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Dear Readers, The cover story of EMAL this month is “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower” by Ania Latos. Six new UAE Ambassadors to friendly countries were sworn in before the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during a ceremony held at the Presiden al Palace in Abu Dhabi. Trump’s mee ng with Solberg at the White House is the first foreign leader visit with the president in 2018. “E3 Way” From BMW is equal too “Hyperloop” For Electric Bicycles. China is further along with the idea of commu ng by bicycle than other parts of the world. It is also a leader in electric bikes, with more than 250 million in use throughout the country Launching Ceremony of CPEC Quarterly Magazine by Centre of Excellence-CPEC, CPEC Quarterly magazine is a well thought out publica on. Mr Larry and jan decided to take a Pacific Ocean reposi oning cruise from San Diego, California, to Sydney, Australia, aboard the Holland America ship, MAASDAM. Makeup trends that will dominate 2018 with the biggest spring / summer 2018 fashion trends as It's me to get ahead and jump on board the trend train - here's our ul mate guide to the SS18 trends from the catwalk. Edvin Maclan Editor EMAL Interna onal Magazine
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INNOVATIVE TABLESCAPE IDEAS
TECHNOLOGY 'IT'S ABLE TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE: GOOGLE UNVEILS AI “E3 WAY” FROM BMW IS EQUAL TOO “HYPERLOOP”
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CURRENT AFFAIRS SIX NEW AMBASSADORS SWORN IN BEFORE MOHAMMED BIN RASHID JUSTIN TRUDEAU, LOS ANGELES MAYOR TAKE A HIKE TRUMP GREETS NORWAY’S PRIME MINISTER ERNA SOLBERG
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TRENDS MAKEUP TRENDS THAT WILL DOMINATE 2018 THE BIGGEST SPRING / SUMMER 2018 FASHION TRENDS
SKIN CARE ROUTINE IN 20S TO HAVE BETTER SKIN AT 30 MISTAKES YOU'VE BEEN MAKING STRAIGHTENING HAIR
VEGAN NUTELLA FUDGE SPICY, SWEET & SOUR LAMB CHOPS CHOCOLATE DONUTS
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ix new UAE Ambassadors to friendly countries were sworn in before the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during a ceremony held at the Presiden al Palace in Abu Dhabi. S h e i k h M o h a m m e d a l s o re c e i v e d creden als of fournew ambassadors of friendly countries to the UAE. Present at the ceremony were H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presiden al Affairs. Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal Na onal Council, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, Ahmed Juma Al Za'abi, Deputy Minister for Presiden al Affairs, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Reem bint Ibrahim Al H a s h i m y, M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e f o r Interna onal Coopera on, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State Dubai's Ruler Court, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-General of for Defence Affairs, Mohammed Ibrahim Al Dubai Protocol and Hospitality Department, as well as a number of Shaibani, Director-General of H.H. The senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Interna onal Coopera on, were also present.
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Justin Trudeau, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti take a hike, literally
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anadian Prime Minister Jus n officer would recover from the Trudeau and Los Angeles broken clavicle. Trudeau's vehicle was Mayor Eric Garce took a not involved in the crash. leisurely morning stroll through the Dressed in red athle c gear and city's Griffith Park wrapping up the shorts, the two men spoke briefly to poli cian's three-day trip to the reporters before their hilly march, Golden State centered around trade. e m p h a s i z i n g a m e s s a g e o f The hike came a er Trudeau's coopera on between the U.S. state motorcade was involved in a Friday and northern neighbor. night crash a er a speech at the "It’s very important for us in this Ronald Reagan Presiden al Library. moment, when there is so much A California Highway Patrol officer supposed division in the world to was injured, but Garce said the reinsure that there is friendship and strength," Garce said. "We see friendship as a strength and conflict as a weakness." And that friendship was well on display during the hike. A er embarking at a brisk pace, the two men took a selfie with a group of fellow park goers, and each later posted a photo of their excursion on social media.
Trudeau called the chilly hike "awesome" and “beau ful." "We brought a li le Canadian weather to make you feel right at home," Garce told his hiking companion, the Los Angeles Times reported. "This isn't Canadian weather," Trudeau responded. Trudeau's trip centered around Canadian trade with the U.S. as the two countries and Mexico work on renego a ng the North American Free Trade Agreement. Speaking Friday night, Trudeau praised the free trade deal as a success. He met with tech business leaders in Northern California, including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who is considering Toronto as a possible loca on for the online giant's second headquarters.
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uring the joint news conference, Trump said economic es between the United States and Norway are “robust and growing” and he pointed to their work in the NATO alliance to counter security threats. Solberg highlighted the two na on’s deep roots and says she assured the president that Norway is an ally and a friend “that you can count on.” Norway’s leader says her country is commi ed to the Paris climate agreement and sees tremendous economic opportuni es in the green economy. Trump announced last year his inten on to pull the U.S. out of the climate pact. Trump’s mee ng with Solberg at the White House is the first foreign leader visit with the president in 2018. “Norway is a great customer, and a great ally and a great friend,” Trump said. Solberg says Norway is “really apprecia ve of the good work that we have together with the United States. You are our closest ally inside NATO.” The press availability Wednesday
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also came amid reports that special counsel Robert Mueller is likely to seek an interview with Trump as part of his inves ga on into Russian elec on meddling in the 2016 elec on and ques ons of whether Trump obstructed jus ce. Trump took to Twi er on Wednesday to slam the various inves ga ons focused on the allega ons of collusion between his campaign and the Russian government. “The single greatest Witch Hunt in American history con nues. There was no collusion, everybody including the Dems knows there was
no collusion, & yet on and on it goes,” Trump tweeted Wednesday. “Russia & the world is laughing at the stupidity they are witnessing. Republicans should finally take control!” The special counsel and congressional commi ees inves ga ng the ma er have yet to reach a conclusion about whether any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia took place. Trump’s mee ngs Wednesday with Solberg are also likely to shine a spotlight on Trump’s calls for NATO members to increase their defense spending. Along with most of the alliance’s members, Norway has failed to spend 2% of its GDP on defense as outlined in the alliance’s guidelines. S ll, like other US allies who share a border with Russia, Norway has been a cri cal US partner in guarding against Russian aggression and rela ons between Norway and Russia have soured in recent years amid Russia’s increasingly aggressive posture. Norway also drew a rebuke f ro m R u s s i a l a st ye a r a e r i t welcomed several hundred Marines onto a base about 900 miles from the Russian border.
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'IT'S ABLE TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE ITSELF':
GOOGLE UNVEILS AI THAT LEARNS ON ITS OWN In a major breakthrough for artificial intelligence, AlphaGo Zero took just three days to master the ancient Chinese board game of Go ... with no human help.
AlphaGo Zero beat its 2015 predecessor, which vanquished grandmaster Lee Sedol, 100 games of Go to 0. Google’s ar ficial intelligence group, DeepMind, has unveiled the latest i n ca r n a o n o f i t s G o - p l ay i n g program, AlphaGo – an AI so powerful that it derived thousands of years of human knowledge of the game before inven ng be er moves of its own, all in the space of three days.
N a m e d A l p h a G o Ze ro, t h e A I program has been hailed as a major advance because it mastered the ancient Chinese board game from scratch, and with no human help beyond being told the rules. In games against the 2015 version, which famously beat Lee Sedol, the
It opens a new book, which is where computers teach humans how to play Go better than they used to Tom Mitchell, computer scientist, Carnegie Mellon University
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South Korean grandmaster, in the following year, AlphaGo Zero won 100 to 0. The feat marks a milestone on the road to general-purpose AIs that can do more than thrash humans at board games. Because AlphaGo Zero learns on its own from a blank slate, its talents can now be turned to a host of real-world problems. At DeepMind, which is based in London, AlphaGo Zero is working out how proteins fold, a massive scien fic challenge that could give drug discovery a sorely needed shot in the arm.
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“For us, AlphaGo wasn’t just about winning the game of Go,” said Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind and a researcher on the team. “It was also a big step for us towards building these general-purpose algorithms.” Most AIs are described as “narrow” because they perform only a single task, such as transla ng languages or recognising faces, but general-
said David Silver, AlphaGo’s lead researcher. The program amasses its skill through a procedure called reinforcement learning. It is the same method by which balance on the one hand, and scuffed knees on the other, help humans master the art of bike riding. When AlphaGo Zero plays a good move, it is more
Match 3 of AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol in March 2016 purpose AIs could poten ally o u t p e r fo r m h u m a n s at m a ny different tasks. In the next decade, Hassabis believes that AlphaGo’s descendants will work alongside humans as scien fic and medical experts. Previous versions of AlphaGo learned their moves by training on thousands of games played by strong human amateurs and professionals. AlphaGo Zero had no such help. Instead, it learned purely by playing itself millions of mes over. It began by placing stones on the Go board at random but swi ly improved as it discovered winning strategies. “It’s more powerful than previous approaches because by not using human data, or human exper se in any fashion, we’ve removed the constraints of human knowledge and it is able to create knowledge itself,”
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likely to be rewarded with a win. When it makes a bad move, it edges closer to a loss. At the heart of the program is a group of so ware “neurons” that are connected together to form an ar ficial neural network. For each turn of the game, the network looks at the posi ons of the pieces on the Go board and calculates which moves might be made next and probability of them leading to a win. A er each game, it updates its neural network, making it stronger player for the next bout. Though far be er than previous versions, AlphaGo Zero is a simpler program and
What is AI? Ar ficial Intelligence has various defini ons, but in general it means a program that uses data to build a model of some aspect of the world. This model is then used to make informed decisions and predic ons about f uture events. The technology is used widely, to provide speech and face recogni on, language transla on, and personal recommenda ons on music, film and shopping sites. In the future, it could deliver driverless cars, smart personal assistants, and intelligent e n e rg y g r i d s . A I h a s t h e poten al to make organisa ons more effec ve and efficient, but the technology raises serious issues of ethics, governance, privacy and law. mastered the game faster despite training on less data and running on a smaller computer. Given more me, it could have learned the rules for itself too, Silver said. the researchers describe how AlphaGo Zero started off terribly, progressed to the level of a naive amateur, and ul mately deployed highly strategic moves used by grandmasters, all in a ma er of days. It discovered one common play, called a joseki, in the first 10 hours. Other moves, with names such as “small avalanche” and “knight’s move pincer” soon followed. A er three days, the program had
It can only work on problems that can be simulated in a computer, making tasks such as driving out of the question
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Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind: ‘For us, AlphaGo wasn’t just about winning the game of Go.’ discovered brand new moves that human experts are now studying. Intriguingly, the program grasped some advanced moves long before it discovered simpler ones, such as a pa ern called a ladder that human Go players tend to grasp early on. “It discovers some best plays, josekis, and then it goes beyond those plays and finds something even be er,” said Hassabis. “You can see it rediscovering thousands of years of human knowledge.” E l e n i Va s i l a k i , p r o f e s s o r o f computa onal neuroscience at Sheffield University, said it was an impressive feat. “This may very well imply that by not involving a human expert in its training, AlphaGo discovers be er moves that surpass human intelligence on this specific game,” she said. But she pointed out that, while computers are bea ng humans at games that involve complex calcula ons and precision,
they are far from even matching humans at other tasks. “AI fails in tasks that are surprisingly easy for humans,” she said. “Just look at the performance of a humanoid robot in everyday tasks such as walking, running and kicking a ball.” Tom Mitchell, a computer scien st at Carnegie Mellon University in Pi sburgh called AlphaGo Zero an “outstanding engineering accomplishment”. He added: “It closes the book on whether humans are ever going to catch up with computers at Go. I guess the answer is no. But it opens a new book, which is where computers teach humans how to play Go be er than they used to.” The idea was welcomed by Andy Okun, president of the American Go Associa on: “I don’t know if morale will suffer from computers being strong, but it actually may be kind of fun to explore the game with neural-
network so ware, since it’s not winning by out-reading us, but by seeing pa erns and shapes more deeply.” While AlphaGo Zero is a step towards a general-purpose AI, it can only work on problems that can be perfectly simulated in a computer, making tasks such as driving a car out of the ques on. AIs that match humans at a huge range of tasks are s ll a long way off, Hassabis said. More realis c in the next decade is the use of AI to help humans discover new drugs and materials, and crack mysteries in par cle physics. “I hope that these kinds of algorithms and future versions of AlphaGo-inspired things will be rou nely working with us as scien fic experts and medical experts on advancing the fron er of science and medicine,” Hassabis said.
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“E3 WAY” FROM BMW IS EQUAL TOO “HYPERLOOP” FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES Many of us could bicycle to work, but we don’t. Why? Several reasons. Maybe it’s too far to pedal or it’s uphill part of the way. No one wants to get to the office looking like they just completed a leg of the Tour De France. Electric bicycles could solve both problems. There are lots of other perfectly good reasons not to get on your bikes and ride. Many cities have roadways that force bicyclists and motorists to compete for the same space, making riders nervous. Then there’s weather. Riding into the teeth of gale while it is pelting down rain is not many people’s idea of a good time. BMW likes to think of itself as a mobility company, not just an auto manufacturer. It thinks a stripped down version of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea would be a low cost way to make riding a bicycle to work fun, fast, and enjoyable. “It’s our Hyperloop,” Markus Seidel, head of the BMW Technology Office China,
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China is further along with the idea of commuting by bicycle than other parts of the world. It is also a leader in electric bikes, with more than 250 million in use throughout the country.
tells Automotive News. BMW calls its plan the E3 Way, named for the three words at its core — elevation, electrification, and efficiency. The system would even generate income. People could rent an e-bike or pay a toll charge that would be automatically billed via a cellphone app. The proposal results from a collaboration between the BMW advanced R&D center in Shanghai and Shanghai’s Tongji University, which helped with the structural elements. BMW envisions modular tubes made in a factory to keep costs low, possibly with transparent covers so riders
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can see the world outside as they pedal along. The sections would be transported to the proper location, then raised into place and snapped together. The completed components could be suspended from or supported by existing transportation infrastructure, lowering costs still further.
Builder Xiamen City Public Bicycle Management estimates 2,023 bicycles per hour can travel at a maximum speed of 25 km/h between the city’s major for journeys of 10 miles or residential and three less. Urban commuting by car or public transportation business areas.
Maximum speed inside the tube would be set at 15 miles per hour and rigorously enforced by electronic monitors. Digital controls at onramps could restrict entry when the system is at maximum capacity. China is further along with the idea of commuting by bicycle than other parts of the world. It is also a leader in electric bikes, with more than 250 million in use throughout the country. In Shanghai, one of China’s busiest cities, ebikes account for 20% of all journeys, according to data
compiled by BMW. “E-bikes will become mainstream for short and middle-distance travel,” says Dandan Wang, BMW’s project manager for future urban mobility. BMW already has an electric bicycle in production — the Active Hybrid — that would be perfect for the middle class riders it thinks would utilize the E3 Way system. It has a range of 62 miles and top speed of 16 mph. The whole dedicated weatherproof tunnel idea for electric bicycles is intended
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often operates at far less then 15 mph after accounting for congestion, traffic lights, and other impediments, which means getting in and out of cities can eat up hours of time that could be put to more productive use. Back in the days of the horsedrawn carriage, the average speed on the streets of downtown London was 3.5 mph. Today, with cars, trucks, and buses clogging the streets, the average speed is still the same — 3.5 mph. Congestion in Beijing adds 75 minutes to the average commute. Pedaling along at 15 mph in comfort without having to dodge traffic could save commuters an hour or more a day. Electric bicycles also have health advantages, according to recent studies. Less time commuting, health benefits, lowering of pollution from cars and buses, all with no drain on local or regional budgets? The BMW Hyperloop for electric bicycles sounds like it could be a smart step forward for many world cities.
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INNOVATIVE TABLESCAPE IDEAS A tablescape is one of the easiest ways to showcase your aesthe c—and crea vity. Take cues from these talented designers who know all about arranging the right mix of decora ve objects to take a table design to the next level.
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LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF CPEC QUARTERLY MAGAZINE BY CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE-CPEC CPEC Quarterly magazine is a well thought out publication which is a step forward to enhance the horizon of policy makers, academicians, researchers, diplomats and masses at large The Centre of Excellence-CPEC (CoECPEC) a think tank runs by the (MoPDR) Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform and Pakistan Ins tute of Development Economics (PIDE) had launching ceremony of its publica on, “CPEC Quarterly ” magazine and the Centre's exclusive and interna onal standard website i.e. www.cpeccentre.pk inaugurated by Minister Ihsan Iqbal and Excellency Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing at MoPDR. Execu ve Director (CoE-CPEC), Vice Chancellor of PIDE, Secretary and chief economist (MoPDR) and other dignitaries, academicians, scholars and media personnel graced the occasion. Minister Ihsan Iqbal thoroughly appreciated the Centre's overall efforts to promote the cause of CoECPEC since its incep on in March last year. In this limited span of me, centre has achieved remarkable
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achievements in policy shaping, research and also been helping a great deal in countering the mispercep ons related to CPEC, he said. He further maintained that CPEC Quarterly magazine is a well thought out publica on which is a step forward to enhance the horizon of
p o l i c y m a ke rs , a ca d e m i c i a n s , researchers, diplomats and masses at large. He was of the view that there is a dire need to disseminate and promote the understanding of CPEC which is going to change the des ny of our country. He also highlighted the importance of think tanks which
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are supposed to bring about original contribu on to the world of knowledge that is evidence based, iden fying gaps and then providing s o l u o n to t h e p ro b l e m s . H e suggested that the centre should further focus on more thema c areas and integrate na onal and interna onal collaborators for furtherance of CPEC. Excellency Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing maintained that it is an immense pleasure for him to inaugurate CPEC Quarterly magazine that is of its own kinds replete with informa on along with reports and ar cles of scholarly caliber. He further commented that in t h i s d ay a n d a ge i n fo r m a o n technology plays an anchor role to spread the informa on to all and sundry. Therefore, the Centre's website which is trilingual i.e. in English, Chinese and Urdu is a commendable eort on part of the host organiza on. He also appreciated the overall role of CoECPEC and opined that Chinese scholars are looking forward to work collabora vely and contribute in the
CPEC Quarterly magazine. The ceremony was concluded by the Execu ve Director of CoE-CPEC who underscored the dierent facets of the Centre and appreciated the team eorts behind the making of the magazine and the website.
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an and I decided to take a Pacific Ocean reposi oning cruise from San Diego, California, to Sydney, Australia, aboard the Holland America ship, MAASDAM. The cruise i nerary included en route ports of call in Hawaii, American Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Our good friends, Tom and Leslie, from Orcas Island, Washington, USA, decided to sail to Australia on the same cruise, which was wonderful. We departed San Diego on Wednesday, 27 September, and arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, 3 October. A er arriving at Honolulu, we took the Holland American “Monarchs & Missionaries: Hawaii’s Royal History” shore excursion. The first stop was at the Nu’uanu Pali Lookout which was the site of the Ba le of Nu’uanu, one of the most important ba les in Hawaiian history. The lookout provided magnificent views of Honolulu and the Pacific Ocean coastline. The second stop was at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site & Archives. We visited three restored mission houses, two of which are the oldest houses in Hawaii. Prior to the arrival of the missionaries, the Hawaiian Islands had no wri en language. The missionaries developed what is now the wri en Hawaiian language, and one of the buildings contained the print shop that houses both prin ng and book binding presses. The Kawaiahaʻo Church, situated across the street from the mission houses, was
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designed by Rev. Hiram Bingham in the New England style of the Hawaiian missionaries. It was constructed between 1836 and 1842 of some 14,000 thousand-pound slabs of coral rock. The Kawaiahaʻo Church was once the na onal church of the Hawaiian Kingdom and chapel of the royal family; the church is p o p u l a r l y k n o w n a s H a wa i i ' s Westminster Abbey. Kawaiahaʻo Church was frequented by the chiefs of the Hawaiian Islands as well as the members of the reigning Kamehameha Dynasty and Kalākaua Dynasty. The upper gallery of the sanctuary is adorned with 21 portraits of Hawaiian royalty. The mausoleum of King Lunalito is situated adjacent to the Kawaiahaʻo Church – he preferred burial in a church cemetery to burial in the Royal Mausoleum. A statue of King Kamehameha is situated in front of the court house. King Kamehameha was the king who united the Hawaiian Islands a er the famous Ba le of Nu’uanu.
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The Iolani Palace is located across the street from King Kamehameha’s statue. This is the only royal palace in the United States and was built by King Kalakaua in 1882. It was the official residence of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s last two monarchs – King Kalakaua and Queen Lili’uokalani. The Hawaiian Kingdom was a s overeign n a o n u n l Qu een Lili’uokalani was overthrown during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. A er the palace tour, we walked to the Aloha Tower Pier area and then con nued back to the MAASDAM. Since we had two days in Honolulu, we took a second shore excursion to visit the World War II Valor in the Pacific Na onal Monument at Pearl Harbor on Wednesday, 4 October. A er viewing a documentary film about the a ack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, we boarded a Navy launch to go to the USS Arizona Memorial. A er a talk by one of the docents at the memorial, we
returned by another Navy launch to the main area for some free me before being transported to Ford Island to visit the ba leship, USS Missouri. The USS Missouri was the last ba leship built by the United States and was the vessel where the surrender of Japan took place on September 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay ending World War II. A er a guided tour of the decks of the ship, we were given free me to con nue on a selfguided tour to explore other areas of the ba leship. The tour then drove us to the Punch Bowl Na onal Cemetery before returning to the pier.
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A er five days at sea, we arrived at Pago Pago, Tutuila, American Samoa, on the morning of 10 October. We decided to visit the Jean P. Haydon Museum and then explore the neighborhood in the vicinity of the port on foot. The museum is dedicated to the culture and history of American Samoa. It has extensive exhibits that include canoes, pigs’ tusk armlets, natural history, tapa making, ta ooing, kava bowls, war clubs, and historical photographs. We con nued from the museum, along the picturesque waterfront, toward the McDonald’s restaurant where we purchased milkshakes and used their WiFi to check email. During our walk around the area, we passed the outdoor town market and many small businesses as well as the District Court, the High Court, and the Police Sta on. The Fagatogo Congrega onal Chris an Church of American Samoa O LE KI LE MALO O LE LAGI (CCCAS) stood out as a landmark. The original church dates back to the 1830’s; however, the current building was reconstructed between 1933 and 1949. A er damage from three cyclones, the church was closed for a two-year renova on and re-opened in 1994. Although we intended to walk in the opposite direc on from the port to see one of the local beaches, it began to rain as we were passing the port. As a result, we decided to skip the long walk to the beach and returned to the MAASDAM which departed Pago Pago later that evening. A er two more sea days, we arrived at Port Vila, Suva, Fiji, on the morning of 13 October. A er disembarking from the ship, we walked through an immense municipal market before arriving at the downtown center of Suva. We visited the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart which was first used in 1902. As we con nued walking, we admired many very nice colonial buildings in downtown Suva. We
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passed the Carnegie City Library, a large complex of Government buildings, and Albert Pavilion en route to Fiji Na onal Museum. The museum is located in the large Thurston Gardens botanical garden. The museum is magnificent and contains a large array of diverse Fijian and Melanesian cultural exhibits. One unique exhibit is the rudder from the famous HMS BOUNTY, the ship the mu neers, led by master’s mate Fletcher Chris an, took from Captain William Bligh on April 28, 1879.
A er visi ng the museum and Thurston Gardens, we walked along Suva Harbor past the Parliament of Fiji and the Police Academy before walking back along the harbor to the ship, passing the Grand Pacific Hotel and Umoria Park along the way. We arrived at Dravuni Island, Fiji, on the morning of 14 October. This was a tender port with a small village at the small pier. The island had a very nice beach and a hiking trail to a
couple of mountain viewpoints. Jan opted to spend me at the beach with our two new friends Bob and Bernie. I purchased a boat ride around the island to get an overall assessment of the island from the small boat and some photos in the morning light. The owner of the boat unsuccessfully tried to solicit addi onal passengers a er I had climbed into the boat. Thus my own private boat ride around the island
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adjacent to Tadine Bay is described in the literature as being a natural aquarium. I decided to hike the coast beside the bay to view the exquisite rock forms and beau ful ocean scenery. A er walking to the area described as a natural aquarium, I returned to Tadine village where I spo ed a shipwreck monument near the dock. The village had erected the MONIQUE Shipwreck Monument to
provided some very good photo opportuni es. I joined Jan on the beach a er the boat ride and then decided to hike the hill top trail to the two highest viewpoints. Both the beach and the hilltop viewpoints also provided some very good photo opportuni es. A er another sea day, we arrived at Port Vila, Vanuatu, on the morning of 16 October. Since the cruise ship port was quite a distance from downtown, we took a water taxi from the ship to downtown Port Vila. The water taxi took us across Port Vila Harbor and provided close-up views of Iririki Island and several wrecked ships along one side of the harbor possibly awai ng a salvage opera on. A er arriving at the downtown mooring dock, we departed and walked around the downtown area before arriving at a small city overlook area with a bench u n d e r a v e r y l a r g e t r e e . We con nued on in the direc on of the Venuatu Na onal Museum when we came across a large open area where the Week of Pacific Agriculture Expo was being held. We walked through several of the expo exhibits that were open and con nued walking un l we ca m e u p o n t h e n ew Va n u at u Na onal Conven on Center, which is
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near the museum. The Na onal Conven on Center project is being jointly funded by the Chinese Government. The Vanuatu Na onal Museum is a wonderful museum that depicts the Vanuatu and Melanese cultures. While we were there, a tour group arrived, and the museum put on a special cultural demonstra on for them. A er being fortunate to see the special event, we spent considerable me viewing the museum exhibits. We walked back to the downtown area and found a small restaurant where we could connect to WiFi. Since we were s ll quite a distance from the cruise port, we caught a local bus that took us back to the MAASDAM. We arrived at Tadine, Île Maré, New Caledonia, during the morning of 17 October. This was another tender port in the Tadine Bay. Tadine village is small and the main a rac on as a cruise ship des na on is Yejele Beach. There was round-trip bus service from the dock to Yejele Beach. Jan, Bob, Bernie, and I all took the bus to the beach. A er walking the beach from one end to the other to take some photos, I le Jan, Bob, and Bernie on the beach and took a bus back to the village. The coastline
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remember he disappearance of the MONIQUE during the night of July 1, 1953, en route from Tadine to Nouméa with 126 passengers aboard. On the morning of 18 October, we arrived at Nouméa, New Caledonia, where we were instructed to take a complimentary shu le bus from the MAASDAM to the downtown ferry building. A er exchanging money at t h e fe r r y b u i l d i n g , J a n a n d I purchased ckets for the hop-onhop-off bus and went to visit the Nouméa Aquarium. We arrived about ten minutes before the museum opened and were among the first visitors of the day before the tour bus crowds arrived. The aquarium was excep onally nice with both indoor exhibits and an outdoor turtle tank, as well as a viewpoint overlooking Lemon
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Beach. The indoor exhibits are very well presented and make this a world-class museum. We con nued on to the Museum of New Caledonia which offered free admission on the day we were there. The museum closed for lunch about fi een minutes a er we arrive, and we were told to return a er lunch. We walked across the street to a small plaza area with two monuments. One monument honored the US Forces whose presence during World War II prevented the island from being overrun by Japanese soldiers. The second monument appeared to be associated with the Melanesian culture. We returned to the Museum of New Caledonia and spent a couple of hours viewing the extensive cultural exhibits. The museum is very large
and also has an outdoor area for special events. This museum should not be missed when visi ng Nouméa. Instead of wai ng for the hop-on-hop-off bus, we walked to the Nouméa Central Square where we were unsuccessful at connec ng to public WiFi. We con nued walking back to the ferry building where we caught the shu le bus back to the MAASDAM. We departed Nouméa during the e v e n i n g e n ro u t e t o Syd n e y, Australia. A er two more sea days, the MAASDAM arrived at Sydney during the early morning on 21 October. We said goodbye to our friends, disembarked, and took a taxi to our Sydney hotel where Jan and I would begin a new adventure to visit and explore three Na onal Parks in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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MAKEUP
TRENDS THAT WILL
DOMINATE 2018
K
eeping up on trends from ye a r t o ye a r c a n b e a daun ng task. Popular styles can change seemingly overnight, and you don't want to be caught out of the loop. If you're looking for the best makeup trends of 2018, look no further. There are some pre y exci ng looks about to hit the big me, so get those makeup brushes ready! Here is what 2018 has in store. if those classic looks are a li le too tame for your liking, gli er and bright shadows will be big too. So there you go. Something for everyone. 50 EMAL MaGazine
DRAMATIC &
HEAVY EYELINER
Get ready to be bold in 2018. That is sure to be the year's ho est eyeliner trend "Cleopatra liner" because it is "reminiscent of how Cleopatra wore her eyeliner; or at least how we believe she wore her eyeliner: super graphic, super pointy, super drama c, and heavier along the bo om lashes." Sure, you might have to spend more money on eyeliner than usual (as you'll be going through it quicker), but the look is going to be so, so worth it.
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LONGER
LASHES
Start stocking up on that mascara now, because 2018 is going to be defined by long eyelashes. Pinterest tracked the rise of searches related to eyelashes and found a 152 percent increase. It's safe to say that long, luxurious eyelashes are going to dominate the eye game in 2018. When paired with heavy eyeliner and bold eyeshadow, this is sure to be an eye-popping look.
GLOSSY
SKIN
For a shiny new you, you'll want to check out the glossy skin trend that took over the runways of 2018 fashion shows. Makeup ar st James Kaliardos told EMAL that glossy skin and eyes is "the next genera on of highlight.""Just to be sort of shiny and add that extra texture — it's almost like a piece of clothing, pu ng on something — pu ng this shine on, and it adds another element to the look," he said. "It looks super cool."
WEIGHTLESS
FOUNDATION
Forget about oily founda on that leaves your skin feeling greasy and dirty. Weightless founda ons have been growing in popularity and are going to be everywhere in 2018, leaving your face feeling fresher and lighter than it has
in years. If you have generally avoided founda on because you don't like that caked-on feeling, then 2018 is your year. These weightless founda ons are not just light, but are also breathable for a natural look and feel.
BRIGHT
COLORS
Make 2018 pop with some bright hues. According to makeup ar st Robert Sesnek, 2018 is all about the color. "Color will be big, expect to see colors from orange to ocean blues," he told EMAL in a predic on of how makeup trends will change in 2018. Pinterest confirmed Sesnek's predic on, repor ng that searches for bright eyeshadow on the website increased by 63 percent.
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The Biggest Spring / Summer 2018 Fashion Trends IT'S TIME TO GET AHEAD AND JUMP ON BOARD THE TREND TRAIN - HERE'S OUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE SS18 TRENDS FROM THE CATWALK. You don't need to have spent too much time in the new year to know what fashion trends are going to dominate 2018. The writing's been on the wall: Designers, inuencers, and all the incredibly stylish people you see on the street seem to be on the same page about a handful of trends—a certain type of coat, a particular kind
of sleeve. Before you know it, those trends will be at your neighborhood purveyor of fastfashion; and from there... You won't be able to go anywhere without noticing them. So, before they reach that level of pervasiveness, brush up on the eight fashion trends we're betting on big for 2018.
SEQUINS To say sequins and sparkles will be a big deal this summer is an understatement. In every fashion capital, gli er prevailed, star ng with Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs right through to Gucci (pictured here), Dior and Chanel. Style yours with a sweatshirt to give them day me longevity.
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PASTELS Whether lilac, pink, lemon or duck egg blue, expect to see an array of fashion's pre est shades next season. But as Victoria Beckham (pictured) said "delicacy can be strong"; saccharine these colours are not - consider tailoring in ice cream hues or wearing them in unexpected ways like at Celine.
CHECKS It looks as if heritage checks are going nowhere for the season ahead. Balenciaga's came via voluminous coats as seen here, while Victoria Beckham's had a more tradi onal appeal. Anyone looking for oaty feminine styles should turn to Sonia Rykiel where they were bright and summer-ready. Burberry's homage was perhaps the most overt - expect to see its check caps everywhere next season.
CRAYOLA COLOURS Next summer will be very bright indeed if the catwalks are anything to go by - least of all at Christopher Kane (pictured) and Roksanda Ilincic. From New York to Paris, the shows were awash with vibrant, bold shades to suit every colouring.
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s women age we're under a lot of pressure to keep our skin looking the absolute best that it can. While you may have thought that you wouldn't have to start worrying about that and making inten onal steps to do so un l you were in your 30s or even 40s, there are many, many things that you can start to do in your 20s that'll allow you to take good care of your skin and protect it in the long-run. “The natural aging process usually begins in the late 20s/early 30s,” Amy Perlmu er, M.D., a board-cer fied dermatologist at the New York Dermatology Group, tells EMAL “The produc on of collagen starts to decline, leading to thinner skin. There is also diminished func oning of the sweat and oil glands, so our skin becomes drier.” Here's what the experts said, you need to know in order to care for your skin as best you can to have healthy, glowing skin in your 20s and beyond.
Skin Care Routine in 20s TO HAVE BETTER SKIN AT 30
WASH YOUR FACE While face wipes are a good quick fix, nothing is be er than washing your face with soap and water. It may seem like a simple request, but it’s important to cleanse your skin every day. “We shed 50 million skin cells a day,” Mona Gohara, M.D., a boardcer fied dermatologist, tells EMAL. “If you don’t wash and exfoliate, then all of the other stuff you’re doing to help your skin is not going to penetrate in. It’s going to sit on there like a layer of dust.” Make sure when you’re choosing a cleanser, you turn over the bo le to look at the ingredients. Some products have the same bubbly sulfates as dish soap, which can strip the skin. Look for natural surfactants and moisturizing ingredients
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WEARING SUNSCREEN We’re beginning to sound like a broken record with the whole sunscreen thing. But it really is the most important step in a skincare rou ne. According to Gohara, 90 percent of the signs of aging come from unprotected UV exposure. Spending me in the sun unprotected also increases your risk for skin cancer. So, it's important to find a product that fits into your daily rou ne. Make sure it fits into your lifestyle and your budget.” One easy way to work in daily SPF 30 is to find a makeup product with sunscreen built in like BB Cream SPF 35.
SEVEN HOURS OF SLEEP Sleep is something we could all use more of, and seven to eight hours a night will help you achieve clear skin—among other amazing benefits. “If you don’t sleep, your cor sol levels can go up,” says Gohara. “And when your cor sol levels go up that promotes inflamma on in your skin.” When you do finally hit the sheets, remember to boost the skin benefits by applying an an aging product like re nol.
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INVEST ON RETINOL A vitamin A deriva ve (a.k.a. re nol) is a dermatologist favorite for figh ng the signs of aging. Using one every night can increase collagen produc on and decrease collagen breakdown. “Re noids teach aging cells how to behave like younger, healthier cells by encouraging them to turnover more rapidly. This makes way for new cell growth," says Joel Schlessinger, M.D., a board-cer fied dermatologist and RealSelf advisor. In prescrip on form, re n-A is known as tre noan and re noic acid. But you can also get gentler re nols in the beauty aisle. These products are balanced out with ingredients like shea bu er and niacinimide to decrease the chances of irrita on.
FACE ISN'T THE ONLY AREA THAT NEEDS ATTENTION Dermatologists think of the face, neck, and décolletage as a skincare unit—and you should, too. Make sure to extend all your serums, creams, masks, and sunscreen down past your throat. It's also important to pay a en on to the skin on your hands, especially when you're applying sunscreen. "The first thing I see women in their 40s come in and say: 'What is this spot on my hands?'" says Gohara. "It’s [a result of] the UV light that comes through the window of the car." So, make sure to apply (and reapply) SPF on your hands. A few other spots that get overlooked: the scalp, the tops of the ears, and the lips.
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EAT WITH YOUR SKIN IN MIND Your diet can affect the appearance of your skin (ever have a pizza binge only to wake up with the beginnings of a breakout?). So, packing your diet with foods high in omega-3 fa y acids (wild-caught salmon), vitamin E (seeds and nuts), and zinc (oysters) can help keep your face clear and glowing.
USE AN ANTIOXIDANT SERUM “Like all an oxidants, vitamin C can help fight free radicals from all environmental aggressors, like p o l l u o n a n d s u n d a m a g e ,” dermatologist Dennis Gross, M.D. tells SELF. Try applying a serum with vitamin C underneath your sunscreen. Not only will it boost the protec on of your SPF, but it also has skin-brightening proper es.
EXFOLIATE ON A REGULAR BASIS Exfolia on doesn’t have to be a laborious skincare step. You can use something as simple as a microfiber towel (yes, the same one used to clean cars) to get rid of dead skin cells. Chemical exfoliants with ingredients like glycolic and lac c acid can also brighten the complexion. “Chemical exfoliants remove the top layers of the skin by weakening the lipids that bond them together, thus removing dull and dead skin cells and revealing healthy skin cells,” Dendy Engelman, M.D. tells EMAL. Try Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial
POP EVERY PIMPLE The sa sfac on you get from oblitera ng a whitehead is not worth t h e p o t e n a l fo r p e r m a n e n t scarring. "In your 20s, you may recognize that some of the things that used to fade down, like freckles or discolora on, doesn’t," says Gohara. So, popping pimples could lead to long-las ng dark spots. Instead, Gohara recommends applying cor sone cream and Visine (yes, the same liquid you use on your eyes) to help minimize redness and pain. Then, treat the acne with a benzoyl peroxide spot treatment.
USE A PRODUCT WITH HYALURONIC ACID TO SOOTHE TIRED EYES “Hyaluronic acid has the ability to hold water," says Engelman. "It’s a great hydrator for the skin, so it’s definitely going to give superficial plumping to help with fine lines." So when your eyes are looking a li le red a er a long night working (or partying), dab on an eye cream with this powerful ingredient. A lot of face moisturizers are packed with hyaluronic acid as well, so you don't necessarily need to buy a separate product—because no one needs more bo les in the bathroom.
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MISTAKES
YOU'VE BEEN MAKING WHILE
STRAIGHTENING HAIR No hairstyle is more chic and meless than a sleek, straight 'do. As a woman who's lived with curly, frizzy, wild hair her whole life, I know that achieving a pin-straight look can be the ul mate struggle.Chances are you've waged (and lost) a few ba les against your curls while trying to straighten them. Here are the biggest mistakes you're making when straightening your hair, and how to avoid any further damage.
Flat ironing wet hair We've all heard the dreaded sizzle of a flat iron over wet hair. Whether you just missed a spot with the blow dryer or didn't wait long enough for your hair to completely dry, that sound is a sign your hair is not happy.As Matrix lead educator Roch LeMay told Allure, running the iron over damp hair "creates steam and causes bubbles to form within the hair fibre, which cracks along the hair sha ." Once the crack reaches the strand's cu cle (which is the outermost part of your hair, and acts as a protectant), you'll start seeing damage in the form of split ends and
The heat setting too high
broken hair.If you don't have me to wait for your hair to air dry all the way, stylist Angela Stone of AvantGirl Salon in Margate, N.J., tells The List it's best to hit it with the blow dryer first so you spend less me with the flat iron and therefore risk less damage.
Straightening over-processed hair If you're someone who tries to keep up with straightening treatments r e g u l a r l y, y o u r h a i r i s o v e rprocessed. If your hair has heat or chemical damage, it's best to put the flat iron down and restore your hair before ge ng any other kinds of treatments. "broken, weak hair" that comes from Stylist Holly Munro of Art Is… Salon in pu ng a flat iron to over-processed Brigan ne, N.J., says one of the hair. biggest issues she sees in her salon is
The wrong at iron The most common flat irons are either tourmaline, ceramic, or tanium. The professionals at Karmin Hair Tools broke down each type: tourmaline irons are great for most hair types and are typically the
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Turning your straightener up to the highest heat se ng seems to makes sense. The ho er it is, the faster it'll do its job… right?Wrong. It's temp ng to turn it all the way up to get the job done more quickly, but that'll just cause more damage.Everyone's hair is different, so there's no magic heat number. But as a general rule of thumb, "leave the temp between 300-325 for thin hair and 325-350 for thick hair," says stylist Angela Stone.
Not using a heat protectant
Just like you wear sunscreen to protect your skin from UV rays, you need to put a protectant over your hair when you're subjec ng it to heat."Always, always use a heat protector," urges stylist Angela Stone. "This is a girl's biggest mistake."Whether you're flat ironing
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least damaging. If you have thicker hair, you may want to opt for a tanium straightener. The tanium allows for "faster heat transfer, which means even more immediate and superior results, no ma er the
Using a at iron in general Since they provide a sleek look in a short amount of me, flat irons are a great staple in any beauty rou ne. However, you shouldn't rely on them too heavily."It's much be er for your hair to be blown out and to just not use a flat iron at all," says stylist Holly Munro. "It's much more difficult and me consuming, but the integrity of your hair will benefit so much."
Straightening it every day Since they provide a sleek look in a short amount of me, flat irons are a great staple in any beauty rou ne. However, you shouldn't rely on them too heavily."It's much be er for your hair to be blown out and to just not use a flat iron at all," says stylist Holly Munro. "It's much more difficult and me consuming, but the integrity of your hair will benefit so much."
hair's condi on." And finally, ceramic straighteners glide easily through the hair and provide quick and even heat. They're great for use on most hair types, but if your hair is already damaged it's not the best op on.
or blow drying, a thermal protectant is your best friend — my favorite is Tresemme Thermal Crea ons Heat Tamer Spray. Just remember to let it se le into your hair before applying heat. Otherwise, it'll sizzle off under the heat.
Wrong shampoo and conditioner
Every hairstyle starts in the shower. You could have the best straightener in the world, but if you're not using the right shampoo and condi oner it won't ma er. Unfortunately, a lot of hair products contain sulfates that dry out your hair. If you're straightening and blowdrying a lot, you'll want to go for sulfate-free shampoos and condi oners.
High heat, you're risking some damage
Letting It Steam or Sizzle If you ever hear your hair under your flat iron sizzle or see steam rising from it, stop immediately. This is terrible for your hair! It also means that your hair isn't dry enough yet. I know a girl who used to flat iron her wet hair all the me. It's a horrible thing to do to your strands. Make sure your hair is completely dry before you flat iron it.
While flat irons make straightening rela vely quick and easy, it's best to forgo them altogether and opt for a blow out instead. Regardless of the method you choose, though, make sure you're adding a thermal protectant to your hair before applying any heat. If you follow these ps, you'll get the sleek, straight look you're going for without the frizz and dead ends.
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Chocolate Donuts
INGREDIENTS Yeast Milk Warm All-purpose flour Milk Warm Yeast Salt Sugar powdered Vanilla extract Egg yolks Bu er Melted
1 tbs ¼ Cup 5 tbs ¼ Cup ½ tbs ¼ tsp 1 tbs ½ tsp 1&½ 2 tbs
All-purpose flour Bu er Melted Oil
1 & ¼ Cup 1 tbs or frying
Chocolate Glaze: Sugar powdered Cocoa powder Milk Vanilla extract Bu er Melted
¾ Cup 2 tbs 4 tbs 1 tsp 2 tbs
INSTRUCTIONS In a bowl, add yeast, milk warm, all-purpose flour and mix well. Cover with cling film and let it rest for 30 minutes. In a bowl, add milk warm, yeast and mix. Add flour-yeast mixture, salt, sugar, vanilla essence, egg yolk and beat well. Add bu er and gradually add all-purpose flour, knead well to form so dough and makes 8-10 medium size donuts. Cover and refrigerate for 1 & ½ hour or un l doubles in size. Knead dough again and make a ball, divide into two equal pieces. Roll out dough into round shape with the help of rolling pin. Cut with a doughnut cu er and leave for 20 minutes. In a wok, heat oil (maintain oil temperature at 190 c while frying) and deep fry donuts on each side un l golden brown. Dip doughnuts into the chocolate glaze and set onto wire racks to drain off excess and sprinkle with colored sprinkles immediately a er glazing. Chocolate Glaze: In a sauce pan, add milk, bu er melted, vanilla essence, sugar, cocoa powder and keep s rring un l sauce thickens.
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Spicy, Sweet & Sour Lamb Chops
INGREDIENTS Sauce:
Marination: Egg whites Soy sauce Vniger Cornstarch Baking soda Baby lamb chops
2 large 1/4 cup s 1/4 cup 2 tbs 1/2 teaspoon 12 (2 1/2 to 3 ounces each)
Soy sauce Brown sugar Chicken stock Chinese black vinegar Toasted sesame oil Cornstarch Oil
INSTRUCTIONS Make the Marinade In a large baking dish, whisk the egg whites un l foamy. Whisk in the soy sauce, vniger, then whisk in the cornstarch and baking soda un l smooth. Add the lamb chops and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes. Make the Sauce In a medium bowl, whisk the soy sauce with the brown sugar, stock, vinegar, oil,sesame oil and cornstarch. Cook the Chops In a large bowl, whisk the cornstarch with the flour, salt and baking soda. In a large saucepan, heat 1/2 inch of peanut oil to 375°. Remove half of the lamb from the marinade, le ng the excess drip back into the baking dish. Dredge the lamb in the cornstarch mixture, pa ng
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Chops: 1/4 cup 1/2 cup 1/3 cup 1/4 cup 1 tbs 2 tbs 2 tbs
Cornstarch Flour Salt Baking soda Peanut oil, plus more for frying Red chiles Peeled fresh ginger Star anise Minced scallions Garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 2 tbs 12 dried 2-inch piece 1 small 1/3 cup 5
it on lightly so it adheres. Fry the lamb over moderately high heat, turning once, un l browned all over, 2 to 3 minutes total. Transfer to a paper towel–lined baking sheet to drain. Let the oil return to 375° and repeat with the remaining lamb. Wipe out the saucepan and heat the 2 tablespoons of peanut oil in it. Add the chiles, ginger, star anise, scallions and garlic and s r-fry over high heat un l the garlic is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. S r in the sauce, then add the lamb chops and cook, turning, un l the lamb is coated and the sauce is thick, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a pla er and serve.
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Vegan Nutella Fudge
INGREDIENTS Hazelnut bu er (see notes) Maple syrup Cocoa powder Cocoa bu er Vanilla extract
1/2 cup 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 tbsp 5 tbsp melted (get the refined one) 1/2 tsp
INSTRUCTIONS Line a small 7×4 dish, or loaf pan with parchment paper. Use a smaller dish if you prefer thicker fudge cubes or a larger one for thinner fudge bites. In a small bowl, combine the hazelnut bu er, maple syrup, and cocoa powder. Add the melted cocoa bu er, and vanilla extract if using, and whisk slowly un l everything is smooth and fully combined. At first, cocoa bu er will stay on top but as you mix, it will start to combine with the other ingredients. Once fully smooth, pour the fudge into the prepared dish and refrigerate at least 3 hours, or un l firm. Using a hot knife, cut into 18 (or less!) squares. Nutella fudge will keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
NOTE If you don’t have, or can’t find hazelnut bu er, make your own: Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 2 cups hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 15 minutes. Place the hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel and rub with your hands to remove the skins. It’s okay if there are s ll some le . Place the hazelnuts in a food processor and process un l it becomes smooth and creamy. For a smoother texture, you can pass it through a fine sieve.
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FAKE BLOOD Release Date: Feb 2, 2018 Rob Grant and Mike Kovac receive a disturbing fan video inspired by their previous h o rro r movie Mo n Ami, mo va ng them to inves gate the responsibility of filmmakers in portraying violence in movies. In their pursuit of the truth they are unwi ngly introduced to the real world of violent criminals and their vic ms.
MONSTER FAMILY
BILAL A NEW BREED OF HERO Release Date: Feb 2, 2018
In the movie Bilal A New Breed of Hero, a thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injus ce rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in me and history.
Release Date: Feb 9, 2018
With a struggling bookshop, an overworked husband, and two misunderstood teenagers, Emma is at her wit’s end trying to be the perfect mom. A er dragging her
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family to a costume party on Halloween night, they are cursed by an evil witch and transformed into a Vampire, a Mummy, a Werewolf, and Frankenstein’s monster. Now Emma will fight to keep her Monster Family together and uncover the secret of their curse, eventually leading them to the Prince of Darkness himself, Dracula! The movie Monster Family was made in Germany, with a voice cast of Brits, including Emily Watson, who was nominated for two Best Actress Oscars in the late 1990s, Breaking The Wave s a n d H i l a r y A n d Jackie.
BLACK HOLLOW CAGE Release Date: Feb 9, 2018
A girl who lives isolated in a house in the woods with just her father and wol ound as company finds among the trees a mysterious cubic device that allows her to change the past.
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BLACK PANTHER
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Release Date: Feb 16, 2018
Release Date: Feb 16, 2018
King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically a d va n c e d A f r i c a n n a o n o f Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from fac ons within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Evere K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war. The movie Black Panther takes place a er the events of Captain America: Civil War.
With an all-star cast staring Andy Serkis, Sterking K. Brown, Mar n Freeman, Chadwick Boseman, Angela Basse , and Lupita Nyong’o. The director of the film, Ryan Coogler, is best known for his film Fruitvale Sta on.
In the movie Samson, a Hebrew with an unusual gi of strength must respond properly to the call of God on his life in order to lead his people out of enslavement. A er his youthful ambi on leads to a tragic marriage, his acts of revenge thrust him into direct conflict with the Philis ne army. As his brother mounts a tribal rebellion, only S a m s o n ’s re l a o n s h i p w i t h a Philis ne temptress and his final surrender.
b r o t h e r, B r o o k s ( K y l e Chandler), arranges a m u rd e r my s t e r y p a r t y, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game…right? But as the six uber-compe ve gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this “game”—nor Brooks—are what they seem to be. Over the course of one chao c night, the friends find themselves increasingly in over their heads as each t w i st l e a d s to a n o t h e r unexpected turn. With no rules, no points, and no idea who all the players are, this could turn out to be the most fun they’ve ever had…or game over.
ANNIHILATION
GAME NIGHT Release Date: Feb 23, 2018
In the movie Game Night, Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charisma c
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Release Date: Feb 23, 2018
In the movie Annihila on, a biologist’s husband disappears. She puts her name forward for an expedi on into an environmental disaster zone, but does not find what she’s expec ng. The expedi on team is made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist.