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<p>The word at present is deeply influenced by Korean culture. Korean cinema, music, dramas rule the roost and have managed to break boundaries and connect with people world over. South Korea is one of the biggest influences on culture at the moment and rightly so. Much like its pop-culture and cinema, people are now devouring into Korean delicacies.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
From Khimchi fried rice, to pickled cucumber to sprout salad and rice cakes, Korean recipes are gaining immense popularity.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
While it isn't always possible to&nbsp;go to a Korean eatery to satiate your cravings, it is possible to create authentic Korean dishes at home. Yes, you read that right, you can make authentic Korean food at home.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Here are 6 easy Korean recipes that you need to try at home today.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
<strong>Korean Seasoned Spinach (Sigumchi Namul)</strong></p>

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<strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
1 pound fresh spinach<br />
1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce<br />
1 tablespoon sesame oil<br />
1 tablespoon sesame seeds<br />
1 tablespoon sesame salt<br />
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)<br />
2 teaspoons sugar</p>

<p><strong>How to make</strong><br />
Blanch the spinach in boiling water for 30 seconds.<br />
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Quickly remove the spinach to a colander and rinse it under cold water.<br />
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Gently squeeze the spinach to remove excess water and transfer to a serving bowl.<br />
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In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sesame salt, garlic, and sugar. Mix well.<br />
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Pour the dressing over the spinach and toss gently. Serve and enjoy!</p>

<p><strong>Korean Bean Sprout Salad (Sookju Namul)</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
1/2 pound mung bean sprouts, rinsed thoroughly<br />
1 scallion, finely chopped<br />
2 teaspoons minced garlic<br />
2 teaspoons sesame oil<br />
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted<br />
1 teaspoon soy sauce<br />
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt</p>

<p><strong>How to make it</strong><br />
Parboil the bean sprouts in boiling water for 2 minutes.<br />
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Remove them from the boiling water and rinse the sprouts in cold water. Gently squeeze the bean sprouts between your hands to get rid of the excess water.<br />
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Toss the bean sprouts with the scallion, garlic, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, and salt.<br />
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Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.</p>

<p><strong>Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokumbap)</strong></p>

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<strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or oil, divided<br />
1 cup kimchi, preferably made with napa cabbage, drained and chopped<br />
1/2 sweet onion, chopped<br />
3 large cloves garlic, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)<br />
1 tablespoon soy sauce<br />
4 ounces thinly sliced beef/mutton/chicken<br />
3 cups cooked rice, cold<br />
Kosher salt, to taste<br />
4 large fried eggs<br />
1 scallion, chopped</p>

<p><strong>How to make</strong><br />
Heat 1 tablespoon of butter or oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the kimchi and onion and sauté for a few minutes until onion is tender.<br />
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When vegetables begin to look transparent, add garlic and soy sauce; sauté for another 2 to 3 minutes.<br />
Add the meat and continue to sauté until meat is cooked.<br />
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Add the cooked rice and the rest of the oil or butter, mixing to combine until heated through.<br />
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Salt to taste and top each serving with a fried egg and scallions. Enjoy!</p>

<p><strong>Korean Pan-Fried Fish (Saeng Sun Jun)</strong></p>

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<strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
1 pound fish fillets, rinsed and patted dry<br />
1 tablespoon kosher salt<br />
1 teaspoon pepper<br />
2 large eggs<br />
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<br />
Vegetable oil</p>

<p><strong>How to make</strong><br />
Cut the fish diagonally with the grain so the pieces are about 1/2 inch thick. Salt and pepper the fish on all sides.<br />
Beat eggs with any remaining salt in a bowl.<br />
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Put flour in a shallow bowl or dish next to the egg.<br />
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Heat up a pan with a few teaspoons of oil over medium heat.<br />
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Dip each fish piece into flour to coat; then dip into egg mixture and place immediately in the frying pan.<br />
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Fry fish until the coating turns golden-yellow, 1 to 3 minutes on each side. (Try not to overcook, as the fish will become dry.) Remove to paper towels to drain. Serve hot.</p>

<p><strong>Korean BBQ Chicken Wings (Tong Dak)</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, minced<br />
2 teaspoons sesame oil<br />
6 tablespoons soy sauce<br />
3 tablespoons sugar<br />
3 tablespoons honey<br />
5 cloves garlic, minced<br />
1/2 small onion, minced<br />
1 tablespoon red pepper pasta (gochujang)<br />
2 pounds chicken wings and drumettes</p>

<p><strong>How to make</strong><br />
Mix all ingredients, except chicken, together for sauce.<br />
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Marinate chicken for at least an hour in the sauce (a few hours is better).<br />
<br />
Preheat oven to 400 F. In a heated cast-iron or heavy pan on stove, over medium high-heat, brown chicken on all sides, reserving marinade for later.<br />
<br />
Transfer chicken wings and drumsticks to a shallow roasting pan, pouring sauce over pieces.<br />
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Put chicken into preheated oven and cook for a total of 40 to 50 minutes. Turn once during cooking, covering with more sauce if needed.</p>

<p><strong>Korean Pickled Cucumber (Oi Muchim)</strong></p>

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<strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
4 small Korean or Kirby cucumbers<br />
3 tablespoons sugar<br />
1 tablespoon salt<br />
1/4 cup vinegar</p>

<p><strong>How to make</strong><br />
To make the dish, you'll need to begin by cutting cucumbers into either uniform strips or round slices. You can use mandoline for thinner strips, if you'd like.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Next, you should sprinkle the cucumbers with sugar and salt and toss gently to combine.<br />
<br />
Once the cucumbers have been sprinkled, add vinegar. You need to stir it to make sure all of the cucumbers are coated.<br />
<br />
Once you've completed this step, let the cucumbers sit for about 20 minutes before serving them to your guests. If you've adjusted any of the ingredients, you may want to taste test one of the cucumbers yourself to make sure the flavor is exactly how you like it. If you're cooking the dish for your family, have a spouse or child try one of the cucumbers and let you know what they think about the seasoning.<br />
&nbsp;</p>


The word at present is deeply influenced by Korean culture. Korean cinema, music, dramas rule the roost and have managed to break boundaries and connect with people world over.

The word at present is deeply influenced by Korean culture. Korean cinema, music, dramas rule the roost and have managed to break boundaries and connect with people world over. South Korea is one of the biggest influences on culture at the moment and rightly so. Much like its pop-culture and cinema, people are now devouring into Korean delicacies. From Khimchi fried rice, to pickled cucumber to sprout salad and rice cakes, Korean recipes are gaining immense popularity. While it isn't always possible to go to a Korean eatery to satiate your cravings, it is possible to create authentic Korean dishes at home. Yes, you read that right, you can make authentic Korean food at home. Here are 6 easy Korean recipes that you need to try at home today. Korean Seasoned Spinach (Sigumchi Namul) Ingredients 1 pound fresh spinach 1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 tablespoon sesame salt 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped) 2 teaspoons sugar How to make Blanch the spinach in boiling water for 30 seconds. Quickly remove the spinach to a colander and rinse it under cold water. Gently squeeze the spinach to remove excess water and transfer to a serving bowl. In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sesame salt, garlic, and sugar. Mix well. Pour the dressing over the spinach and toss gently. Serve and enjoy! Korean Bean Sprout Salad (Sookju Namul) Ingredients 1/2 pound mung bean sprouts, rinsed thoroughly 1 scallion, finely chopped 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt How to make it Parboil the bean sprouts in boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove them from the boiling water and rinse the sprouts in cold water. Gently squeeze the bean sprouts between your hands to get rid of the excess water. Toss the bean sprouts with the scallion, garlic, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, and salt. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving. Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokumbap) Ingredients 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or oil, divided 1 cup kimchi, preferably made with napa cabbage, drained and chopped 1/2 sweet onion, chopped 3 large cloves garlic, chopped (about 1 tablespoon) 1 tablespoon soy sauce 4 ounces thinly sliced beef/mutton/chicken 3 cups cooked rice, cold Kosher salt, to taste 4 large fried eggs 1 scallion, chopped How to make Heat 1 tablespoon of butter or oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the kimchi and onion and sauté for a few minutes until onion is tender. When vegetables begin to look transparent, add garlic and soy sauce; sauté for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the meat and continue to sauté until meat is cooked. Add the cooked rice and the rest of the oil or butter, mixing to combine until heated through. Salt to taste and top each serving with a fried egg and scallions. Enjoy! Korean Pan-Fried Fish (Saeng Sun Jun) Ingredients 1 pound fish fillets, rinsed and patted dry 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 large eggs 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour Vegetable oil How to make Cut the fish diagonally with the grain so the pieces are about 1/2 inch thick. Salt and pepper the fish on all sides. Beat eggs with any remaining salt in a bowl. Put flour in a shallow bowl or dish next to the egg. Heat up a pan with a few teaspoons of oil over medium heat. Dip each fish piece into flour to coat; then dip into egg mixture and place immediately in the frying pan. Fry fish until the coating turns golden-yellow, 1 to 3 minutes on each side. (Try not to overcook, as the fish will become dry.) Remove to paper towels to drain. Serve hot. Korean BBQ Chicken Wings (Tong Dak) Ingredients 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, minced 2 teaspoons sesame oil 6 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons honey 5 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 small onion, minced 1 tablespoon red pepper pasta (gochujang) 2 pounds chicken wings and drumettes How to make Mix all ingredients, except chicken, together for sauce. Marinate chicken for at least an hour in the sauce (a few hours is better). Preheat oven to 400 F. In a heated cast-iron or heavy pan on stove, over medium high-heat, brown chicken on all sides, reserving marinade for later. Transfer chicken wings and drumsticks to a shallow roasting pan, pouring sauce over pieces. Put chicken into preheated oven and cook for a total of 40 to 50 minutes. Turn once during cooking, covering with more sauce if needed. Korean Pickled Cucumber (Oi Muchim) Ingredients 4 small Korean or Kirby cucumbers 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon salt 1/4 cup vinegar How to make To make the dish, you'll need to begin by cutting cucumbers into either uniform strips or round slices. You can use mandoline for thinner strips, if you'd like. Next, you should sprinkle the cucumbers with sugar and salt and toss gently to combine. Once the cucumbers have been sprinkled, add vinegar. You need to stir it to make sure all of the cucumbers are coated. Once you've completed this step, let the cucumbers sit for about 20 minutes before serving them to your guests. If you've adjusted any of the ingredients, you may want to taste test one of the cucumbers yourself to make sure the flavor is exactly how you like it. If you're cooking the dish for your family, have a spouse or child try one of the cucumbers and let you know what they think about the seasoning.

Sookju Namul to Kimchi Bokumbap: 6 easy Korean recipes to try at home

<p>Four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19, the couple's office said on Monday.<br />
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Clarence House stated that Camilla was self-isolating. Charles has also been in isolation since Thursday after testing positive for the virus. Meanwhile, Camilla had continued with public engagements while taking daily tests.&nbsp;Both Charles and Camilla are triple-vaccinated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Charles, who is heir to the British throne, previously contracted the coronavirus in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic. He is believed to have met with his mother Queen Elizabeth II early last week when both were at Windsor Castle.&nbsp;<br />
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Buckingham Palace hasn't said whether the 95-year-old queen has tested positive, though it said last week she wasn't displaying symptoms.<br />
<br />
The queen, who reached the milestone of 70 years on the throne on February 6, marked her Platinum Jubilee by expressing her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes king.<br />
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The announcement was a major vote of confidence in Camilla, who married Charles in 2005 and was initially shunned by fans of his late first wife, Princess Diana.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/mistress-to-queen-camillas-intense-journey-of-winning-over-public-amid-love-for-diana-451402">Mistress to Queen: Camilla's intense journey of winning over public amid love for Diana</a><br />
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As per Fox News, the British public has since warmed to her down-to-earth style and sense of humour. Camilla has taken on roles at more than 100 charities, focusing on a wide range of issues including promoting literacy, supporting victims of domestic violence and helping the elderly.&nbsp;</p>


Four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19, the couple's office said on Monday.

Four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19, the couple's office said on Monday. Clarence House stated that Camilla was self-isolating. Charles has also been in isolation since Thursday after testing positive for the virus. Meanwhile, Camilla had continued with public engagements while taking daily tests. Both Charles and Camilla are triple-vaccinated. Charles, who is heir to the British throne, previously contracted the coronavirus in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic. He is believed to have met with his mother Queen Elizabeth II early last week when both were at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace hasn't said whether the 95-year-old queen has tested positive, though it said last week she wasn't displaying symptoms. The queen, who reached the milestone of 70 years on the throne on February 6, marked her Platinum Jubilee by expressing her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes king. The announcement was a major vote of confidence in Camilla, who married Charles in 2005 and was initially shunned by fans of his late first wife, Princess Diana. Mistress to Queen: Camilla's intense journey of winning over public amid love for Diana As per Fox News, the British public has since warmed to her down-to-earth style and sense of humour. Camilla has taken on roles at more than 100 charities, focusing on a wide range of issues including promoting literacy, supporting victims of domestic violence and helping the elderly.

After Prince Charles, his wife Camilla too tests positive for COVID-19 

<p>The wonders of the internet. A 60-year-old daily wage labourer in Kerala, South India has found national fame after he modelled for a suiting brand.&nbsp;<br />
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The man, Mammikka was spotted by photographer Shareek Vayalil in Kozhikode district of Kerala and convinced him to model for a wedding suit company he owned.&nbsp;<br />
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Vayalil had taken a photo of Mammikka initially and shared it on his Facebook page. The post went viral soon after as many felt the labourer had a striking resemblance to actor Vinayakan.<br />
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Days later the photographer approached Mammika to model for a wedding suit company that he owns. &nbsp;Before the photoshoot, the 60-year-old underwent a makeover which was also captured in a video and shared online.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The transformation video that was shared on Instagram has fetched over &nbsp;23,000 views and counting since the time it was posted. Mammikka can be seen dressed in a classic blazer and trousers, with an iPad in hand, wearing a pair of sunglasses and indeed looking a stark contrast from his original humble outfits.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Owing to his overnight fame, Mammikka has expressed his desire to try his hand in modelling while continuing as a daily wage labourer.&nbsp;<br />
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Many Instagram users dropped fire emojis in the comments section of the post and complimented Mammikka on his new look.&nbsp;</p>


The wonders of the internet. A 60-year-old daily wage labourer in Kerala, South India has found national fame after he modelled for a suiting brand. The man, Mammikka was spotted by photographer Shareek Vayalil in Kozhikode district of Kerala and convinced him to model for a wedding suit company he owned.

The wonders of the internet. A 60-year-old daily wage labourer in Kerala, South India has found national fame after he modelled for a suiting brand. The man, Mammikka was spotted by photographer Shareek Vayalil in Kozhikode district of Kerala and convinced him to model for a wedding suit company he owned. Vayalil had taken a photo of Mammikka initially and shared it on his Facebook page. The post went viral soon after as many felt the labourer had a striking resemblance to actor Vinayakan. Days later the photographer approached Mammika to model for a wedding suit company that he owns. Before the photoshoot, the 60-year-old underwent a makeover which was also captured in a video and shared online. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ｓｈａｒｅｅｋ Ｖａｙａｌｉｌ Ｓｈｋ 📸 (@shk_digital) × The transformation video that was shared on Instagram has fetched over 23,000 views and counting since the time it was posted. Mammikka can be seen dressed in a classic blazer and trousers, with an iPad in hand, wearing a pair of sunglasses and indeed looking a stark contrast from his original humble outfits. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ｓｈａｒｅｅｋ Ｖａｙａｌｉｌ Ｓｈｋ 📸 (@shk_digital) × Owing to his overnight fame, Mammikka has expressed his desire to try his hand in modelling while continuing as a daily wage labourer. Many Instagram users dropped fire emojis in the comments section of the post and complimented Mammikka on his new look.

Kerala daily wage labourer models for a clothing brand, wins over Internet

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A war over dress code in educational institutions has been brewing in Karnataka, a south Indian state for the past few weeks. Protests erupted across the state after certain educational institutions barred students wearing hijab to attend classes.

A war over dress code in educational institutions has been brewing in Karnataka, a south Indian state for the past few weeks. Protests erupted across the state after certain educational institutions barred students wearing hijab to attend classes. In parts of Karnataka, authorities prevented some students from attending college as they insisted on wearing Hijab- a traditional Muslim scarf to the classroom. Karnataka hijab row: From dress code to protests, what really is the issue? The protests have now reached the national level, with people debating for and against the issue. Islamic ways of covering the head, the face has always been subjected to scrutiny, forward and ban in several parts of the world. In recent times, Burkini, a swimwear worn by several Muslim women, was banned on beaches of France. Here's the back story. The origin The Burkini is not a traditional clothing, but was made by Australian designer Aheda Zanetti who decided to create the outfit keeping in mind the Islamic traditional burqa. Zanetti recognised that there was a lack of sportswear for Muslim girls and women that would meet the needs of both modesty and physical activity, so she designed some culturally appropriate activewear clothing. Before this, there was no outfit that catered to the Muslim community and their tradition. Many Muslim women were uncomfortable going to public pools and beaches. The Burkini typically covers the whole body except the face, the hands and the feet. The suit is similar to a wetsuit or a bodysuit and is light enough for swimming. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Islamic Swimsuit (@burkinis) × The controversy In 2016, a number of French municipalities banned the wearing of burkinis to their beaches. The ban sparked international controversy and France was accused of Islamophobia. Back in August 2009, a woman in France was barred from swimming in a public pool as she was wearing a Burkini. The ban was justified by referring to a French law that prevents anyone from using public pools in street clothes. France is known to encourage a 'religiously neutral arena' which means French law emphasises that people should appear similar in public spaces and be treated equally. The controversy died down for years until August 2016 when the mayor of Cannes banned Burkini on the beaches citing a possible link to Islamic extremism. 20 other French towns subsequently joined the ban. Several women were issued fines across the country for wearing an outfit that did not 'respect good morals and secularism. It is important to note that the authorities felt the women- covered from head to toe- were disrupting the secular fabric of the country. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Islamic Swimsuit (@burkinis) × Some women were even verbally attacked by bystanders when they were confronted by the police. Enforcement of the ban also hit beachgoers wearing a wide range of modest attire besides the burkini. Media reports cited that in one case, armed police forced a woman to remove the burkini she was wearing over her clothes on a beach in Nice. The Mayor's office though denied the incident although the woman was condemned for wearing an outing that 'provoked the public' in the aftermath of the Nice terrorist attack. While France put a ban on the outfit, it ironically resulted in a significant increase in sales of the famed outfit among Muslim as well as non-Muslim women - especially for those who were survivors of skin cancer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Islamic Swimsuit (@burkinis) × Not just France, even Germany in 2018 called for a ban on the burkini citing hygiene concerns. The outfit was banned in public pools. Following protests, in June 2019, German courts overruled and lifted the ban citing violations to the German constitution's call for equality. In 2014, Morocco too had placed a ban on the outfit citing hygiene issues. In 2017, the Swiss city of Geneva passed a law requiring swimmers to wear swimsuits that do not go lower than the knee and keep the swimmer's arms bare. In both countries, the laws were met with protests.

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<p>Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 again, his office revealed on Thursday. He is currently in isolation.&nbsp;<br />
A message on his official Twitter page said Charles had tested positive on Thursday morning and was "deeply disappointed" on not being able to attend a scheduled visit in Winchester, England.<br />
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It read, "This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating. HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today's events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible."<br />
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On Wednesday, Charles had met several people during a large reception at London's British Museum on Wednesday evening. &nbsp;He was accompanied by his wife Camilla and was in close contact with Britain's Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, among others.<br />
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Charles' office, Clarence House has stated that he is triple vaccinated.&nbsp;<br />
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It was not immediately clear what his condition was or whether Charles had recently met with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.</p>

<p>The queen had marked her Platinum Jubilee on Sunday by expressing her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes king.<br />
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This isn't the first time that Charles has contracted the virus. He had previously tested positive for the coronavirus in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic. Back then officials said he had mild COVID-19 symptoms.<br />
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Charles and Camilla were isolated at Queen Elizabeth II's Balmoral estate in Scotland at the time.</p>


Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 again, his office revealed on Thursday. He is currently in isolation. A message on his official Twitter page said Charles had tested positive on Thursday morning and was "deeply disappointed" on not being able to attend a scheduled visit in Winchester, England.

Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 again, his office revealed on Thursday. He is currently in isolation. A message on his official Twitter page said Charles had tested positive on Thursday morning and was "deeply disappointed" on not being able to attend a scheduled visit in Winchester, England. It read, "This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating. HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today's events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible." On Wednesday, Charles had met several people during a large reception at London's British Museum on Wednesday evening. He was accompanied by his wife Camilla and was in close contact with Britain's Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, among others. Charles' office, Clarence House has stated that he is triple vaccinated. It was not immediately clear what his condition was or whether Charles had recently met with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The queen had marked her Platinum Jubilee on Sunday by expressing her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes king. This isn't the first time that Charles has contracted the virus. He had previously tested positive for the coronavirus in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic. Back then officials said he had mild COVID-19 symptoms. Charles and Camilla were isolated at Queen Elizabeth II's Balmoral estate in Scotland at the time.

Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19 for second time, isolates himself

<p>Prince Harry's advice on how to engage in self-care in order to avoid 'burnout' has not gone down well with many.&nbsp;<br />
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On Thursday, the Duke of Sussex participated in Inner Work Day with BetterUp, a professional and personal development organization for which he serves as chief impact officer.<br />
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Harry along with many other stars, including Serena Williams and Pau Gasol, opened up about the work they do to keep themselves balanced and mentally fit to tackle life. Harry divulged that he engages in self-care to help combat "burnout."&nbsp;<br />
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He explained that burnout forces people to "look inside yourself" in order to find ways to push back and be successful.He added that while teams can turn to one another for encouragement, fighting burnout via self-care "starts at home, and it starts (internally)."<br />
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"I now put in about half an hour, 45 minutes in the morning when it's like, okay, one of the kids has gone to school, the other one's taking a nap, right? There's a break in our program," he said<br />
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"It's either for workout, take the dog for a walk, get out in nature, maybe meditate," Harry revealed, adding he needs "to meditate every single day."<br />
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He continued, "I would hope that everybody would be able to do that. But the reality is that once your time starts slipping away, and once you have other commitments in your day, or you need to be there and to show up for other people, guess what the self-care is: The first thing that drops away."<br />
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Many on social media called the Prince woke and called out his privileged life. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle live in a sprawling mansion in California which is estimated at $14 million. The couple quit their roles as members of the British royal family in 2020 and since then have moved to the US to live a more private life with their two children.&nbsp;<br />
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Soon after Prince Harry's session, a user on Twitter wrote, "'Eh! What the hell is he talking about? He's never done a hard day's work in his life.'&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So sick of hearing him talking about work. He is far from emotionally healed, needs to do some work.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s just hilarious to hear Just Harry &amp; Serena talking about burnout, boundaries, taking me time off when neither of them have had a regular 9-5, 5days/week job, relying on paychecks &amp; workplace benefits</p>
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<p>The Prince said that as a husband, father and businessman, he knows firsthand how easy it is to slip out of the habit of self-care, but it remains important to be included in your routine.<br />
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The interview comes months after Harry advised people who feel 'stuck in jobs that don't bring them joy' to quit and said leaving work was something to be 'celebrated'.</p>


Prince Harry's advice on how to engage in self-care in order to avoid 'burnout' has not gone down well with many. On Thursday, the Duke of Sussex participated in Inner Work Day with BetterUp, a professional and personal development organization for which he serves as chief impact officer.

Prince Harry's advice on how to engage in self-care in order to avoid 'burnout' has not gone down well with many. On Thursday, the Duke of Sussex participated in Inner Work Day with BetterUp, a professional and personal development organization for which he serves as chief impact officer. Harry along with many other stars, including Serena Williams and Pau Gasol, opened up about the work they do to keep themselves balanced and mentally fit to tackle life. Harry divulged that he engages in self-care to help combat "burnout." He explained that burnout forces people to "look inside yourself" in order to find ways to push back and be successful.He added that while teams can turn to one another for encouragement, fighting burnout via self-care "starts at home, and it starts (internally)." "I now put in about half an hour, 45 minutes in the morning when it's like, okay, one of the kids has gone to school, the other one's taking a nap, right? There's a break in our program," he said . "It's either for workout, take the dog for a walk, get out in nature, maybe meditate," Harry revealed, adding he needs "to meditate every single day." He continued, "I would hope that everybody would be able to do that. But the reality is that once your time starts slipping away, and once you have other commitments in your day, or you need to be there and to show up for other people, guess what the self-care is: The first thing that drops away." Many on social media called the Prince woke and called out his privileged life. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle live in a sprawling mansion in California which is estimated at $14 million. The couple quit their roles as members of the British royal family in 2020 and since then have moved to the US to live a more private life with their two children. Soon after Prince Harry's session, a user on Twitter wrote, "'Eh! What the hell is he talking about? He's never done a hard day's work in his life.' Eh! What the hell is he talking about ? He's never done a hard day's work in his life — Tanner (@elsa_hails) February 3, 2022 × So sick of hearing him talking about work. He is far from emotionally healed, needs to do some work. — MaarkyyMark (@MaarkyyM) February 4, 2022 × It’s just hilarious to hear Just Harry & Serena talking about burnout, boundaries, taking me time off when neither of them have had a regular 9-5, 5days/week job, relying on paychecks & workplace benefits — Dane Hall 😷WEAR A MASK😷 (@DaneHall798) February 4, 2022 × The Prince said that as a husband, father and businessman, he knows firsthand how easy it is to slip out of the habit of self-care, but it remains important to be included in your routine. The interview comes months after Harry advised people who feel 'stuck in jobs that don't bring them joy' to quit and said leaving work was something to be 'celebrated'.

Prince Harry gets slammed on Twitter for advising self-care to avoid 'burnout'

<p>Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is known for her love for handloom sarees and has always encouraged local artisans by wearing beautiful, intricate works by them at the parliament.<br />
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On Tuesday, as she arrived at the Parliament to present the Union Budget 2022, the Finance Minister opted for rust and maroon handloom weave with silver thread work in the border.&nbsp;<br />
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Sitharaman had worn a red<em> pochampalli</em> saree last year to present the Union Budget. This year, she is dressed in a <em>Bomkai</em> saree, &nbsp;which is typically made in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha. There was a buzz that Sitharaman may opt for a Benarasi saree, considering the UP assembly elections are just around the corner.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Catch all the live updates of the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/live-india-union-budget-2022-nirmala-sitharamans-budget-speech-underway-449352">Union Budget 2022 here</a><br />
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Traditional Bomkai silk sarees, also known as Sonepuri saree, is uniquely woven and originated in the western part of Odisha. In the traditional weaving technique of these sarees, low count cotton yarn was used, which essentially is coarse, heavy and is dyed in bright colours.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>On Tuesday, Sitharaman posed at the steps of the Parliament with a table, wrapped in a red colour cover with the national emblem emblazoned on it. The tablet has replaced the signature 'Bahi Khata' in the pandemic years.&nbsp;</p>


Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is known for her love for handloom sarees and has always encouraged local artisans by wearing beautiful, intricate works by them at the parliament.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is known for her love for handloom sarees and has always encouraged local artisans by wearing beautiful, intricate works by them at the parliament. On Tuesday, as she arrived at the Parliament to present the Union Budget 2022, the Finance Minister opted for rust and maroon handloom weave with silver thread work in the border. Sitharaman had worn a red pochampalli saree last year to present the Union Budget. This year, she is dressed in a Bomkai saree, which is typically made in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha. There was a buzz that Sitharaman may opt for a Benarasi saree, considering the UP assembly elections are just around the corner. Catch all the live updates of the Union Budget 2022 here Traditional Bomkai silk sarees, also known as Sonepuri saree, is uniquely woven and originated in the western part of Odisha. In the traditional weaving technique of these sarees, low count cotton yarn was used, which essentially is coarse, heavy and is dyed in bright colours. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces the #UnionBudget2022 at the Parliament pic.twitter.com/Uh9QrmzfPz — ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2022 × Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves from the Ministry of Finance. She will present and read out the #Budget2022 at the Parliament through a tab, instead of the traditional 'bahi khata'. pic.twitter.com/pMlPpIHy4G — ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2022 × On Tuesday, Sitharaman posed at the steps of the Parliament with a table, wrapped in a red colour cover with the national emblem emblazoned on it. The tablet has replaced the signature 'Bahi Khata' in the pandemic years.

Nirmala Sitharaman opts for Odisha handloom saree to present the Union Budget 2022

<p>When you fluff up pillows on your well-worn sofa, or turn your shirt sleeves up just-so, or sprinkle some spices over your morning eggs, you may be engaging in the art of the “jeuje.” Or is it “zhoosh”? Make that “zhuzh.”</p>

<p>However it’s spelled, the word is used to convey what is often hard to: the act of adding an extra something special, a little oomph, to a dish, hairdo, outfit or any number of things.</p>

<p>But where did it come from?</p>

<p>Theories abound online. A few have placed their bets on Yiddish. Others swear the term is Romani in origin, derived from the word “zhouzho,” meaning clean or neat. And still others insist that it is an expressive formation, like “whoosh.”</p>

<p>The most interesting origin story is also the one with the most historical backing. According to Paul Baker, a linguist at Lancaster University in England, the word can be traced to Polari, “a secret form of language, used mostly by gay men, which flourished in the early 20th century” in the United Kingdom.</p>

<p>According to Baker, who has written two books on Polari, including “Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang,” the language is the product of “a very complicated and nonlinear chain” of events. He said it probably began as workplace slang among British sailors, who, traveling abroad, encountered the lingua franca of mainland Europe — i.e., French — and brought it home.</p>

<p>Since sailors knew all manner of ropes, knots and rigging apparatus, they often took jobs on land as theater stagehands and circus performers. Polari thrived among Britain’s fairgrounds, circuses and markets, metabolizing words from here and there (including bits of Romani), then twisting — or zhuzhing — them up.</p>

<p>Some Polari terms are “back slang,” or existing words pronounced as if they were spelled backward (“riah” for “hair,” for instance). By the 20th century, Baker said, Polari was spoken throughout the gay community in Britain, which had been driven underground by the country’s laws policing sexual behavior.</p>

<p>Baker said the language allowed gay men to communicate frankly and identify one another, but with its irrepressible jauntiness, it also celebrated the customs and spirit of a marginalized community. “It was also used for general gossip, to be hilariously funny, and to ‘read’ people with the most cutting put-downs,” Baker said.</p>

<p>Jonathon Green, who has spent the past 40ish years working on a comprehensive online dictionary of slang, cited early usage of the word — spelled as “zhoosh”— in a 1977 article from the British newspaper Gay News: “We would zhoosh [‘fix’] our riahs [‘hair’], powder our eeks [‘faces’], climb into our bona [‘nice’] new drag [‘clothes’], don our batts [‘shoes’] and troll off [‘cruise’] to some bona bijou [‘nice, small’] bar.”</p>

<p>Baker puts weight on the theory that the word “may have come about due to its onomatopoeic qualities.” Originally, he wrote in an email, “it was used in a variety of contexts, e.g., to zhoosh off (to go away), to zhoosh a bevvy (to gulp down a drink), to steal something (a zhoosh bag was a swag bag).”</p>

<p>“It was gradually this ‘styling’ sense that became the dominant one, possibly because it was more useful for gay men,” Baker said.</p>

<p>In the 1960s, Polari shot to mainstream awareness thanks to BBC radio’s popular comedy program “Round the Horne<em>,”&nbsp;</em>which followed the campy adventures of out-of-work theater actors Julian and Sandy, played by Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick, gay icons of British entertainment.</p>

<p>“It was all double entendre, and hidden meaning, deeply wonderful stuff and no doubt would have thrilled anyone familiar with Polari, to hear it on the radio, and know what it meant,” Green said.</p>

<p>It is interesting to note that the word’s current resurgence can largely be attributed to that bastion of 21st-century gay culture, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” on which viewers delighted in Carson Kressley admonishing his hapless new subject to “jeuje” up an ensemble by popping a collar or rolling up a sleeve. “It means to tweak it, making it better, giving it some personality, your own personal touch,” Kressley said. The show premiered in 2003; two years later, the Oxford English Dictionary added the word to its database, under the spelling “zhoosh.”</p>

<p>“Though some people credit me with the word, it was actually a word I learned working with Ralph Lauren and specifically Ralph and his brother Jerry who I worked directly with, styling looks,” Kressley said.</p>

<p>But while the origins of “zhuzh” may be a little clearer, the jury is as divided as ever on how to spell it. According to Google Trends, which tracks the popularity of search terms, “zhuzh” has far outpaced other alternative spellings in recent years (“jeuje” doesn’t rate at all), but that doesn’t make it the definitive spelling. In his book, Kressley himself spells it “tszuj.”</p>

<p>“I stupidly decided to make it very hard to spell,” he said. “I always thought it had an Eastern European Yiddish background, so I decided to throw in as many consonants as possible,” he said.</p>

<p>Slang has historically emerged through spoken language; words didn’t used to find their way into print until they’d been heavily codified. But with the birth of social media and meme culture, slang words are increasingly hitting our eyes before our ears.</p>

<p>“We are seeing slang words far earlier in their development nowadays,” said Emily Brewster, a senior editor and lexicographer at Merriam-Webster. “And the number of years that it takes a slang word, which is markedly informal, qualify for entry has decreased dramatically.”</p>

<p>In the 1950s, Brewster said, it took an average of 35 years for a word, once coined, to qualify for entry in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Today, it is just 11 — or less. So is “zhuzh” destined for those storied pages anytime soon? “I can say it has not been drafted for entry,” Brewster said, “but it is definitely one we are watching, and one that is getting closer to entry.”</p>

<p>Ironically, when that day happens it might mark the end of the word’s appeal among the style-minded. “We don’t really enter a word until it’s ho-hum,” Brewster said, “until it’s like, ‘Nobody says zhuzh anymore.’”</p>


When you fluff up pillows on your well-worn sofa, or turn your shirt sleeves up just-so, or sprinkle some spices over your morning eggs, you may be engaging in the art of the “jeuje.

When you fluff up pillows on your well-worn sofa, or turn your shirt sleeves up just-so, or sprinkle some spices over your morning eggs, you may be engaging in the art of the “jeuje.” Or is it “zhoosh”? Make that “zhuzh.” However it’s spelled, the word is used to convey what is often hard to: the act of adding an extra something special, a little oomph, to a dish, hairdo, outfit or any number of things. But where did it come from? Theories abound online. A few have placed their bets on Yiddish. Others swear the term is Romani in origin, derived from the word “zhouzho,” meaning clean or neat. And still others insist that it is an expressive formation, like “whoosh.” The most interesting origin story is also the one with the most historical backing. According to Paul Baker, a linguist at Lancaster University in England, the word can be traced to Polari, “a secret form of language, used mostly by gay men, which flourished in the early 20th century” in the United Kingdom. According to Baker, who has written two books on Polari, including “Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang,” the language is the product of “a very complicated and nonlinear chain” of events. He said it probably began as workplace slang among British sailors, who, traveling abroad, encountered the lingua franca of mainland Europe — i.e., French — and brought it home. Since sailors knew all manner of ropes, knots and rigging apparatus, they often took jobs on land as theater stagehands and circus performers. Polari thrived among Britain’s fairgrounds, circuses and markets, metabolizing words from here and there (including bits of Romani), then twisting — or zhuzhing — them up. Some Polari terms are “back slang,” or existing words pronounced as if they were spelled backward (“riah” for “hair,” for instance). By the 20th century, Baker said, Polari was spoken throughout the gay community in Britain, which had been driven underground by the country’s laws policing sexual behavior. Baker said the language allowed gay men to communicate frankly and identify one another, but with its irrepressible jauntiness, it also celebrated the customs and spirit of a marginalized community. “It was also used for general gossip, to be hilariously funny, and to ‘read’ people with the most cutting put-downs,” Baker said. Jonathon Green, who has spent the past 40ish years working on a comprehensive online dictionary of slang, cited early usage of the word — spelled as “zhoosh”— in a 1977 article from the British newspaper Gay News: “We would zhoosh [‘fix’] our riahs [‘hair’], powder our eeks [‘faces’], climb into our bona [‘nice’] new drag [‘clothes’], don our batts [‘shoes’] and troll off [‘cruise’] to some bona bijou [‘nice, small’] bar.” Baker puts weight on the theory that the word “may have come about due to its onomatopoeic qualities.” Originally, he wrote in an email, “it was used in a variety of contexts, e.g., to zhoosh off (to go away), to zhoosh a bevvy (to gulp down a drink), to steal something (a zhoosh bag was a swag bag).” “It was gradually this ‘styling’ sense that became the dominant one, possibly because it was more useful for gay men,” Baker said. In the 1960s, Polari shot to mainstream awareness thanks to BBC radio’s popular comedy program “Round the Horne,” which followed the campy adventures of out-of-work theater actors Julian and Sandy, played by Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick, gay icons of British entertainment. “It was all double entendre, and hidden meaning, deeply wonderful stuff and no doubt would have thrilled anyone familiar with Polari, to hear it on the radio, and know what it meant,” Green said. It is interesting to note that the word’s current resurgence can largely be attributed to that bastion of 21st-century gay culture, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” on which viewers delighted in Carson Kressley admonishing his hapless new subject to “jeuje” up an ensemble by popping a collar or rolling up a sleeve. “It means to tweak it, making it better, giving it some personality, your own personal touch,” Kressley said. The show premiered in 2003; two years later, the Oxford English Dictionary added the word to its database, under the spelling “zhoosh.” “Though some people credit me with the word, it was actually a word I learned working with Ralph Lauren and specifically Ralph and his brother Jerry who I worked directly with, styling looks,” Kressley said. But while the origins of “zhuzh” may be a little clearer, the jury is as divided as ever on how to spell it. According to Google Trends, which tracks the popularity of search terms, “zhuzh” has far outpaced other alternative spellings in recent years (“jeuje” doesn’t rate at all), but that doesn’t make it the definitive spelling. In his book, Kressley himself spells it “tszuj.” “I stupidly decided to make it very hard to spell,” he said. “I always thought it had an Eastern European Yiddish background, so I decided to throw in as many consonants as possible,” he said. Slang has historically emerged through spoken language; words didn’t used to find their way into print until they’d been heavily codified. But with the birth of social media and meme culture, slang words are increasingly hitting our eyes before our ears. “We are seeing slang words far earlier in their development nowadays,” said Emily Brewster, a senior editor and lexicographer at Merriam-Webster. “And the number of years that it takes a slang word, which is markedly informal, qualify for entry has decreased dramatically.” In the 1950s, Brewster said, it took an average of 35 years for a word, once coined, to qualify for entry in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Today, it is just 11 — or less. So is “zhuzh” destined for those storied pages anytime soon? “I can say it has not been drafted for entry,” Brewster said, “but it is definitely one we are watching, and one that is getting closer to entry.” Ironically, when that day happens it might mark the end of the word’s appeal among the style-minded. “We don’t really enter a word until it’s ho-hum,” Brewster said, “until it’s like, ‘Nobody says zhuzh anymore.’”

'Jeuje,' 'Zhoosh,' 'Zhuzh': A word of many spellings, and meanings

<p>Pastry chef Nick Malgieri was scrolling through a food blog when he came upon a recipe for panettone, a puffy sweet bread that the author said conjured up fond memories of Christmases spent with his Italian grandmother.</p>

<p>But it quickly became clear that the instructions were all too familiar.&nbsp;"I started reading the recipe and I said, 'This is my recipe!'" he recalled in an interview with AFP.</p>

<p>Malgieri's unpleasant experience was unfortunately not a one-time thing. After decades of work and 12 published cookbooks, the American expert baker has seen his work all over the internet -- reproduced without his consent on numerous sites.</p>

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<p>Some of his recipes have even been claimed by other chefs and included in their cookbooks. In one, he says he found a copy of his "food processor puff pastry, practically word for word."</p>

<p>Plagiarism has become widespread in the food world. It is difficult to curb, and even more difficult to prosecute.</p>

<p>Given that the cookbook with Malgieri's puff pastry recipe had a small circulation and likely minimal profits, Malgieri's publishing house opted not to even file a complaint.</p>

<p>When chefs do look to the US courts for relief, the chances of getting recognition of their copyright or a monetary settlement are seen as remote, because recipes are generally not protected under intellectual property laws.</p>

<p>"A recipe is just a listing of ingredients and simple instructions," New York-based attorney Lynn Oberlander, who specializes in the area, told AFP.</p>

<p>"How can you copyright, for example, scrambled eggs?"</p>

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<p>Were that a possibility, she says, given there are not an infinite number of ways to prepare the dish, a chef could ultimately keep another from including the dish in a cookbook.</p>

<p>The only hope for chefs wishing to protect their concoctions may rest in recipes that include "enough original literary expression," either in the instructions or in the historical narrative, to be considered unique, Oberlander says.</p>

<p>As recipe plagiarism has multiplied in recent years, cookbook authors have done just that, using "more descriptive stuff" in their written work, according to Jonathan Bailey, a consultant on plagiarism issues.</p>

<p>The only risk? Readers sometimes find the extra verbiage "annoying," he says.</p>

<p>- Inspiration or outright copying? -</p>

<p>Last October, a recipe scandal rocked the culinary world.</p>

<p>Singaporean chef and author Sharon Wee&nbsp;accused Elizabeth Haigh of having "copied or paraphrased" recipes and other passages from her 2012 book "Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen," which recounted her experiences cooking with her mother.</p>

<p>Wee said she was "distressed" by the incident, which resulted in Haigh's book "Makan" being withdrawn from circulation. But in a business where the reinvention of classic dishes is commonplace, where does inspiration by another chef's work end and plagiarism begin?</p>

<p>In France in the 1980s, chef Jacques Maximin wanted to launch a group that would protect chefs' creations, to fill the legal loopholes.</p>

<p>His proposal prompted a firestorm of criticism from top chefs.&nbsp; Paul Bocuse said he was "perplexed" by Maximin's idea, saying all chefs "take inspiration from others" and admitting he had "nicked" the idea for one of his signature dishes from "an old guy" in France's Lower Ardeche region.</p>

<p>There is still significant disagreement on the issue. There have been calls on some food blogs to end plagiarism, with explicit instructions on how to correctly credit the work of another chef.</p>

<p>"The &nbsp;internet has made plagiarism a sport," Malgieri says, with some recipes cropping up on "20 or 30" blogs at the same time.</p>

<p>For Kelli Marks, an Arkansas pastry chef who sells wedding cakes in the Little Rock area via her website, most food bloggers have no illusions about the idea that some of their content might eventually show up elsewhere.</p>

<p>When she wrote her first book last year, she said she was careful to "go through and check my recipes" to make sure she was only sharing ideas that she herself had created from scratch -- a process her publishers requested.</p>

<p>Marks says she does not believe she has yet been the victim of plagiarism, but she is always on alert; she refuses to put some of her recipes online.</p>

<p>"They're so important to me, and I would hate for someone else to take something I've created," she said.</p>


Pastry chef Nick Malgieri was scrolling through a food blog when he came upon a recipe for panettone, a puffy sweet bread that the author said conjured up fond memories of Christmases spent with his Italian grandmother.

Pastry chef Nick Malgieri was scrolling through a food blog when he came upon a recipe for panettone, a puffy sweet bread that the author said conjured up fond memories of Christmases spent with his Italian grandmother. But it quickly became clear that the instructions were all too familiar. "I started reading the recipe and I said, 'This is my recipe!'" he recalled in an interview with AFP. Malgieri's unpleasant experience was unfortunately not a one-time thing. After decades of work and 12 published cookbooks, the American expert baker has seen his work all over the internet -- reproduced without his consent on numerous sites. Can 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Catch 'Avatar's' domestic Box Office record? Some of his recipes have even been claimed by other chefs and included in their cookbooks. In one, he says he found a copy of his "food processor puff pastry, practically word for word." Plagiarism has become widespread in the food world. It is difficult to curb, and even more difficult to prosecute. Given that the cookbook with Malgieri's puff pastry recipe had a small circulation and likely minimal profits, Malgieri's publishing house opted not to even file a complaint. When chefs do look to the US courts for relief, the chances of getting recognition of their copyright or a monetary settlement are seen as remote, because recipes are generally not protected under intellectual property laws. "A recipe is just a listing of ingredients and simple instructions," New York-based attorney Lynn Oberlander, who specializes in the area, told AFP. "How can you copyright, for example, scrambled eggs?" Musicians and their feuds! 5 infamous music industry spats Were that a possibility, she says, given there are not an infinite number of ways to prepare the dish, a chef could ultimately keep another from including the dish in a cookbook. The only hope for chefs wishing to protect their concoctions may rest in recipes that include "enough original literary expression," either in the instructions or in the historical narrative, to be considered unique, Oberlander says. As recipe plagiarism has multiplied in recent years, cookbook authors have done just that, using "more descriptive stuff" in their written work, according to Jonathan Bailey, a consultant on plagiarism issues. The only risk? Readers sometimes find the extra verbiage "annoying," he says. - Inspiration or outright copying? - Last October, a recipe scandal rocked the culinary world. Singaporean chef and author Sharon Wee accused Elizabeth Haigh of having "copied or paraphrased" recipes and other passages from her 2012 book "Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen," which recounted her experiences cooking with her mother. Wee said she was "distressed" by the incident, which resulted in Haigh's book "Makan" being withdrawn from circulation. But in a business where the reinvention of classic dishes is commonplace, where does inspiration by another chef's work end and plagiarism begin? In France in the 1980s, chef Jacques Maximin wanted to launch a group that would protect chefs' creations, to fill the legal loopholes. His proposal prompted a firestorm of criticism from top chefs. Paul Bocuse said he was "perplexed" by Maximin's idea, saying all chefs "take inspiration from others" and admitting he had "nicked" the idea for one of his signature dishes from "an old guy" in France's Lower Ardeche region. There is still significant disagreement on the issue. There have been calls on some food blogs to end plagiarism, with explicit instructions on how to correctly credit the work of another chef. "The internet has made plagiarism a sport," Malgieri says, with some recipes cropping up on "20 or 30" blogs at the same time. For Kelli Marks, an Arkansas pastry chef who sells wedding cakes in the Little Rock area via her website, most food bloggers have no illusions about the idea that some of their content might eventually show up elsewhere. When she wrote her first book last year, she said she was careful to "go through and check my recipes" to make sure she was only sharing ideas that she herself had created from scratch -- a process her publishers requested. Marks says she does not believe she has yet been the victim of plagiarism, but she is always on alert; she refuses to put some of her recipes online. "They're so important to me, and I would hate for someone else to take something I've created," she said.

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<p>TeenBook, India’s first comprehensive life skills resource for teenagers, today announced the launch of The-Incog-Teen-O-Mode, India’s first sex-ed podcast for the desi teens. Together with its website teenbook.in and the podcast, TeenBook hopes to build knowledge, skills, and behaviors that will enable teens to make informed and responsible choices as they progress on their journey towards adulthood.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The podcast is in Hinglish (a mix of Hindi and English) to reach out to as many teenagers across the country as possible. The language is everyday fun and ‘teennish’. Most importantly, the podcast is not imported content. It is a podcast made for Indian teens, in their own lingo and for their own set of issues, often driven by culture and regional attitudes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to Ms. Vithika Yadav, a senior rights activist and founder at TeenBook, "Our children are indeed growing in a world where they are exposed to far more information than we ever were and it is very important to talk to our children about issues that are important to them or perhaps bother them. But it’s not always easy, especially as no one ever talked to us about them. The podcast makes it easy for teens to consume this information in their own space."</p>

<p>The podcast is hosted by a&nbsp;teen and has three segments. In the opening segment, the anchor talks about an issue teenagers face in their lives - &nbsp;Periods, crushes, exam stress, bullying, body hair, parental pressure, career choices, relationship issues, pimples, fashion predicaments, peer pressure, gender, sexuality, and much more.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The host then provides some scientific and useful knowledge on the subject to the teens in her bright, energetic lingo that connects with today’s teens. The knowledge section is then followed by an interview with a teen or a group of teenagers on the issue. Teen/s share their experiences in a free-flowing chat that normally always happens in either school corridors or rooms with doors slammed shut! In some episodes, the host loops in subject matter experts to share their knowledge or perspective. It could be a parent dealing with the issue to share their side of the story or an expert (sexuality/career/health counsellors) with tools to help with the broader issue at hand.</p>


TeenBook, India’s first comprehensive life skills resource for teenagers, today announced the launch of The-Incog-Teen-O-Mode, India’s first sex-ed podcast for the desi teens.

TeenBook, India’s first comprehensive life skills resource for teenagers, today announced the launch of The-Incog-Teen-O-Mode, India’s first sex-ed podcast for the desi teens. Together with its website teenbook.in and the podcast, TeenBook hopes to build knowledge, skills, and behaviors that will enable teens to make informed and responsible choices as they progress on their journey towards adulthood. The podcast is in Hinglish (a mix of Hindi and English) to reach out to as many teenagers across the country as possible. The language is everyday fun and ‘teennish’. Most importantly, the podcast is not imported content. It is a podcast made for Indian teens, in their own lingo and for their own set of issues, often driven by culture and regional attitudes. According to Ms. Vithika Yadav, a senior rights activist and founder at TeenBook, "Our children are indeed growing in a world where they are exposed to far more information than we ever were and it is very important to talk to our children about issues that are important to them or perhaps bother them. But it’s not always easy, especially as no one ever talked to us about them. The podcast makes it easy for teens to consume this information in their own space." The podcast is hosted by a teen and has three segments. In the opening segment, the anchor talks about an issue teenagers face in their lives - Periods, crushes, exam stress, bullying, body hair, parental pressure, career choices, relationship issues, pimples, fashion predicaments, peer pressure, gender, sexuality, and much more. The host then provides some scientific and useful knowledge on the subject to the teens in her bright, energetic lingo that connects with today’s teens. The knowledge section is then followed by an interview with a teen or a group of teenagers on the issue. Teen/s share their experiences in a free-flowing chat that normally always happens in either school corridors or rooms with doors slammed shut! In some episodes, the host loops in subject matter experts to share their knowledge or perspective. It could be a parent dealing with the issue to share their side of the story or an expert (sexuality/career/health counsellors) with tools to help with the broader issue at hand.

India’s first sex-education podcast for teens is now live

Female Tennis players & their best on-court fashion statements: Serena Williams to Emma Raducanu

<p>What happens while we sleep? Scientists and experts have weighed in on how the human brain behaves during sleep. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, people used to believe that the human body remains physically and mentally inactive while sleeping. However, later studies and research claimed that the body and brain keep working all night long, which is a key for health.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now, a latest study tells how humans respond to voices, especially 'unfamiliar' sounds when they are sleeping as Austrian researchers measured the brain activity of sleeping adults to assess how they react to familiar and unfamiliar voices.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/research-finds-exoplanet-three-times-more-massive-than-jupiter-445561">Research finds exoplanet three times more massive than Jupiter</a></strong></p>

<p>As per the study led by researchers at the University of Salzburg and published in the journal <a href="https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2022/01/06/JNEUROSCI.2524-20.2021">JNeurosci</a>, the human brain pays attention to 'unfamiliar voices' in order to stay alert to potential threats during sleep.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There are two main types of sleep that we cycle in and out of when we rest - rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. NREM is the first stage of sleep and the study found that during this stage, hearing unfamiliar voices when asleep caused the human brain to 'tune in'.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The study sheds light upon how the brain continues to monitor the surroundings we live in as we sleep even though our eyes are shut off.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The study overall outlined how unfamiliar voices – like those&nbsp;from a TV, music, etc, can &nbsp;– prevent a restful and peaceful night's sleep because as mentioned, the brain is on higher alert and paying attention to the voices. &nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/can-this-himalayan-flower-help-fight-against-covid-19-iit-study-underway-445484">Can this Himalayan flower help fight against COVID-19? IIT study underway</a></strong></p>

<p>"Our findings highlight discrepancies in brain responses to auditory stimuli based on their relevance to the sleeper," the team say in their paper. &nbsp;</p>

<p>"Results suggest that the unfamiliarity of voice is a strong promoter of brain responses during NREM sleep," they added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Researchers recruited 17 volunteers, out of which 14 were female for the study. Their average age was of 22 years and the volunteers had no reported sleep disorders. They were fitted with polysomnography equipment during a full night's sleep.&nbsp;</p>


What happens while we sleep? Scientists and experts have weighed in on how the human brain behaves during sleep. Earlier, people used to believe that the human body remains physically and mentally inactive while sleeping.

What happens while we sleep? Scientists and experts have weighed in on how the human brain behaves during sleep. Earlier, people used to believe that the human body remains physically and mentally inactive while sleeping. However, later studies and research claimed that the body and brain keep working all night long, which is a key for health. Now, a latest study tells how humans respond to voices, especially 'unfamiliar' sounds when they are sleeping as Austrian researchers measured the brain activity of sleeping adults to assess how they react to familiar and unfamiliar voices. ALSO READ | Research finds exoplanet three times more massive than Jupiter As per the study led by researchers at the University of Salzburg and published in the journal JNeurosci, the human brain pays attention to 'unfamiliar voices' in order to stay alert to potential threats during sleep. There are two main types of sleep that we cycle in and out of when we rest - rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. NREM is the first stage of sleep and the study found that during this stage, hearing unfamiliar voices when asleep caused the human brain to 'tune in'. The study sheds light upon how the brain continues to monitor the surroundings we live in as we sleep even though our eyes are shut off. The study overall outlined how unfamiliar voices – like those from a TV, music, etc, can – prevent a restful and peaceful night's sleep because as mentioned, the brain is on higher alert and paying attention to the voices. ALSO READ | Can this Himalayan flower help fight against COVID-19? IIT study underway "Our findings highlight discrepancies in brain responses to auditory stimuli based on their relevance to the sleeper," the team say in their paper. "Results suggest that the unfamiliarity of voice is a strong promoter of brain responses during NREM sleep," they added. Researchers recruited 17 volunteers, out of which 14 were female for the study. Their average age was of 22 years and the volunteers had no reported sleep disorders. They were fitted with polysomnography equipment during a full night's sleep.

What happens when you sleep? Experts tell how humans respond to 'unfamiliar voices'

One festival, different names! Here's how Makar Sankranti is celebrated in different Indian states

<p>Britain's Prince Andrew will no longer be known as 'His Royal Highness' as he fights a US lawsuit in which he has been accused of sex abuse.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Andrew, 61, is Queen Elizabeth's third child. His royal patronages and military links too were removed on Thursday by the royal family.&nbsp;<br />
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In 2019, he was forced to step down from public duties because of his connections to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and after a disastrous BBC TV interview which the prince had hoped would clear his name.<br />
Thursday's move by the royal family means he will now lose all his royal connections.<br />
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"With the queen's approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the queen," Buckingham Palace said in a statement.<br />
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"The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen."&nbsp;<br />
On Wednesday, Andrew's lawyers failed to persuade a US judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit in which Virginia Giuffre accuses him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager.<br />
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US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Giuffre, 38, could pursue claims that Andrew battered her and intentionally caused her emotional distress while Epstein - a financier who killed himself in jail in August 2019 while awaiting his sex trafficking trial - was trafficking her.</p>

<p>The prince, the 95-year-old queen's second son, has denied Giuffre's accusations that he forced her to have sex more than two decades ago at a London home of former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and abused her at two Epstein properties.<br />
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The judge`s decision means Andrew could be forced to give evidence at a trial which could begin between September and December 2022 if no settlement were reached outside of court.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Andrew's links to Epstein had led to a swathe of damaging media reports, leading the prince to decide to do a TV interview in November 2019 which he hoped would resolve the matter.</p>

<p>It instead led to ridicule and further questions, and as the controversy grew, Buckingham Palace had increasingly distanced itself from the prince, declining to comment and referring all questions to his lawyers.<br />
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A royal source said the decision over Andrew came after wide discussions among the other members of the royal family. Now, his military affiliations and patronages would be redistributed to other members of the family.<br />
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The decision to strip Prince Andrew of royal title and military affiliations came after an open letter signed by 150 veterans asked the Queen to remove Andrew from his responsibilities amid the scandal.&nbsp;<br />
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They called for Elizabeth to take immediate action because her son had been "uncooperative and less than truthful" about his relationship with Epstein, and had brought the armed services he represented into disrepute.<br />
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"Regardless of the result of Virginia Giuffre’s civil case against Prince Andrew, his position in Britain's armed forces is now untenable," the veterans' letter said.<br />
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The scandal surrounding Andrew comes on the heels of the damage caused after the queen's grandson Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan quit royal duties to forge new careers in Los Angeles, later accusing the royal household of racism.<br />
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<em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Britain's Prince Andrew will no longer be known as 'His Royal Highness' as he fights a US lawsuit in which he has been accused of sex abuse. Andrew, 61, is Queen Elizabeth's third child.

Britain's Prince Andrew will no longer be known as 'His Royal Highness' as he fights a US lawsuit in which he has been accused of sex abuse. Andrew, 61, is Queen Elizabeth's third child. His royal patronages and military links too were removed on Thursday by the royal family. In 2019, he was forced to step down from public duties because of his connections to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and after a disastrous BBC TV interview which the prince had hoped would clear his name. Thursday's move by the royal family means he will now lose all his royal connections. "With the queen's approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the queen," Buckingham Palace said in a statement. "The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen." On Wednesday, Andrew's lawyers failed to persuade a US judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit in which Virginia Giuffre accuses him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Giuffre, 38, could pursue claims that Andrew battered her and intentionally caused her emotional distress while Epstein - a financier who killed himself in jail in August 2019 while awaiting his sex trafficking trial - was trafficking her. The prince, the 95-year-old queen's second son, has denied Giuffre's accusations that he forced her to have sex more than two decades ago at a London home of former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and abused her at two Epstein properties. The judge`s decision means Andrew could be forced to give evidence at a trial which could begin between September and December 2022 if no settlement were reached outside of court. Andrew's links to Epstein had led to a swathe of damaging media reports, leading the prince to decide to do a TV interview in November 2019 which he hoped would resolve the matter. It instead led to ridicule and further questions, and as the controversy grew, Buckingham Palace had increasingly distanced itself from the prince, declining to comment and referring all questions to his lawyers. A royal source said the decision over Andrew came after wide discussions among the other members of the royal family. Now, his military affiliations and patronages would be redistributed to other members of the family. The decision to strip Prince Andrew of royal title and military affiliations came after an open letter signed by 150 veterans asked the Queen to remove Andrew from his responsibilities amid the scandal. They called for Elizabeth to take immediate action because her son had been "uncooperative and less than truthful" about his relationship with Epstein, and had brought the armed services he represented into disrepute. "Regardless of the result of Virginia Giuffre’s civil case against Prince Andrew, his position in Britain's armed forces is now untenable," the veterans' letter said. The scandal surrounding Andrew comes on the heels of the damage caused after the queen's grandson Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan quit royal duties to forge new careers in Los Angeles, later accusing the royal household of racism. (With inputs from agencies)

UK's Prince Andrew will no longer be addressed as 'His Royal Highness'

<p>Walking into Dress Shoppe II is like walking into an emporium of colour and cloth. The shelves are overflowing with hand-embroidered fabrics and saris, the racks are tightly packed with kurtas and salwar suits, and even the ceilings are covered in intricate tapestries. Below the main floor of the shop, there are two storage floors packed with piles of additional product. All of it needs to go by Jan. 31.</p>

<p>After nearly 50 years of business, the treasured East Village store is shutting down. Following nearly two years of pandemic-related struggles, combined with a landlord dispute, the loss of her husband and her own health problems, Saroj Goyal, the owner, decided that closing the store was the best choice.</p>

<p>“Every moment is special here,” said Goyal, 72, as she sat sipping hot tea on a December afternoon. Every so often, she paused the conversation to help a customer who had wandered in, sharing suggestions and telling them to check out the shop’s Instagram.</p>

<p>Goyal and her husband, Purushottam Goyal, emigrated from Delhi, India, in the 1970s. It was his idea to open the business in 1977; the shop soon became a slice of South Asia in Manhattan.</p>

<p>For decades, the couple would travel to India to find one-of-a-kind objects to sell. “My husband walked from village to village to collect all these things. He had a very unique taste,” Saroj Goyal said, picking up a hand-beaded textile.</p>

<p>In September 2019, Purushottam Goyal died, a loss that still pains Saroj Goyal every day. The store now holds several mementoes of his life. “My husband made me laugh so much in this room. All day every day, we were together for 50 years in this shop,” Goyal said, tearing up.</p>

<p>There’s a portrait of Purushottam Goyal hung high on the back wall and a book filled with handwritten tributes to him from customers on the checkout counter. “The world is a little less good with his passing,” one person wrote. Another: “Your presence is missed physically, but your spirit is all around this place.”</p>

<p>On top of grieving his loss, Saroj Goyal had to figure how to keep the store running; administrative matters had been her husband’s domain.</p>

<p>In February 2020, she called up her landlord, the Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association II, to discuss rent. Cooper Square manages low-income housing co-ops on the Lower East Side; rents in those buildings are subsidized by income from the company’s commercial properties. Goyal set up an appointment over the phone with someone from the office, but when the time came, she said, no one showed up.</p>

<p>Later that month, a representative from Cooper Square came to the shop unannounced and demanded a lump-sum payment of all the missed rent, Goyal said. Soon after, the pandemic arrived, and it was difficult for the shop to rake in any sales at all for several months. Then, in February 2021, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. About four months later, in June, Cooper Square sued her for more than $265,000.</p>

<p>“We’re sad to see Dress Shoppe go, but we have to remain a fiscally solvent project,” said Dave Powell, the executive director of Cooper Square. “We respectfully but categorically dispute Ms. Goyal’s characterizations of the interactions that she’s had with staff.” Powell added that the Dress Shoppe occupies their largest commercial space. “So not having a rent-paying tenant at that storefront was a significant blow to our co-op’s financial health,” he said.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Goyal’s story caught the attention of the internet.</p>

<p>In December 2020, Nicolas Heller paid the shop a visit and posted about it on his Instagram page, @newyorknico, which has more than 760,000 followers. “When I do these posts, the reaction is always positive, but some businesses resonate more than others. With this one, there were so many people commenting with memories shopping there, of Saroj’s husband, just beautiful anecdotes about the shop,” he said.</p>

<p>Supermodel Bella Hadid reposted Heller’s photos, writing, “please please please Let’s go visit @dressshoppenyc &amp; Mrs. Saroj Goyal to show her some loving support !!! She has devoted her life to this business and we need to remind her of how important she is!”</p>

<p>Brandon Stanton, the creator of the blog Humans of New York, which has more than 17 million followers on Facebook, wrote a post on Goyal in July. “When I met her, I was very moved by her story and her kindness,” he said. Goyal being kept out of the loop on the inner workings of the business left her in a vulnerable situation, Stanton added, which was something that his readers empathized with. “A lot of people recognized similarities in their own cultures, or the interactions between their own older parents or women in their lives.”</p>

<p>He said he also helped mediate a deal between Goyal and the landlord, and they came to the agreement that Goyal would pay Cooper Square $130,000 and give up the shop by the end of January. Stanton started a GoFundMe to collect donations for Goyal, which raised nearly $500,000.</p>

<p>For the shop’s many loyal customers, the news of its closing is emotional.</p>

<p>Nadine Hanson, 30, first discovered Dress Shoppe II in 2014, the year she had moved to New York. “I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, and I was exposed to very little South Asian culture there,” she said. Hanson, a waitress, eventually became close to Goyal, and the two even spent Christmas Eve together in the store in 2020. “I feel like she’s family now,” Hanson said.</p>

<p>“The East Village is changing so much, has changed so much, and this is another nail in the coffin,” said Jenny Goldberg, a 39-year-old therapist. “Dress Shoppe is a place I could always walk in and be greeted with love and stories, offerings of tea. It was a little sanctuary in the middle of the busy city.”</p>

<p>Kate Mueller, 28, a graduate student who worked in the store part time, said that her favourite memories there were the long chats she had with Goyal. “In between helping organize things, we would just sit and talk about life,” she said. “It’s these types of stores that are the lifeblood of this city.”</p>

<p>Now, Goyal’s focus is on selling as much of her stock as possible before she has to vacate the property at the end of the month. She has an Etsy store, which Hanson helped her set up, and she’s planning to create her own online shop to keep the business alive.</p>

<p>But Goyal will miss the brick-and-mortar shop. “I love talking to the customers and dealing with them directly,” she said. “I’m very grateful for the East Village, for my customers for giving me all of their love and support.”</p>


Walking into Dress Shoppe II is like walking into an emporium of colour and cloth. The shelves are overflowing with hand-embroidered fabrics and saris, the racks are tightly packed with kurtas and salwar suits, and even the ceilings are covered in intricate tapestries.

Walking into Dress Shoppe II is like walking into an emporium of colour and cloth. The shelves are overflowing with hand-embroidered fabrics and saris, the racks are tightly packed with kurtas and salwar suits, and even the ceilings are covered in intricate tapestries. Below the main floor of the shop, there are two storage floors packed with piles of additional product. All of it needs to go by Jan. 31. After nearly 50 years of business, the treasured East Village store is shutting down. Following nearly two years of pandemic-related struggles, combined with a landlord dispute, the loss of her husband and her own health problems, Saroj Goyal, the owner, decided that closing the store was the best choice. “Every moment is special here,” said Goyal, 72, as she sat sipping hot tea on a December afternoon. Every so often, she paused the conversation to help a customer who had wandered in, sharing suggestions and telling them to check out the shop’s Instagram. Goyal and her husband, Purushottam Goyal, emigrated from Delhi, India, in the 1970s. It was his idea to open the business in 1977; the shop soon became a slice of South Asia in Manhattan. For decades, the couple would travel to India to find one-of-a-kind objects to sell. “My husband walked from village to village to collect all these things. He had a very unique taste,” Saroj Goyal said, picking up a hand-beaded textile. In September 2019, Purushottam Goyal died, a loss that still pains Saroj Goyal every day. The store now holds several mementoes of his life. “My husband made me laugh so much in this room. All day every day, we were together for 50 years in this shop,” Goyal said, tearing up. There’s a portrait of Purushottam Goyal hung high on the back wall and a book filled with handwritten tributes to him from customers on the checkout counter. “The world is a little less good with his passing,” one person wrote. Another: “Your presence is missed physically, but your spirit is all around this place.” On top of grieving his loss, Saroj Goyal had to figure how to keep the store running; administrative matters had been her husband’s domain. In February 2020, she called up her landlord, the Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association II, to discuss rent. Cooper Square manages low-income housing co-ops on the Lower East Side; rents in those buildings are subsidized by income from the company’s commercial properties. Goyal set up an appointment over the phone with someone from the office, but when the time came, she said, no one showed up. Later that month, a representative from Cooper Square came to the shop unannounced and demanded a lump-sum payment of all the missed rent, Goyal said. Soon after, the pandemic arrived, and it was difficult for the shop to rake in any sales at all for several months. Then, in February 2021, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. About four months later, in June, Cooper Square sued her for more than $265,000. “We’re sad to see Dress Shoppe go, but we have to remain a fiscally solvent project,” said Dave Powell, the executive director of Cooper Square. “We respectfully but categorically dispute Ms. Goyal’s characterizations of the interactions that she’s had with staff.” Powell added that the Dress Shoppe occupies their largest commercial space. “So not having a rent-paying tenant at that storefront was a significant blow to our co-op’s financial health,” he said. Meanwhile, Goyal’s story caught the attention of the internet. In December 2020, Nicolas Heller paid the shop a visit and posted about it on his Instagram page, @newyorknico, which has more than 760,000 followers. “When I do these posts, the reaction is always positive, but some businesses resonate more than others. With this one, there were so many people commenting with memories shopping there, of Saroj’s husband, just beautiful anecdotes about the shop,” he said. Supermodel Bella Hadid reposted Heller’s photos, writing, “please please please Let’s go visit @dressshoppenyc & Mrs. Saroj Goyal to show her some loving support !!! She has devoted her life to this business and we need to remind her of how important she is!” Brandon Stanton, the creator of the blog Humans of New York, which has more than 17 million followers on Facebook, wrote a post on Goyal in July. “When I met her, I was very moved by her story and her kindness,” he said. Goyal being kept out of the loop on the inner workings of the business left her in a vulnerable situation, Stanton added, which was something that his readers empathized with. “A lot of people recognized similarities in their own cultures, or the interactions between their own older parents or women in their lives.” He said he also helped mediate a deal between Goyal and the landlord, and they came to the agreement that Goyal would pay Cooper Square $130,000 and give up the shop by the end of January. Stanton started a GoFundMe to collect donations for Goyal, which raised nearly $500,000. For the shop’s many loyal customers, the news of its closing is emotional. Nadine Hanson, 30, first discovered Dress Shoppe II in 2014, the year she had moved to New York. “I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, and I was exposed to very little South Asian culture there,” she said. Hanson, a waitress, eventually became close to Goyal, and the two even spent Christmas Eve together in the store in 2020. “I feel like she’s family now,” Hanson said. “The East Village is changing so much, has changed so much, and this is another nail in the coffin,” said Jenny Goldberg, a 39-year-old therapist. “Dress Shoppe is a place I could always walk in and be greeted with love and stories, offerings of tea. It was a little sanctuary in the middle of the busy city.” Kate Mueller, 28, a graduate student who worked in the store part time, said that her favourite memories there were the long chats she had with Goyal. “In between helping organize things, we would just sit and talk about life,” she said. “It’s these types of stores that are the lifeblood of this city.” Now, Goyal’s focus is on selling as much of her stock as possible before she has to vacate the property at the end of the month. She has an Etsy store, which Hanson helped her set up, and she’s planning to create her own online shop to keep the business alive. But Goyal will miss the brick-and-mortar shop. “I love talking to the customers and dealing with them directly,” she said. “I’m very grateful for the East Village, for my customers for giving me all of their love and support.”

After nearly 50 years, a beloved East Village Indian boutique is closing

<p>Javed Habib has apologised a day after a video of him spitting on a woman's head went viral.&nbsp;<br />
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In a video posted on Instagram, the hairstylist said he was sorry and that he had done in jest. "Some words spoken by me during my seminar have hurt people. I just want to say one thing....that these are professional workshops. They are attended by people from our profession. When these sessions get very long, we have to make them humorous. If you are hurt, I apologise from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me, I'm sorry," Habib can be heard saying in the video.&nbsp;<br />
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The said viral video was shot during a training seminar at Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where Habib was seemingly conducting a workshop. In the clip, he can be seen combing the hair of a woman, who has now been identified as Pooja Gupta and asking participants to listen to him carefully. He then goes on to say that if there is a scarcity of water, the hairdresser can use his spit to wet the hair and goes on to spit into Gupta's hair. When the crowd reacts, he says "<em>Is thuk mein jaan hai</em> (There's power in this spit)".</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">UP : जावेद हबीब भी "थूक कांड" में शामिल हो गए। बता रहे हैं कि पानी नहीं है तो थूक से भी बाल बनाये जा सकते हैं। वीडियो मुजफ्फरनगर की बताई गई। <a href="https://t.co/glsJlDdjYq">pic.twitter.com/glsJlDdjYq</a></p>
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<p>While Habib has issued an apology, the National Commission of Women (NCW) has written to Delhi Police Commissioner urging him to take action over the matter. NCW has even sent a notice to the hairstylist. The matter is being investigated by the local police now.&nbsp;<br />
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Meanwhile, Pooja Gupta has shared a video clip stating that Habib humiliated her at the seminar. "I am Baraut and I run a beauty salon. I recently attended a seminar by Jawed Habib sir. He invited me to the stage for a haircut and misbehaved with me. He showed that if you do not have water, you can use saliva to cut hair. I did not get the haircut. I will rather get a haircut from the barber in my neighbourhood but not Javed Habib."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So this is what <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JavedHabib?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JavedHabib</a> spit fiasco is all about: Habib seems to be an arrogant man who, when asked some questions by Puja Gupta during his seminar, told her he runs 900 salons whereas she runs just 1. Then, to humiliate her further, he called her on stage &amp; spit in her hair <a href="https://t.co/V4l2fA6Vbu">pic.twitter.com/V4l2fA6Vbu</a></p>
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<p>Another woman has alleged that Habib had been humiliating Gupta throughout the session.&nbsp;</p>


Javed Habib has apologised a day after a video of him spitting on a woman's head went viral. In a video posted on Instagram, the hairstylist said he was sorry and that he had done in jest.

Javed Habib has apologised a day after a video of him spitting on a woman's head went viral. In a video posted on Instagram, the hairstylist said he was sorry and that he had done in jest. "Some words spoken by me during my seminar have hurt people. I just want to say one thing....that these are professional workshops. They are attended by people from our profession. When these sessions get very long, we have to make them humorous. If you are hurt, I apologise from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me, I'm sorry," Habib can be heard saying in the video. The said viral video was shot during a training seminar at Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where Habib was seemingly conducting a workshop. In the clip, he can be seen combing the hair of a woman, who has now been identified as Pooja Gupta and asking participants to listen to him carefully. He then goes on to say that if there is a scarcity of water, the hairdresser can use his spit to wet the hair and goes on to spit into Gupta's hair. When the crowd reacts, he says "Is thuk mein jaan hai (There's power in this spit)". UP : जावेद हबीब भी "थूक कांड" में शामिल हो गए। बता रहे हैं कि पानी नहीं है तो थूक से भी बाल बनाये जा सकते हैं। वीडियो मुजफ्फरनगर की बताई गई। pic.twitter.com/glsJlDdjYq — Sachin Gupta (@sachingupta787) January 5, 2022 × While Habib has issued an apology, the National Commission of Women (NCW) has written to Delhi Police Commissioner urging him to take action over the matter. NCW has even sent a notice to the hairstylist. The matter is being investigated by the local police now. Meanwhile, Pooja Gupta has shared a video clip stating that Habib humiliated her at the seminar. "I am Baraut and I run a beauty salon. I recently attended a seminar by Jawed Habib sir. He invited me to the stage for a haircut and misbehaved with me. He showed that if you do not have water, you can use saliva to cut hair. I did not get the haircut. I will rather get a haircut from the barber in my neighbourhood but not Javed Habib." So this is what #JavedHabib spit fiasco is all about: Habib seems to be an arrogant man who, when asked some questions by Puja Gupta during his seminar, told her he runs 900 salons whereas she runs just 1. Then, to humiliate her further, he called her on stage & spit in her hair pic.twitter.com/V4l2fA6Vbu — Swati Goel Sharma (@swati_gs) January 6, 2022 × So this is what #JavedHabib spit fiasco is all about: Habib seems to be an arrogant man who, when asked some questions by Puja Gupta during his seminar, told her he runs 900 salons whereas she runs just 1. Then, to humiliate her further, he called her on stage & spit in her hair pic.twitter.com/V4l2fA6Vbu — Swati Goel Sharma (@swati_gs) January 6, 2022 × Another woman has alleged that Habib had been humiliating Gupta throughout the session.

Indian celebrity hairdresser Javed Habib apologises after a video of him spitting on a woman goes viral

<p>Around the globe, there is a craze for Korean food among people and most importantly when it comes to their variety of sauces, dips and their&nbsp;drool-worthy delicacies, which always&nbsp;rules&nbsp;the internet. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
There are varieties of K-cousins that have&nbsp;won millions of&nbsp;hearts, but among them, Korean styled fried chicken took the top spot. In the survey conducted last year, 8,500 people in 17 cities around the world were asked to name their favourite Korean dish. Fried chicken topped the list, with 16.1 per cent of votes and even it's the Korean dish that they eat most frequently, followed by kimchi and bibimbap (a Korean mixed rice bowl).<br />
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But, what if we tell you that fried chicken is not Korean food.<br />
<br />
As per the recent polls, Korean-style fried chicken is the most favourite Korean food of people around the world, but half of Koreans surveyed in another poll do not think it belongs in that category.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>A survey of 1,500 Korean nationals by the Korean Food Promotion Institute shows that 63.9 per cent believe that regular fried chicken is not Korean food, while 45.1 per cent say that neither is marinated fried chicken.<br />
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As per Koreans, kimchi is the dish that most (99.7 per cent) consider Korean, followed by doenjang-jjigae, buchimgae, savoury pancakes, japchae and others.&nbsp;<br />
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Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish normally made of fermented cabbage, salt and hot peppers.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-%E2%80%98people-want-jewellery-with-meaning%E2%80%99-how-breast-milk-became-a-gem-440647" hreflang="en">‘People want jewellery with meaning’: How breast milk became a gem</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;When asked whether the fried chicken is a Korean dish, Joo Young-ha, a professor of Folklore Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies, said that it should be considered a K-food, adding that this category includes not only dishes that Koreans traditionally think of as Korean, but also dishes served in Korean restaurants or those produced by Korean food factories.<br />
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Further, he pointed out that foreign nationals living overseas often come to be interested in K-foods such as samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly), soju, tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes) and pajeon (scallion pancake) after seeing those dishes in Korean dramas.&nbsp;</p>


Around the globe, there is a craze for Korean food among people and most importantly when it comes to their variety of sauces, dips and their drool-worthy delicacies, which always rules the internet.

Around the globe, there is a craze for Korean food among people and most importantly when it comes to their variety of sauces, dips and their drool-worthy delicacies, which always rules the internet. There are varieties of K-cousins that have won millions of hearts, but among them, Korean styled fried chicken took the top spot. In the survey conducted last year, 8,500 people in 17 cities around the world were asked to name their favourite Korean dish. Fried chicken topped the list, with 16.1 per cent of votes and even it's the Korean dish that they eat most frequently, followed by kimchi and bibimbap (a Korean mixed rice bowl). But, what if we tell you that fried chicken is not Korean food. As per the recent polls, Korean-style fried chicken is the most favourite Korean food of people around the world, but half of Koreans surveyed in another poll do not think it belongs in that category. 16 new books coming in January A survey of 1,500 Korean nationals by the Korean Food Promotion Institute shows that 63.9 per cent believe that regular fried chicken is not Korean food, while 45.1 per cent say that neither is marinated fried chicken. As per Koreans, kimchi is the dish that most (99.7 per cent) consider Korean, followed by doenjang-jjigae, buchimgae, savoury pancakes, japchae and others. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish normally made of fermented cabbage, salt and hot peppers. ‘People want jewellery with meaning’: How breast milk became a gem When asked whether the fried chicken is a Korean dish, Joo Young-ha, a professor of Folklore Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies, said that it should be considered a K-food, adding that this category includes not only dishes that Koreans traditionally think of as Korean, but also dishes served in Korean restaurants or those produced by Korean food factories. Further, he pointed out that foreign nationals living overseas often come to be interested in K-foods such as samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly), soju, tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes) and pajeon (scallion pancake) after seeing those dishes in Korean dramas.

Did you know world's favourite Korean style chicken isn't really Korean ?

<p>Christmas is almost here and if you still do not have a proper menu set, maybe we could be of help. While traditional Christmas cakes are best devoured if the ingredients are aged well for weeks before it goes into the cake batter and is made into a wholesome cake. Do not worry if you haven't prepped in advance for Christmas celebrations. We know that no Christmas celebration is complete without a bite of the cake and so here's presenting the easiest cake recipes for this year's Christmas.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
<strong>Red Velvet Cake</strong><br />
<br />
One of the most popular cakes of all time. Most feel that Red Velvet Cake is different to make at home but that's not the case. Check out the recipe below.&nbsp;</p>

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<strong>INGREDIENTS</strong><br />
<strong>FOR THE CAKE</strong><br />
Cooking spray<br />
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
2 large eggs<br />
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract<br />
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1/4 cup processed cocoa powder<br />
1 tsp. baking soda<br />
1 tsp. kosher salt<br />
1 cup buttermilk<br />
1 tbsp. distilled white vinegar<br />
2 tbsp. red food colouring<br />
<br />
<strong>FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING</strong><br />
2 (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened<br />
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened&nbsp;<br />
4 cup powdered sugar<br />
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract<br />
1/4 tsp. Pinch kosher salt</p>

<p><strong>Direction</strong><br />
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 8" round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition then add vanilla.<br />
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In another large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add half the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, beating until just combined. Add buttermilk, vinegar, and red food colouring, beating to combine. Add remaining dry ingredients.<br />
<br />
Divide batter between prepared cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, make the frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and salt and mix until combined. Add more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, if necessary, until frosting is thick and a nice spreadable consistency.<br />
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Assemble the cake: Using a serrated knife, level tops of cakes, reserving the scraps for decorating. Place one layer on a cake stand or serving platter, then top with a thick layer of frosting and a second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Crumble reserved cake pieces and press onto sides of cake.</p>

<p><strong>Easy Christmas Cake</strong><br />
<br />
Compared to a classic Christmas cake recipe, this is an easy Christmas cake to put together and it also takes less prep time. Want to try baking this one?</p>

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<p><strong>INGREDIENTS</strong><br />
3 large eggs<br />
300g plain flour<br />
250g butter, softened<br />
250g light muscovado sugar<br />
1 tbsp ground mixed spice<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
410g jar of mincemeat<br />
500g dried mixed fruit<br />
4 tbsp brandy<br />
20cm (8in) round or 18cm (7in) square cake tin, lined with baking parchment</p>

<p><strong>Direction</strong><br />
To ensure the cake is positioned centrally in the oven, put one of the shelves just below the centre of it. Set the oven to 140°C/280°F/Gas Mark 1.</p>

<p>Break the eggs into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients, except for the brandy. Beat the mixture until smooth, then spoon it into the lined cake tin. With a wet hand, press the mixture into the tin and smooth on top, so that it’s level.</p>

<p>Bake the cake in the centre of the oven for 3 – 3.5 hours, or until the cake feels firm to the touch and a skewer comes out clean after being inserted into the cake.</p>

<p>Remove the cake from the oven and place the tin on a wire rack. Leave the cake to cool for about 15 minutes, then spoon over the brandy. Leave it to cool completely in the tin.</p>

<p>Remove the cake from the tin and peel away the lining paper. Wrap it in clean baking parchment and then foil, and store in a cool place for up to 3 months, until ready to cover with icing and decorate. Follow our guide on how to cover a cake with marzipan.</p>

<p><br />
<strong>Best Carrot Cake</strong><br />
Carrot cakes are just so wholesome. With a hint of cinnamon and the sweetness of carrots, these cakes are best devoured warm. Here's the recipe.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong>INGREDIENTS</strong><br />
<strong>FOR THE CAKE</strong><br />
Cooking spray<br />
3 c. all-purpose flour<br />
1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt<br />
2 tsp. baking soda<br />
2 tsp. cinnamon<br />
2 cup granulated sugar<br />
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil<br />
4 large eggs<br />
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract<br />
3 cup grated carrots<br />
1 cup pecans, roughly chopped, plus more for garnish<br />
1 cup rasisins</p>

<p><br />
<strong>FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING</strong><br />
1 block cream cheese, softened<br />
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened<br />
1 tsp pure vanilla extract<br />
4 cup powdered sugar</p>

<p><strong>Direction</strong><br />
Preheat oven to 350° and grease 2 - 8" round cake pans with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.<br />
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In another large bowl with a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat together sugar and oil until well combined. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition, then add vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in carrots, pecans, and raisins.<br />
<br />
Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 45 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes then invert cakes onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.<br />
<br />
Make frosting: In a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat again until smooth and spreadable consistency.<br />
<br />
Frost cake as desired and garnish with pecans.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
<strong>Flourless Chocolate Cake</strong><br />
The best part about this flourless cake is that it doesn't require any flour alternatives. It's just the perfect cake that happens to have zero flour. Yes, that's possible! Check out the recipe.</p>

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<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<br />
FOR THE CAKE</strong><br />
Cooking spray<br />
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped<br />
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into large chunks<br />
1 tsp. instant espresso powder<br />
1/4 cup hot water<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
4 large eggs<br />
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process)<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>FOR THE GANACHE</strong><br />
1/2 cup heavy cream<br />
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips<br />
Raspberries, for serving</p>

<p><br />
<strong>Directions</strong><br />
Preheat oven to 350° and grease an 8" springform pan with cooking spray.&nbsp;<br />
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Make cake: Place a small saucepan filled halfway with water over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Place bittersweet chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over the simmering pot, ensuring the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir until chocolate and butter are completely melted. Turn off heat and remove the bowl from the saucepan.&nbsp;<br />
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Dissolve espresso powder in hot water. Add sugar and espresso to melted chocolate and whisk until completely combined then add eggs and whisk to combine. Stir in cocoa powder. &nbsp;<br />
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Pour batter into the prepared springform pan and bake until just set in the middle and a thin crust forms, about 35 minutes. &nbsp;<br />
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Let the cake cool for 15 minutes, then remove the sides of the springform pan. Let the cake cool completely.&nbsp;<br />
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Meanwhile, make ganache: Place heavy cream in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl, then pour hot cream over chocolate chips. Let sit for 1 minute, then whisk to combine.&nbsp;<br />
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Pour ganache over the cake and smooth with an offset spatula. Place in refrigerator until set, if desired, about 10 minutes.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
Top with raspberries or strawberries to serve.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Apple Spiced Cake</strong><br />
The warm apple spice cake and hot cup of tea is just the best combination for Christmas, isn't it? Here's the recipe of the yummy cake</p>

<p><strong>INGREDIENTS</strong><br />
3 Granny Smith Apples<br />
2 cup Macintosh apples<br />
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice<br />
3 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda<br />
1/4 tsp. kosher salt<br />
1 tsp. ground cinnamon<br />
4 large eggs<br />
2 cup granulated sugar<br />
1 cup vegetable oil<br />
1/2 cup orange juice<br />
2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract<br />
confectioners’ sugar</p>

<p><strong>Direction</strong><br />
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment, leaving an overhang on two sides.<br />
<br />
In a large bowl, toss the apples with lemon juice. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.<br />
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In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, oil, orange juice, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and whisk together just until combined. Add half the apples and mix to combine. Spread into the prepared pan.<br />
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Arrange the remaining apples on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon and bake until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then, using the overhangs, transfer cake to a wire rack to cool completely; dust with confectioners' sugar.</p>


Christmas is almost here and if you still do not have a proper menu set, maybe we could be of help. While traditional Christmas cakes are best devoured if the ingredients are aged well for weeks before it goes into the cake batter and is made into a wholesome cake.

Christmas is almost here and if you still do not have a proper menu set, maybe we could be of help. While traditional Christmas cakes are best devoured if the ingredients are aged well for weeks before it goes into the cake batter and is made into a wholesome cake. Do not worry if you haven't prepped in advance for Christmas celebrations. We know that no Christmas celebration is complete without a bite of the cake and so here's presenting the easiest cake recipes for this year's Christmas. Red Velvet Cake One of the most popular cakes of all time. Most feel that Red Velvet Cake is different to make at home but that's not the case. Check out the recipe below. INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE Cooking spray 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup processed cocoa powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 tbsp. distilled white vinegar 2 tbsp. red food colouring FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 2 (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 4 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. Pinch kosher salt Direction Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 8" round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition then add vanilla. In another large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add half the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, beating until just combined. Add buttermilk, vinegar, and red food colouring, beating to combine. Add remaining dry ingredients. Divide batter between prepared cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Meanwhile, make the frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and salt and mix until combined. Add more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, if necessary, until frosting is thick and a nice spreadable consistency. Assemble the cake: Using a serrated knife, level tops of cakes, reserving the scraps for decorating. Place one layer on a cake stand or serving platter, then top with a thick layer of frosting and a second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Crumble reserved cake pieces and press onto sides of cake. Easy Christmas Cake Compared to a classic Christmas cake recipe, this is an easy Christmas cake to put together and it also takes less prep time. Want to try baking this one? INGREDIENTS 3 large eggs 300g plain flour 250g butter, softened 250g light muscovado sugar 1 tbsp ground mixed spice Pinch of salt 410g jar of mincemeat 500g dried mixed fruit 4 tbsp brandy 20cm (8in) round or 18cm (7in) square cake tin, lined with baking parchment Direction To ensure the cake is positioned centrally in the oven, put one of the shelves just below the centre of it. Set the oven to 140°C/280°F/Gas Mark 1. Break the eggs into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients, except for the brandy. Beat the mixture until smooth, then spoon it into the lined cake tin. With a wet hand, press the mixture into the tin and smooth on top, so that it’s level. Bake the cake in the centre of the oven for 3 – 3.5 hours, or until the cake feels firm to the touch and a skewer comes out clean after being inserted into the cake. Remove the cake from the oven and place the tin on a wire rack. Leave the cake to cool for about 15 minutes, then spoon over the brandy. Leave it to cool completely in the tin. Remove the cake from the tin and peel away the lining paper. Wrap it in clean baking parchment and then foil, and store in a cool place for up to 3 months, until ready to cover with icing and decorate. Follow our guide on how to cover a cake with marzipan. Best Carrot Cake Carrot cakes are just so wholesome. With a hint of cinnamon and the sweetness of carrots, these cakes are best devoured warm. Here's the recipe. INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE Cooking spray 3 c. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cinnamon 2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 3 cup grated carrots 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped, plus more for garnish 1 cup rasisins FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 1 block cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 4 cup powdered sugar Direction Preheat oven to 350° and grease 2 - 8" round cake pans with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. In another large bowl with a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat together sugar and oil until well combined. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition, then add vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in carrots, pecans, and raisins. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 45 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes then invert cakes onto a cooling rack and let cool completely. Make frosting: In a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat again until smooth and spreadable consistency. Frost cake as desired and garnish with pecans. Flourless Chocolate Cake The best part about this flourless cake is that it doesn't require any flour alternatives. It's just the perfect cake that happens to have zero flour. Yes, that's possible! Check out the recipe. INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE Cooking spray 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into large chunks 1 tsp. instant espresso powder 1/4 cup hot water 1 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process) FOR THE GANACHE 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Raspberries, for serving Directions Preheat oven to 350° and grease an 8" springform pan with cooking spray. Make cake: Place a small saucepan filled halfway with water over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Place bittersweet chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over the simmering pot, ensuring the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir until chocolate and butter are completely melted. Turn off heat and remove the bowl from the saucepan. Dissolve espresso powder in hot water. Add sugar and espresso to melted chocolate and whisk until completely combined then add eggs and whisk to combine. Stir in cocoa powder. Pour batter into the prepared springform pan and bake until just set in the middle and a thin crust forms, about 35 minutes. Let the cake cool for 15 minutes, then remove the sides of the springform pan. Let the cake cool completely. Meanwhile, make ganache: Place heavy cream in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl, then pour hot cream over chocolate chips. Let sit for 1 minute, then whisk to combine. Pour ganache over the cake and smooth with an offset spatula. Place in refrigerator until set, if desired, about 10 minutes. Top with raspberries or strawberries to serve. Apple Spiced Cake The warm apple spice cake and hot cup of tea is just the best combination for Christmas, isn't it? Here's the recipe of the yummy cake INGREDIENTS 3 Granny Smith Apples 2 cup Macintosh apples 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 3 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 4 large eggs 2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup orange juice 2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract confectioners’ sugar Direction Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment, leaving an overhang on two sides. In a large bowl, toss the apples with lemon juice. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, oil, orange juice, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and whisk together just until combined. Add half the apples and mix to combine. Spread into the prepared pan. Arrange the remaining apples on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon and bake until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes in the pan, then, using the overhangs, transfer cake to a wire rack to cool completely; dust with confectioners' sugar.

Christmas 2021: 5 easy cake recipes to try at home this festive season

<p>According to a recent study, few antidepressants should be prescribed by doctors and for a shorter period of time. The research has been published in the `Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin Journal`.<br />
<br />
The use of antidepressants is also associated with a range of side effects, while the clinical trial data mostly doesn`t assess the outcomes that matter most to patients, said the authors. And there is no clinically relevant difference between these drugs and placebo on depression.<br />
<br />
While there might be a role for antidepressants among patients with severe depression, the cons may outweigh the pros in those with mild to moderate depression or in those whose symptoms don`t yet qualify as depression, they added.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The prescribing of antidepressants, primarily the newer generation classes--selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)--has risen steadily in England, with an estimated 7.8 million people issued at least one prescription in 2019-20. This is equivalent to an antidepressant prescribed to one in every six adults, with prescription rates 50 per cent higher among women.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Much of the evidence for the effectiveness of antidepressants in adults came from placebo-controlled trials lasting just 6-12 weeks. And the results didn`t meet the threshold for a clinically important difference, said the authors.<br />
The findings in teenagers and children were even less convincing. Yet the number of 12 to 17 year-olds prescribed antidepressants more than doubled between 2005 and 2017, they added.What`s more, most of the studies didn`t include outcomes that matter most to patients, such as social functioning or quality of life, focusing instead only on symptom measures.Side effects are also common.&nbsp;<br />
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Around 1 in 5 patients on SSRIs reported daytime sleepiness, dry mouth, profuse sweating, or weight gain; at least 1 in 4 reported sexual difficulties; and about 1 in 10 reported restlessness, muscle spasms or twitching, nausea, constipation, diarrhoea or dizziness. The prevalence of side effects may be even higher among those taking antidepressants for more than 3 years and included emotional numbness and mental `fogginess`.<br />
<br />
Patients trying to come off their treatment often experienced withdrawal symptoms: these can include anxiety, insomnia, depression, agitation and appetite changes, and can interfere with social functioning and professional life, particularly if treatment is stopped abruptly.<br />
<br />
"The recognition that withdrawal effects from antidepressants are more common, more long-lasting and more severe than previously recognized prompted the Royal College of Psychiatrists to issue a position paper, alerting prescribers to this issue, including the recommendation that patients be informed of this risk," noted the authors.<br />
Gradual dose tapering may best help patients to stop, said the authors, although "there is no guarantee that patients will avoid consequences such as long-lasting sexual side effects or persistent withdrawal symptoms even with a cautious taper," they wrote.<br />
<br />
But they pointed out, "The gradual reductions in the dose and the very small final doses required for pharmacologically informed tapering will necessitate the use of formulations of medication other than the commonly available tablet forms."&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Patients attempting to stop antidepressant use, particularly long term users, may very well need additional help, said the authors. But "there are currently no dedicated NHS services to support antidepressant de-prescribing," they added.<br />
<br />
They concluded, "There continues to be considerable uncertainty about the benefits of antidepressant use in the short- and long-term, particularly in regard to the lack of a clinically significant difference between antidepressant and placebo treatment. "In light of this uncertain balance of benefits and harms, we should re-visit the widespread--and growing--prescription of antidepressants," they added.<br />
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They went on to say, "Increasing knowledge about the difficulty that some patients have in stopping antidepressants should lead to more cautious prescribing practice--with antidepressants given to fewer patients, for shorter periods of time."&nbsp;</p>


According to a recent study, few antidepressants should be prescribed by doctors and for a shorter period of time. The research has been published in the `Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin Journal`.

According to a recent study, few antidepressants should be prescribed by doctors and for a shorter period of time. The research has been published in the `Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin Journal`. The use of antidepressants is also associated with a range of side effects, while the clinical trial data mostly doesn`t assess the outcomes that matter most to patients, said the authors. And there is no clinically relevant difference between these drugs and placebo on depression. While there might be a role for antidepressants among patients with severe depression, the cons may outweigh the pros in those with mild to moderate depression or in those whose symptoms don`t yet qualify as depression, they added. The prescribing of antidepressants, primarily the newer generation classes--selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)--has risen steadily in England, with an estimated 7.8 million people issued at least one prescription in 2019-20. This is equivalent to an antidepressant prescribed to one in every six adults, with prescription rates 50 per cent higher among women. Much of the evidence for the effectiveness of antidepressants in adults came from placebo-controlled trials lasting just 6-12 weeks. And the results didn`t meet the threshold for a clinically important difference, said the authors. The findings in teenagers and children were even less convincing. Yet the number of 12 to 17 year-olds prescribed antidepressants more than doubled between 2005 and 2017, they added.What`s more, most of the studies didn`t include outcomes that matter most to patients, such as social functioning or quality of life, focusing instead only on symptom measures.Side effects are also common. Around 1 in 5 patients on SSRIs reported daytime sleepiness, dry mouth, profuse sweating, or weight gain; at least 1 in 4 reported sexual difficulties; and about 1 in 10 reported restlessness, muscle spasms or twitching, nausea, constipation, diarrhoea or dizziness. The prevalence of side effects may be even higher among those taking antidepressants for more than 3 years and included emotional numbness and mental `fogginess`. Patients trying to come off their treatment often experienced withdrawal symptoms: these can include anxiety, insomnia, depression, agitation and appetite changes, and can interfere with social functioning and professional life, particularly if treatment is stopped abruptly. "The recognition that withdrawal effects from antidepressants are more common, more long-lasting and more severe than previously recognized prompted the Royal College of Psychiatrists to issue a position paper, alerting prescribers to this issue, including the recommendation that patients be informed of this risk," noted the authors. Gradual dose tapering may best help patients to stop, said the authors, although "there is no guarantee that patients will avoid consequences such as long-lasting sexual side effects or persistent withdrawal symptoms even with a cautious taper," they wrote. But they pointed out, "The gradual reductions in the dose and the very small final doses required for pharmacologically informed tapering will necessitate the use of formulations of medication other than the commonly available tablet forms." Patients attempting to stop antidepressant use, particularly long term users, may very well need additional help, said the authors. But "there are currently no dedicated NHS services to support antidepressant de-prescribing," they added. They concluded, "There continues to be considerable uncertainty about the benefits of antidepressant use in the short- and long-term, particularly in regard to the lack of a clinically significant difference between antidepressant and placebo treatment. "In light of this uncertain balance of benefits and harms, we should re-visit the widespread--and growing--prescription of antidepressants," they added. They went on to say, "Increasing knowledge about the difficulty that some patients have in stopping antidepressants should lead to more cautious prescribing practice--with antidepressants given to fewer patients, for shorter periods of time."

Prescribe fewer antidepressants, for shorter period: Study

<p>There's a new resident at the White House. On December 20, President Joe Biden introduced the world to a new pup who has joined his family.<br />
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"Welcome to the White House, Commander," President Biden tweeted along with a photo of the adorable puppy running through the grass with a tennis ball in its mouth.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>When Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden moved into the White House earlier this year, they brought along their two dogs, Champ and Major.&nbsp;<br />
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The two dogs were the first canine residents in four years to have lived at the presidential residence and the very first time a rescue dog called 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue home. The Bidens adopted Major from the Delaware Humane Association in 2018. The Bidens adopted Major from the Delaware Humane Association in 2018.<br />
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Commander's joins the family six months after the death of the Bidens' German shepherd, Champ. Biden had announced his death on June 13 and called him a 'loving companion'.<br />
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"Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our beloved German Shepherd, Champ, passed away peacefully at home. He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years and was adored by the entire Biden family," the president and first lady wrote in a joint statement at the time.</p>


There's a new resident at the White House. On December 20, President Joe Biden introduced the world to a new pup who has joined his family. "Welcome to the White House, Commander," President Biden tweeted along with a photo of the adorable puppy running through the grass with a tennis ball in its mouth.

There's a new resident at the White House. On December 20, President Joe Biden introduced the world to a new pup who has joined his family. "Welcome to the White House, Commander," President Biden tweeted along with a photo of the adorable puppy running through the grass with a tennis ball in its mouth. Welcome to the White House, Commander. pic.twitter.com/SUudQnPv29 — President Biden (@POTUS) December 20, 2021 × The president also shared a video welcoming the new pet ('hey, pal'). He is the third dog to move into the US President's residence at the White House. \ Meet the newest Biden. pic.twitter.com/JHAbH53iRk — President Biden (@POTUS) December 20, 2021 × When Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden moved into the White House earlier this year, they brought along their two dogs, Champ and Major. The two dogs were the first canine residents in four years to have lived at the presidential residence and the very first time a rescue dog called 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue home. The Bidens adopted Major from the Delaware Humane Association in 2018. The Bidens adopted Major from the Delaware Humane Association in 2018. Commander's joins the family six months after the death of the Bidens' German shepherd, Champ. Biden had announced his death on June 13 and called him a 'loving companion'. "Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our beloved German Shepherd, Champ, passed away peacefully at home. He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years and was adored by the entire Biden family," the president and first lady wrote in a joint statement at the time.

Commander, the first pup! President Joe Biden welcomes new member to the White House 

<p>Your addiction to smartphones may affect your child's development, says a new study. The Tel Aviv University conducted a study for the peer-reviewed journal Child Development last month and have revealed that kids whose parents are on smartphones for long hours tend to have slow development.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The researchers, led by Dr Katy Borodkin of the Department of Communication Disorders at the Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University, observed 33 Israeli mothers and their 16 toddlers, all boys aged 24-36 months for a certain period of time.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The researchers reportedly invited participants saying they would examine the common interests between mothers and children. The mothers were asked to browse a specific Facebook page and 'like' content that interests them, read printed magazines and mark interesting articles and play with their child while the phone and magazine were in another room.<br />
<br />
Borodkin revealed that the activity was intended to observe mothers while they took care of their children and also devote some of their attention to her smartphone.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
"The mothers were unaware of the purpose of the experiment, so they behaved naturally by splitting their interest between the toddlers and the smartphone and magazines. We videotaped all the interactions between the mothers and the toddlers and later scanned the recordings frame by frame in an attempt to quantify the mother-child interaction," said Borodkin in her research.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The researchers defined three aspects of the interaction between a mother and her child: Maternal linguistic input - the "linguistic content that the mother conveys to the child"; conversational turns - the level of interactivity of a mother-child verbal exchange; and maternal responsiveness - the timeliness and specificity of a mother's response to a particular "bid" from her child.<br />
<br />
According to the research, a decrease in maternal linguistic input leads to reduced vocabulary in a child, even when they become adults.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Similarly how interactive a particular conversation was - affect a child's linguistic and social development as "the child learns that he or she has some time to contribute to the interaction as well as the basic social norms of social interactions."&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Maternal responsiveness is critical for child development, including linguistic, cognitive emotional and social development.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
"For example, when the child says 'look, a truck', there is no comparison between a response such as 'yes, that’s great' and a response such as 'correct, this is a red truck, like the one we saw yesterday", said the researchers.&nbsp;<br />
According to the research the three components of mother-child interaction were two to four times lower when the mother was using her smartphone or reading a magazine.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
&nbsp;"Moreover, they exchanged fewer conversational turns with the toddler, provided less immediate and content-tailored responses, and more often ignored explicit child bids," TAU stated.<br />
<br />
The team stated that using a smartphone and reading was equally distracting. TAU though was careful to add that there is currently no evidence that smartphones directly impact child development because smartphones are a recent phenomenon- although finding suggest "an adverse impact on the foundation of child development."<br />
<br />
The research may also be relevant to father-child interaction as the use of smartphones by both women and men is comparable.<br />
<br />
"In our current research we focused on the mothers, but we believe that our findings characterize communication interferences between fathers and their toddlers as well, since the smartphone usage patterns are similar between men and women, thus allowing us to estimate with high probability that the research findings are applicable to fathers and to mothers”, Borodkin further said.&nbsp;</p>


Your addiction to smartphones may affect your child's development, says a new study. The Tel Aviv University conducted a study for the peer-reviewed journal Child Development last month and have revealed that kids whose parents are on smartphones for long hours tend to have slow development.

Your addiction to smartphones may affect your child's development, says a new study. The Tel Aviv University conducted a study for the peer-reviewed journal Child Development last month and have revealed that kids whose parents are on smartphones for long hours tend to have slow development. The researchers, led by Dr Katy Borodkin of the Department of Communication Disorders at the Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University, observed 33 Israeli mothers and their 16 toddlers, all boys aged 24-36 months for a certain period of time. The researchers reportedly invited participants saying they would examine the common interests between mothers and children. The mothers were asked to browse a specific Facebook page and 'like' content that interests them, read printed magazines and mark interesting articles and play with their child while the phone and magazine were in another room. Borodkin revealed that the activity was intended to observe mothers while they took care of their children and also devote some of their attention to her smartphone. "The mothers were unaware of the purpose of the experiment, so they behaved naturally by splitting their interest between the toddlers and the smartphone and magazines. We videotaped all the interactions between the mothers and the toddlers and later scanned the recordings frame by frame in an attempt to quantify the mother-child interaction," said Borodkin in her research. The researchers defined three aspects of the interaction between a mother and her child: Maternal linguistic input - the "linguistic content that the mother conveys to the child"; conversational turns - the level of interactivity of a mother-child verbal exchange; and maternal responsiveness - the timeliness and specificity of a mother's response to a particular "bid" from her child. According to the research, a decrease in maternal linguistic input leads to reduced vocabulary in a child, even when they become adults. Similarly how interactive a particular conversation was - affect a child's linguistic and social development as "the child learns that he or she has some time to contribute to the interaction as well as the basic social norms of social interactions." Maternal responsiveness is critical for child development, including linguistic, cognitive emotional and social development. "For example, when the child says 'look, a truck', there is no comparison between a response such as 'yes, that’s great' and a response such as 'correct, this is a red truck, like the one we saw yesterday", said the researchers. According to the research the three components of mother-child interaction were two to four times lower when the mother was using her smartphone or reading a magazine. "Moreover, they exchanged fewer conversational turns with the toddler, provided less immediate and content-tailored responses, and more often ignored explicit child bids," TAU stated. The team stated that using a smartphone and reading was equally distracting. TAU though was careful to add that there is currently no evidence that smartphones directly impact child development because smartphones are a recent phenomenon- although finding suggest "an adverse impact on the foundation of child development." The research may also be relevant to father-child interaction as the use of smartphones by both women and men is comparable. "In our current research we focused on the mothers, but we believe that our findings characterize communication interferences between fathers and their toddlers as well, since the smartphone usage patterns are similar between men and women, thus allowing us to estimate with high probability that the research findings are applicable to fathers and to mothers”, Borodkin further said.

Are you addicted to smartphone? It may affect your child's development, claims new study

<p>The metaverse vision for the internet is far from reality, but brands from Ferrari to Nike are already rushing in to experiment and build an audience, in part for fear of missing out.</p>

<p>The clamor over virtual goods comes amid feverish predictions that the metaverse -- a virtual reality version of the internet -- will eventually replace the web of today.</p>

<p>But some virtual worlds, for example the Fortnite and Minecraft games or the Roblox platform, are already open for business.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprio-was-not-comfortable-with-meryl-streep-stripping-for-dont-look-up-heres-why-437181">Leo was not comfortable with Meryl Streep stripping for 'Don't Look Up'</a></p>

<p>"I think a lot of it is experimentation," said Ryan Mullins, founder of virtual sneaker app Aglet.</p>

<p>"If it turns out that we make a couple of grand or something like that... great, but I think a lot of (companies) are thinking 'innovate, disrupt or die,'" he added, echoing a Silicon Valley ethos of sometimes brutal evolution.</p>

<p>Fashion has been at the forefront, with a line of digital clothing from Uniqlo on Minecraft or Balenciaga outfits and sneakers available in Fortnite.</p>

<p>Designers are also entering the new field of NFTs -- non-fungible tokens that are unique digital objects such as drawings or animations.</p>

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<p>"This represents a massive opportunity for brands, who will get in early and will be able to build persistent presence... on a truly global scale," said Christina Wootton, vice president of partnerships at Roblox.</p>

<p>- Welcome to 'Nikeland' -</p>

<p>During the Halloween holiday, Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle opened a virtual and ephemeral restaurant on Roblox, the first of its kind.</p>

<p>The brand offered coupons to get a free burrito in a real-life restaurant, but also virtual costumes to dress up one's avatar and a treasure hunt.</p>

<p>In July, Ferrari launched a replica of its new 296 GTB model with Fortnite, which will not be available in the real world until 2022 but could be driven in the game.</p>

<p>Nike had already opened "Nikeland," a virtual showroom on Roblox, and announced Monday it has bought digital sneaker company RTFKT -- pronounced "artifact."</p>

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<p>For companies that exist primarily in the physical world, the metaverse concept is first and foremost a giant laboratory with direct avenues to the young demographic prized by advertisers.</p>

<p>"Revenues will come if this thing sticks around, but we want to make sure that our brand is in these early environments," said Mullins from Aglet.</p>

<p>As the first restaurant in Roblox, Chipotle said it sees future "opportunities to directly drive sales."</p>

<p>The metaverse is also a wealth of data, offering valuable insights into the perception of a product, even if it doesn't yet exist in the real world.</p>

<p>To fully control the environment in which the brand is introduced, some companies like Louis Vuitton have created their own version of the metaverse.</p>

<p>To celebrate its 200th anniversary, the brand launched in August "Louis the Game," which includes a hunt for NFTs by digital art pioneer Beeple.</p>

<p>- 'Authentic' in metaverse -</p>

<p>However, since there is still no unified platform yet, users cannot carry a Gucci bag bought on Roblox over to other games like Sandbox or Animal Crossing.</p>

<p>This is one of the priorities for Mark Zuckerberg, who leads Facebook's parent company that was re-baptized "Meta" in October to signal the platform's metaverse shift.</p>

<p>Since the world's leading social network unveiled its ambitions, "things have accelerated even further," said consultant Cathy Hackl, who has been contacted by many brands seeking metaverse advice.</p>

<p>"Not every brand needs to jump in to the metaverse," she said, noting though that firms have to be at least familiar with it.</p>

<p>Unless companies build their own virtual world, they will need to follow the codes of each platform on which they appear.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It's about showing up and trying to be authentic in the space," said Mullins.</p>


The metaverse vision for the internet is far from reality, but brands from Ferrari to Nike are already rushing in to experiment and build an audience, in part for fear of missing out.

The metaverse vision for the internet is far from reality, but brands from Ferrari to Nike are already rushing in to experiment and build an audience, in part for fear of missing out. The clamor over virtual goods comes amid feverish predictions that the metaverse -- a virtual reality version of the internet -- will eventually replace the web of today. But some virtual worlds, for example the Fortnite and Minecraft games or the Roblox platform, are already open for business. Leo was not comfortable with Meryl Streep stripping for 'Don't Look Up' "I think a lot of it is experimentation," said Ryan Mullins, founder of virtual sneaker app Aglet. "If it turns out that we make a couple of grand or something like that... great, but I think a lot of (companies) are thinking 'innovate, disrupt or die,'" he added, echoing a Silicon Valley ethos of sometimes brutal evolution. Fashion has been at the forefront, with a line of digital clothing from Uniqlo on Minecraft or Balenciaga outfits and sneakers available in Fortnite. Designers are also entering the new field of NFTs -- non-fungible tokens that are unique digital objects such as drawings or animations. Ben Affleck got alcohol addiction as he felt 'trapped' in marriage to Jennifer Garner "This represents a massive opportunity for brands, who will get in early and will be able to build persistent presence... on a truly global scale," said Christina Wootton, vice president of partnerships at Roblox. - Welcome to 'Nikeland' - During the Halloween holiday, Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle opened a virtual and ephemeral restaurant on Roblox, the first of its kind. The brand offered coupons to get a free burrito in a real-life restaurant, but also virtual costumes to dress up one's avatar and a treasure hunt. In July, Ferrari launched a replica of its new 296 GTB model with Fortnite, which will not be available in the real world until 2022 but could be driven in the game. Nike had already opened "Nikeland," a virtual showroom on Roblox, and announced Monday it has bought digital sneaker company RTFKT -- pronounced "artifact." Kajol relives Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’s Anjali, shares quirky video For companies that exist primarily in the physical world, the metaverse concept is first and foremost a giant laboratory with direct avenues to the young demographic prized by advertisers. "Revenues will come if this thing sticks around, but we want to make sure that our brand is in these early environments," said Mullins from Aglet. As the first restaurant in Roblox, Chipotle said it sees future "opportunities to directly drive sales." The metaverse is also a wealth of data, offering valuable insights into the perception of a product, even if it doesn't yet exist in the real world. To fully control the environment in which the brand is introduced, some companies like Louis Vuitton have created their own version of the metaverse. To celebrate its 200th anniversary, the brand launched in August "Louis the Game," which includes a hunt for NFTs by digital art pioneer Beeple. - 'Authentic' in metaverse - However, since there is still no unified platform yet, users cannot carry a Gucci bag bought on Roblox over to other games like Sandbox or Animal Crossing. This is one of the priorities for Mark Zuckerberg, who leads Facebook's parent company that was re-baptized "Meta" in October to signal the platform's metaverse shift. Since the world's leading social network unveiled its ambitions, "things have accelerated even further," said consultant Cathy Hackl, who has been contacted by many brands seeking metaverse advice. "Not every brand needs to jump in to the metaverse," she said, noting though that firms have to be at least familiar with it. Unless companies build their own virtual world, they will need to follow the codes of each platform on which they appear. "It's about showing up and trying to be authentic in the space," said Mullins.

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