of chocolate bunny pregnancy cravings or
navigating the many twist and turns of your
pipsqueak’s personal Easter bunny myth,
suffice it to say this holiday is a special time for
families. And, adding a bit of holiday cheer to
your Easter celebration shouldn’t take a month
of Sundays. With bunny-shaped templates
and simple eggcup upgrades, our ‘Last-Minute
Easter Ideas’ helps you with quick, easy, and
creative ways to get in the spring spirit!
There’s more to the celebration …from
fashionable wearables to special Easter
delights, check out our 10 ‘Chic Easter
Essentials’ that will make this springtime
holiday memorable. You can even choose from
a show-stopping line-up of main-dish recipes
to star as the centrepiece of your spring feast
from our ‘Everyday Food: Easter Main Dishes’
section.
Meantime, you can read on our ‘Ask Martha’
section where Martha answers queries on
harvesting rhubarb, caring for teak, cleaning
glasses frames, and also have a look at the
Science & Technology pages that include
‘Robots in aid of the autistic’ and ‘April 2013’s
Hottest Gadgets’.
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Thursday, 28 March 2013
Energy Drinks
Linked To Changes
In Heart Rhythm
Energy drinks boost blood
pressure and may make the
heart more susceptible to
electrical short circuits, new
research suggests.
But it’s not clear how much
of this effect on blood pressure has to do with caffeine,
which also is found in coffee,
or whether the effect significantly raises the risk of heart
problems.
So should you put down your
Red Bull or Monster Energy
Drink? Not necessarily, experts say.
“I have no real concern that
having an energy drink or
two will negatively impact
most people’s health,” said
Dr. C. Michael White, a professor and head of pharmacy
practice at the University of
Connecticut. He has studied
energy drinks and is familiar
with the new review’s findings.
However, he said, “there is
enough information in this
meta-analysis to make me
concerned that there may
be pockets of the population
who may have an increased
risk of adverse events, and
more work needs to be done
to see if this is true.”
In other words, it’s possible
that some people could be
especially vulnerable to the
effects of energy drinks.
At issue are the caffeine-laden drinks that have become
popular among people looking to stay alert, stay awake
or get a jolt. Sixteen-ounce
cans of drinks like Monster
Energy Assault and Rockstar
pack in about 160 milligrams
of caffeine, compared with
roughly 100 milligrams in a
6-ounce cup of coffee.
Energy drinks also come
with other ingredients like
sugar and herbs, and medical experts have warned that
they can spell trouble.
Industry representatives defend energy drinks, saying
they contain about as much
caffeine by the ounce as coffeehouse drinks. But people
often consume much more
of the energy drinks at one
time.
In the new report, researchers looked at seven studies.
Among them, a total of 93
participants drank energy
drinks and had their “QT interval” measured, while another 132 underwent blood
pressure measurement. In
most of the studies, the participants -- aged 18 to 45 -drank one to three cans of
Red Bull.
The QT interval is an electrocardiogram (EKG) measurement of how the heart resets
itself electronically while
it beats. A longer interval
raises the risk that a “short
circuit” will develop in the
heart and possibly kill a person.
The review found that the
QT intervals lengthened
after people consumed energy drinks. Federal officials would raise an alarm if
a medication produced this
level of an effect, said review
co-author Dr. Ian Riddock,
a preventive cardiologist
at the David Grant Medical
Centre at Travis Air Force
Base, in California.
It’s not known if the culprit
is the caffeine or the other
ingredients, “although we
tend to think it’s the latter,”
Riddock said.
One important question
to answer, White said,
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in the drinks, Riddock said.
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HEALTH TIP:
Help Stifle
Allergies
A thorough cleaning of common living areas can help reduce allergens in the home,
improving allergy symptoms.
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma
& Immunology offers these suggestions:
• Use dust-proof covers on mattresses, box
springs and pillows; wash all linens each
week in hot water that is at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Vacuum carpets at least once weekly; make
sure your vacuum cleaner has a HEPA or
small-particle filter. Your central heat and
air systems also should have filters that are
changed monthly.
• Mop hardwood floors and wash any rugs
each week; wash curtains each season.
• Run the air conditioner and keep windows
closed when pollen counts are high. Use a
diluted bleach solution (wear a mask) to
clean mould and condensation from window sills and frames.
• Use plastic bins in which to store toys,
games and stuffed animals.
• Keep humidity in your home at no more
than 50 percent, and keep the temperature
no higher than 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Control rodent and insect infestations.
Fine Living
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Harvesting rhubarb at its peak
Q: I’ve heard that you shouldn’t
harvest rhubarb after the Fourth of
July. Is this true? If so, why?
A: You should stop harvesting rhubarb once wide
stalks give way to slim ones in the garden. In many
regions of the United States, this occurs in early
July. The slimmer pickings signify that the plant’s
energy reserves are low. Rhubarb is a perennial, and
it needs all its leaves for the rest of the season to
gather energy so that it can produce an abundant
crop the following year. So leave it alone. When
winter comes, the plant will die back. New growth
should appear the following spring.
There’s another practice that will help rhubarb yield
plentiful stalks year after year. If you’ve just added
the plant to your garden, wait until its third season
before you begin harvesting. And when the time
comes to pick for pies or jams, limit your haul to no
more than half of the plant’s stalks. (Never eat the
leaves, which contain enough of the toxic substance
oxalic acid to make them poisonous.)
When a rhubarb plant starts to sprout skinner stalks,
harvest time is over. Rhubarb loses its taste and
suppleness as summer wears on, so these stalks will
be tougher and less tasty than stalks picked earlier
in the season. You can, however, keep stalks picked
at their prime for two to four weeks in perforated
plastic bags in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer.
Cleaning glasses frames
Taking care of teak
Q: What’s the proper way to take
care of my teak outdoor furniture?
Should I oil it?
A: To care for teak, remove accumulated dirt at
the beginning of each season by cleaning with a
plastic scrub brush and a solution of warm water
and a capful of dishwashing liquid. Rinse well, and
let furniture air-dry.
Like all wood exposed to the elements, teak will
gradually turn a silver-grey colour after six to
nine months of sun and rain. This colour change
is purely cosmetic and is not an indicator of
deterioration. In fact, many people prefer this
weathered look.
Using teak products, such as oils, brighteners and
sealers, isn’t necessary unless you’re determined
to retain the wood’s original golden colour. If that’s
your goal, wash it annually with a teak cleaner or
brightener, and follow up with a teak sealer that
contains ultraviolet-light protection, which will
help slow (but won’t stop) greying. To maintain
the colour, rewash and apply teak oil once or twice
during the season.
Last-Minute
Easter Ideas
Homemade Easter Grass
Making homemade Easter grass is a great
way to use leftover scraps of pretty wrapping
paper.
Tools and Materials:
• Paper shredder
• Container to gather the shredded paper
• Scraps of pretty wrapping paper or coloured
paper
Easter Grass How-To:
• Put the scraps through an ordinary paper
shredder to create attractive packing paper
that can be used in gift boxes, for delicate
items, or as the grass in your Easter baskets.
Daffodil Candy Cups
Adding a bit of holiday cheer to your Easter
celebration shouldn’t take a month of
Sundays. With bunny-shaped templates and
simple eggcup upgrades, here are few quick,
easy, and creative ways to get in the spring
spirit!
Make daffodils from baking cups and flower
cut-outs for your Easter or spring table. To
use these as place cards, write names on the
petals.
Tools and Materials:
• Daffodil template
• Stiff, decorative paper, such as scrapbook
paper
• Mini baking cups, layercakeshop.com
• Candies
• Double-sided tape (optional)
To prevent frames from turning
Q: My glasses frames
white in the first place, wash them
have developed a white
film. How do I remove it? regularly: Use cool water and mild
A: A build-up of dirt and oils can
cause plastic glasses frames to get
filmy, but in most cases, it can be
easily removed. Treat the frames
with a fine-scratch remover for
plastic to buff out the stains. If that
doesn’t do the trick, take them to
the store where you bought them
and ask for a full-frame polish,
which entails removing the lenses
and going over the frames by hand.
Daffodil Candy Cups How-To:
• Print daffodil template, and trace onto
decorative paper; cut out. Fill baking cups
with candy, and place onto flowers. If
desired, join cups to flowers with tape.
Sticker Easter Eggs
You can use any stickers to embellish eggs.
Kids enjoy the activity, and stickers offer an
easy way to seal a plastic egg or designate
special eggs in a hunt.
Tools and Materials:
• 1/4-inch round stickers, avery.com (or 1/4inch hole punch)
• Adhesive sheets, avery.com
• Markers
• Flower-shaped craft punch
• Plastic eggs, orientaltrading.com
• Treats to fill eggs, orientaltrading.com
Sticker Easter Eggs How-To:
• For polka dots, use round stickers, or punch
circles from adhesive sheets. To make
coloured dots, use a marker to colour in a
section of the adhesive sheet, and punch
circles from that section
• For flowers, punch flower shapes from
adhesive sheet, and use dots for centres.
Adhere to eggs.
Easter Favours
Wooden or plastic baskets filled with goodies
are an Easter classic. For an unusual variation
on a beloved tradition, transform inexpensive
peat pots into beribboned Easter “baskets.”
The tiny connected cells, commonly used
for starting seeds, are ideal for holding jelly
beans and small chocolate eggs.
hand or face soap for the frames
and the lenses, says Amanda
Browder of Selima Optique in New
York City. Dry with clean cotton
only – paper towels or tissues can
leave minute scratches behind.
The chamois cloth provided with
most eyeglasses works well for
occasional light cleaning, but be
sure to launder it from time to
time, or you’ll only be spreading
around the build-up.
Tools and Materials:
• Tray of ten 1 3/4-inch cells (yields two
“baskets”)
• 1 3/4-inch-cell peat-pot tray
• Scissors
• 18-gauge paper- or cloth-wrapped wire
• Needle-nose pliers
• Craft glue
• Ribbon
• Easter grass (optional)
• Candy (optional)
Easter Favour How-To:
• Cut tray into 2 sections, one with 6 cells,
the other with 4 cells. Create 2 holes in
each tray, at the centre of each side, for the
handles.
• Cut an 18-inch length of wire (for the large
tray) and a 13-inch length of wire (for the
small tray). Insert wire into holes, creating
a handle, and bend back ends with pliers to
secure.
• Apply glue to each basket’s top edge, and
affix ribbon. If desired, fill cells with Easter
grass and candy.
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Robots
in aid
of the
autistic
Thursday, 28 March 2013
| Vinodh K.Pisharom |
Autism is a disorder of neural development
that knows no of race or ethnicity. It affects
people of all cultural and ethnic groups alike,
yet the male populace is more affected than
the females. Today, 1 in every 110 children (1
in every 70 male children) worldwide is diagnosed with autism, which makes the disability
more prevalent than diabetes, paediatric cancer, and AIDS combined. To raise awareness
and funds to support people with autism, April
2nd is celebrated as the World Autism Awareness Day by autism advocates and organisations around the world.
Autistic children have impaired social interaction and communication skills, and they
show restricted and repetitive behaviour. They
find it extremely difficult to coordinate their
attention with other people and objects in the
environment. This social skill called joint attention comes naturally to normal children.
Children with autism, however, have difficulty
mastering it and that inability can compound
into a variety of learning difficulties as they
age.
An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts at Vanderbilt University have developed a system and used it to
demonstrate that robotic systems may be powerful tools for enhancing the basic social learning skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers found that children
with ASD paid more attention to a robot and
followed its instructions almost as well as they
did those of a human therapist in standard
exercises used to develop joint attention skill.
The finding indicates that robots could play a
crucial role in responding to the “public health
emergency” that has been created by the rapid
growth in the number of children being diagnosed with ASD.
Nilanjan Sarkar, Professor of Mechanical &
Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt, was the
first to initiate this project. His original research involved the development of systems
to improve the man-machine interface. He did
so by outfitting computer/robot users with
biosensors and analysing variations in various readings like blood pressure and skin response to evaluate their emotional state. The
information was used to program computers
and robots to respond accordingly. Six years
ago, when visiting India, Sarkar learned that
his cousin’s son had been diagnosed with ASD.
“After I learned something about autism, it occurred to me that my research could be valuable
for treating ASD,” he said. At the time, several
experiments had been conducted that suggested young children in general, and young
children with ASD in particular, found robots
especially appealing. “We knew that this gave
us an advantage, but we had to figure out how
to leverage it to improve the children’s social
skills,” Sarkar said.
You can’t just drop a robot down in front of
a child and expect it to work. A sophisticated
adaptive system has to be developed around
the robot before it will work. “This is the first
real world test of whether intelligent adaptive
systems can make an impact on autism,” said
team member Zachary Warren, who directs the
Treatment and Research Institute for Autism
Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) at Vanderbilt’s
Kennedy Centre.
To develop this structure, which they named
ARIA (Adaptive Robot-Mediated Intervention
Architecture), Sarkar and Warren assembled a
team. The team decided that a robotic system
had the greatest potential working with young
Humanoid Robots
Interviewing
Children
children, and early intervention, individualised
to the learner’s needs, is currently the most effective approach for helping children with autism. So the researchers built an “intelligent
environment” around NAO, a two-foot tall
humanoid robot. NAO has been programmed
with a series of verbal prompts, such as “look
over here” and “let’s do some more,” and gestures such as looking and pointing at one of
the displays, that imitate the prompts and gestures that human therapists use in joint attention training. The protocol begins with a verbal
prompt that asks the child to look at an image
or video displayed on one of the screens. If the
child doesn’t respond, then the therapist provides increasing support by combining a verbal
prompt with physical gestures such as turning
her head or pointing. When the child looks at
the target then the therapist responds with
praise, such as telling the child, “good job.”
As part of their research, NAO was made to
stand on a table at eye-level with the child under study. The room was equipped with a series
of cameras to track the child’s head movements
so the system can determine where he or she
is looking. This setup allowed the researchers
to test the relative effectiveness of the robotbased system and human therapists in joint attention training with a dozen 2 to 5-year-old
children, six with ASD and a control group of
six typically developing children. They alternated short human-led and robot-led training
sessions and compared how the children performed.
The test found that the children in both
groups spent more time looking at the robot
than they spent looking at the human therapist. During the human-led sessions, the normal children spent significantly more time
watching the therapist than the children with
ASD did. In the robot-led sessions, however,
both groups spent about the same amount of
time looking at the robot. The robot is programmed to adapt its behaviour to each child
automatically depending on how he or she is
responding. “There is a saying in the field, ‘If
you’ve seen one child with ASD, you’ve seen
one child with ASD.’ So one size does not fit
all. To be useful, the system must be adaptive,”
Warren said.
“ARIA is not designed to replace human
therapists, who are in short supply, but to leverage their efforts. “A therapist does many
The KASPAR humanoid robot, developed at the University of Hertfordshire has
previously been used in studies of human robot interaction with normal and autistic children. In 2007 it was
reported that KASPAR was
used to teach social skills to
autistic children. According
to a recently released paper,
KASPAR is now being used
by researchers interested in
finding out if children interviewed by a humandoid robot respond in the same way
as to human interviewers.
In particular they wanted to
find out if children would be
more or less willing to disclose information to robots.
The results surprised the researchers, who had expected
to see some preference in the
children for either robots or
humans. From the paper:
The results were contrary
to our expectations. Rather
than having a clear preference, the children behaved
very similarly towards either
of the interviewers (human/
robot). The children used similar amounts of words, keywords and filler words when
responding to both the robot
and the human interviewer.
There was also very little difference in the amount of
words the children used relative to the amount of words
the interviewer used. These
findings illustrate that the
children communicated with
the robot in a similar way to
which they did the human interviewer.
They did find one interesting difference. Their measure
of the children's eye gaze reveals they spent much more
time looking at the robot's
face during interviews than
they did with human interviewers. For all the details,
read the paper by Luke Jai
Wood, Kerstin Dautenhahn,
Austen Rainer, Ben Robins,
Hagen Lehmann, and Dag
Sverre Syrdal, titled RobotMediated Interviews - How
Effective Is a Humanoid Robot as a Tool for Interviewing
Young Children?
things that robots can’t do,” said Sarkar. “But
a robot-centred system could provide much
of the repeated practice that is essential to
learning. The cost of robotic systems like this
will continue to come down in the future so
it should easily pay for itself by supplementing human intervention.” Robotic systems are
expected to act as an “accelerant technology”
that actually increases the rate at which children with ASD learn the social skills that they
need. Encouraged by the success of this current
study, Sarkar and Warren have started developing robot-mediated autism intervention
systems, which will address other deficits of
children with autism such as imitation learning, role playing and sharing.
The Pars
Rescue
Robot
Won’t Let
You Drown
Amin Rigi of the RTS Lab in Tehran, Iran
let us know about a new rescue robot
they’re working on. The robot is named
Pars. It’s a ship-based quadcopter that responds instantly when alerted to potential drowning victims in the ocean, locating them with FLIR, and dispensing life
preservers directly over them. The current prototype carries one life preserver
and they are working on a new model
to carry three life preserver rings. Future models may dispense up to 15 selfinflating rings. A launching platform for
use on ships has been designed but more
intriguing is an idea for a stand-alone
launching platform. From the website:
A sea platform has also been designed
for the robot. This platform used satellite data for its control and it uses solar
energy for its energy. It is always in the
water and the robots are ready for action.
When a marine incident occurs it quickly operates and sends the robots to the
event to help.
In both cases, the launching platform
also serves as a recharging station, keeping the robots in a continual ready state.
This looks like a great project and we look
forward to seeing future progress reports
on the Pars robots.
Technology
April 2013’s
Hottest Gadgets
Thursday, 28 March 2013
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Want to know what the hottest
gadgets are this coming month? Read
on, as we round up the best gadgets on
the market right now.
SmartSound Case
Etón ZoneGuard
Samsung T9000 Four-Door
Refrigerator
The lower-right side of the T9000 four-door refrigerator
can switch from fridge to freezer. To convert the six-cubicfoot section, a user selects the mode on an LCD screen, signalling two compressors and three evaporators to adjust
the temperature and humidity levels accordingly. ($3,999)
The ZoneGuard is the first radio to translate NOAA weather alerts into both audio and visual warnings. When dangerous weather conditions approach a specified county,
the half-pound radio flashes lights that correspond to the
severity of the alert: green for advisory, orange for watch,
and red for warning. ($40)
The SmartSound Case amplifies a smartphone speaker
without sapping any battery power. A flap unfolds from
the back of the plastic case and, similar to a horn, passively
increases sound by up to 10 decibels. It also doubles as a
kickstand. ($40)
THX’s tune-up app simplifies surround-sound setup.
After connecting a smartphone to a stereo receiver,
a user enters the number of
speakers in his system. The
app then displays the ideal
speaker layout and sends
test tones to each one to
make sure it’s in the right
spot. ($1.99)
Kyocera
Torque
With the Kyocera Torque,
callers will be able to
hear their conversations
anywhere—even in loud
rooms. In place of the
phone’s speaker, an actuator sends tiny vibrations
through soft tissue in the
face and directly to the eardrum. ($150; with two-year
contract)
THX
Tune-Up
Geospace Fly Max Football
The 4.4-ounce foam Fly Max Football can soar 100 yards. A
hollow centre allows air to move through the ball, minimising resistance. And adjustable fins increase spin and therefore distance. ($20)
PLAiR
Korkers KGB
with Vibram
OmniTrax
The KGB boot adapts to varying terrains. It has swappable rubber soles, which
stay in place with plastic
teeth and have different
treads for rock, snow, or ice.
($230)
Moen
MotionSense
The MotionSense is the first
kitchen faucet that cooks
don’t have to touch to operate. Motion directly above
a battery-powered infrared
sensor on the top of the faucet
turns the water on; the same
motion turns it off. ($399)
Omega Seamaster Aqua
Terra >15,000 gauss
The PLAiR streams
any Web video to a TV.
First, a user downloads
the PLAiR app onto a
WiFi-enabled device
and plugs the accompanying dongle into a
TV’s HDMI port. After the user selects a
video, the app sends
the relevant source
URL to the dongle—a
Wi-Fi receiver—which
then streams the video
itself. ($99)
The Seamaster Aqua Terra is the first watch completely
resistant to magnetism. Engineers made the watch from
nonferrous metals, which are unaffected by magnetic
fields that can interfere with accuracy. It can resist more
than 1.5 Tesla—about the strength of an MRI machine.
($6,500; available fall)
SteelSeries Apex
The Apex keyboard will improve a gamer’s response times. Background software tracks a
player’s keystrokes and generates a visual map
that can be used to reprogram the keyboard.
For example, by moving keys that are frequently pressed in tandem closer to one another, a
player could speed up keystrokes. ($100)
Sony Walkman Sports
MP3 Player
The waterproof Walkman Sports MP3 Player
will play for eight hours at depths up to 6.5
feet. The earbuds contain both the player and
battery, and an adjustable elastomer band
holds them in place while swimming. ($100)
(Courtesy: Popsci.com)
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Life Style
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Everyday Food:
Easter Main Dishes
Choose from a show-stopping line-up of
main-dish recipes to star as the centrepiece
of your spring feast.
Oregano & Orange Rack of Lamb with
Caramelised Fingerling Potatoes
Ingredients:
• 2 racks of lamb (8
ribs each), frenched
• Coarse salt & freshly
ground pepper
• 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsps.
extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 pounds fingerling
potatoes
• 1/2 cup coarsely
chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
• 1 large shallot,
minced
• 1/4 cup red vinegar
• 3 tbsps. coarsely
chopped fresh
oregano
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 tsp. finely grated
orange zest, plus
1/3 cup fresh orange
juice
• 1/2 tsp. crushed
red-pepper flakes
of the lamb reaches 130 degrees
(medium-rare), 20 to 25 mins.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Season
Transfer racks to a cutting board.
lamb with salt and pepper. Heat a
Return potatoes to oven. Roast until
large skillet over high heat. Add 1
tender, about 15 mins more.
tbsp. oil. Sear lamb on both sides
•
Combine
remaining 1/2 cup oil, the
until deeply golden, 4 to 5 mins.
parsley,
shallot,
vinegar, oregano,
• Transfer racks to a rimmed baking
garlic,
orange
zest
and juice, redsheet, fat side up. Toss potatoes with
pepper
flakes,
and
1/2 tsp. salt.
2 tbsps. oil, and season with salt &
Spoon
some
sauce
over
lamb. Carve
pepper. Arrange potatoes around
lamb
into
individual
chops,
slicing
lamb.
between
ribs.
Serve
with
potatoes
• Roast
until
an
instant-read
and remaining sauce.
thermometer inserted into the centre
Directions:
Butterflied, Rolled,
and Roasted Leg of Lamb
Ingredients:
• 4 ounces pancetta,
thinly sliced and finely
chopped
• Steamed garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup finely grated
Parmesan cheese (1
ounce)
• 1/2 cup fresh plain
breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup fresh mint,
finely chopped
• 3 tbsps. fresh lemon
juice
• Coarse salt & freshly
ground pepper
• 8 artichoke hearts
(steamed-artichokeswith-lemon-garlicaioli), finely chopped
• 1 leg of lamb, bone
removed (7 to 8
pounds), butterflied
• Extra-virgin olive oil,
for rubbing
• 2 cups water
• Fresh-Mint Sauce
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pulse
pancetta, garlic, cheese, breadcrumbs,
mint, lemon juice, 1 tsp. salt, and
some pepper in a food processor until
combined. Add artichokes. Pulse a
few times, keeping mixture chunky.
• Lay lamb flat on a work surface, skin
side down. Season with salt. Spread
artichoke mixture over top, leaving
a 1/2-inch border. Tightly roll lamb,
and tie with kitchen twine at 2-inch
intervals to hold.
• Rub lamb with oil, and season
generously with salt & pepper.
Transfer to a roasting pan fitted with
a roasting rack, and add water to pan.
Roast for 30 mins.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350
degrees. Continue to roast until an
instant-read thermometer reaches
130 degrees to 135 degrees (for
medium-rare), 1 hour to 1 hour 15
mins. Let rest for 20 to 30 mins before
carving. Serve with mint sauce.
Marmalade-Glazed Ham
Salmon with Cucumber-Radish Relish
Ingredients:
• 1 side of salmon (about
2 1/2 pounds; preferably
wild), skinned
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• Coarse salt & freshly ground
pepper
• 1/4 cup diced radish
• 1/2 cup diced, peeled
English cucumber
• 1 tbsp. prepared horseradish
• 3 tbsps. thinly sliced
scallions (about 2)
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 425
degrees. Place salmon on
a parchment-lined baking
sheet, and drizzle with 2
tsps. oil. Season with salt
and pepper. Roast salmon
until just cooked through
(it will be opaque around
edges), 8 to 10 mins.
• Meanwhile, stir together
radish,
cucumber,
horseradish, scallions, and
remaining tsp. oil until
combined. Season with
salt and pepper. Serve with
salmon.
Ingredients:
•
•
•
•
1 smoked bone-in ham (10 pounds)
1/2 cup orange marmalade (5 ounces)
3 tbsps. Madeira or dry sherry
1 tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsps. fresh lemon
juice
• 1 navel orange
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover
ham with a large piece of parchment
and then foil. Place ham, widest
side down, on a heavy rimmed
baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour. Heat
marmalade, Madeira or sherry,
lemon juice, and juice of 1/2 orange
in a saucepan over medium heat until
runny, about 5 mins.
• Remove ham from oven, and uncover.
Score ham all over in a diamond
pattern. Brush 1/2 of the glaze over
ham. Thinly slice remaining 1/2
orange, and arrange slices over glaze,
covering the ham. Increase temp. to
425 degrees. Bake ham, uncovered,
for 20 mins. Brush with remaining
glaze, and bake until golden brown,
10 to 15 mins more. Let rest for 15
to 30 mins before slicing. Top with
orange slices, and serve.
Beauty
Thursday, 28 March 2013
New Spring Makeup Colors:
The Top 8 Trends to Try
Seashell Pink
Eyes &
Cheeks
“Iridescent golden pink adds a
glow that’s clean and chic,” says
Westman. But there’s a fine line between shimmery and frosty: To keep
eyes from looking like the latter,
define them first with black liner,
spread a cream or powder shadow
across lids, and then pile on mascara. Illuminate cheeks with a dab
of pearly cream highlighter—it’s the
perfect balance for bright lips.
This season, nails are two-toned;
eyeliner is worn in threes; and
orange looks gorgeous all over.
Makeup artist Gucci Westman
explains how to wear spring’s most
stunning shades.
We saw plenty of blue on this
spring’s runways—Christian Dior,
Michael Kors, Stella McCartney—
but our favorite new way to wear
it? Blended with a bit of green.
Once you’ve mixed your shade,
brush it over the lids, fade it up to
the crease, and soften the edges
with a clean brush, says Westman.
If you’re fair, dust bronzer onto
cheekbones to warm up your complexion.
Aqua Eyes
1. M.A.C. Cream Color Base in
Shell
2. Benefit Girl Meets Pearl
Liquid Pearl for Face
3. Almay Intense i-Color
Shadow Stick for Hazel Eyes
4. Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow
in Seashell Pink
5. Dior 5 Couleurs Designer
Palette in Nude Pink Design
1. L’Oréal Paris HIP Studio
Secrets Professional Bright
Shadow Duo in Showy
2. Cargo Color Palette in Tahiti
3. Make Up For Ever Eye
Shadow in 72
4. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in
Deep End
5. Inglot Freedom System Eye
Shadow Matte 322
Bright orange adds a juicy splash of
color to lips, cheeks, and even eyes. “[It]
gives a warm, sunny effect,” says Westman. Just stick with matte formulas, she
notes—this shade is so intense, it doesn’t
need any extra help to have an impact. To
pull it off on eyes and cheeks, brush the
color on just the lids and the apples; finish
with brown liner and a dot of gold at the
inner corners.
Fresh, clean, and with the
perfect dose of shine, this
blend of pink and coral is
spring’s sultriest color. Since
gloss tends to wear off quickly,
prep lips with a pink stain or
nude lip liner. Keep the rest of
your makeup simple and avoid
anything shimmery, says Westman. “Glossy pink lips can easily look tacky and borderline
Barbie doll, if you add sparkle.”
1. Senna Sheer Face Color in
Terracotta
2. NYX Matte Lipstick in Indie Flick
3. Yves Saint Laurent Crème de Blush
in 4
4. Kevyn Aucoin The Pure Powder
Glow in Fira
5. Clarins Rouge Eclat in Juicy
Clementine
1. Sisley Paris Phyto-Lip
Éclat in 3
2. Topshop Glaze lipgloss
in Bubblegum
3. BareMinerals
Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in
Hot Shot
4. Becca Ultimate Color
Gloss in Pink Lotus
Orange All Over
Color-Blocked
Eyeliner
No need to choose just one of these
supersaturated hues: This cool, jeweltoned spectrum looks sexiest when
worn in threes. Along the lower lashes,
Westman suggests drawing gold pencil from the inner corner to the pupil
and purple from the pupil to the outer
corner. Line the upper inner rims with
black, adding turquoise pencil above
it, and apply mascara.
Pink Grapefruit Lips
Bronze Glow
1. Dolce & Gabbana Intense Liquid Eyeliner in Baroque Gold
2. Milani Shadow Eyez in Aquatic
Style
3. Hard Candy Stay In Line Mechanical Eyeliner in Sigali
4. Sephora Retractable Eyeliner in
Turquoise
5. Rimmel London Exaggerate
Waterproof Eye Definer in Purple Shock
6. Estée Lauder Pure Color Intense
Kajal Eyeliner Duo in Black
Finally, a French manicure we
can get behind: Basic pink nails get
a cheeky makeover with a swipe of
fuchsia across the tips. Start with
a basecoat and two coats of opaque
pale pink. Wait ten minutes for nails
to dry, then adhere French manicure tip guides just below the tips,
and add two coats of fuchsia above.
1. Sally Hansen Complete Salon
Manicure in Tickle Me Pink
2. Maybelline New York Color
Show Nail Lacquer in Chiffon
Chic
3. Bobbi Brown Nail Polish in
Pink Valentine
4. Revlon Colorstay Longwear
Nail Enamel in Café Pink
5. Zoya Professional Lacquer in
Layla
6. Priti NYC Polish in Ballerina
Peony
Two-Tone Pink Nails
“Allover bronze has a sporty
glamour,” says Westman. “It
enhances your features in a
natural way.” Line eyes with
brown pencil before brushing
on a shimmery shadow, extending it in a wing past the
outer corners. Dust bronzer
onto cheeks and swipe on a
sheer, sparkling lip gloss. “Anything opaque will compete too
much with the eyes,” she says.
1. Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in
Bronze Shimmer
2. NYX Eye Shadow in Deep Bronze
3. Rimmel London Stay Glossy in
Everlasting Crush
4. Sonia Kashuk Monochrome Eye
Quad in Textured Cocoa
5. Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Busy Signal
This deep berry shade is just as intoxicating as the drink (and assumes
fewer repercussions). But this isn’t
your heavy, wintery wine: “It’s all about
the texture,” says Westman. “Cream
for the cheeks and gloss for the lips.”
Choose a shade that’s sheer and has a
hint of red. The key to acing the look?
Dewy skin: Top your cheekbones and
Cupid’s bow with champagne highlighter. It’s that easy.
Sangria Lips
& Cheeks
1. Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Flash in
982
2. Mary Kay Cream Blush in Cranberry
3. Jouer Lip Enhancer in Shiraz
4. Estée Lauder Pure Color High
Gloss in Vixen Plum
5. CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless
Sculpting Blush in Lush Berry
6. VS Brilliant Lip Shimmer in Untamed
(Courtesy: allure.com)
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Fashion
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Marni Edition :
Print Silk Dress
Charged with cheeky print, Marni Edition presents silk with a sweet playfulness. Rich ivory awash with candy colours and an effortless cartoon design,
this luxe, fun-filled, ladylike number is
a wardrobe wish come true.
Marc By Marc Jacobs:
Drew Print Dress
Victoria, Victoria
Beckham: Lace Dress
A darling combination to catapult your style
status, this long-sleeved dress with its delicate nude underlay is a must for mastering
a chic yet charming sensibility that will take
you through summer and beyond.
This pastel-hued floral-print dress with its
distressed wash and figure-flattering peplum
trim will take you through a season of warm
weather and offer a charming alternative to
lightweight summer linen.
3.1 Phillip Lim:
Suede Dungarees
Pink suede dungarees from 3.1 Phillip
Lim comes with a square neckline, thick
cross-back straps, zip pocket along the
bust and belt loops. Two hip pockets
with exposed zip closure & cropped
legs with turn-ups gives it a funky look.
Anndra Neen: Oval
Open Cage Clutch
Not for the faint of heart, luxe design team
Anndra Neen’s Oval Cage Clutch is made
for the trendsetting globetrotter unafraid
to bare it all. A lattice of brass metal makes
this one-of-a-kind piece both functional and
fashion-forward.
Vosges: Easter
Birdcage
Lady Dior: Light
Coral Bag
Meticulously crafted by hand, the light
coral lambskin bag is accentuated by the
‘Cannage’ stitching emblematic of the
House of Dior. Carry by hand, on the
wrist or arm for unbeatable elegance.
Faberge: Oeuf Pendants
Each egg pendant, a wearable object of desire, involves a lengthy, exacting and in many cases pioneering fabrication process, pushing boundaries
of both design and manufacture, and taking contemporary craftsmanship to a new level of sophistication.
Coach: Saffiano
Leather Mini Satchel
Subtle custom hardware complements the
sophisticated crosshatch texture of Saffiano
leather on this lightly structured silhouette.
Refined and remarkably durable, the compact design includes handles and a shoulder
strap for multiple wearing options.
Each metal birdcage arrives with
one set of 3 Peanut Butter Eggs,
one Peanut Butter Rabbit Lollipop, one set of 4 Enchanted
Toadstools, one set of 5 Wandering Hare Caramel Bonbons and
one Petits Chocolats Tin Egg, tied
with Orchid Purple Grosgrain ribbon.
Diane Von Furstenberg: Eva
Suede Mules
Add a pop of colour to minimalist looks with Diane von Furstenberg’s versatile citron suede mules. Style with the satin ankle
wrap or on their own for a polished finish to an all-black outfit.
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