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Baking a record

Baking a recordThe alumni of MSIHMCT will be making a Crocumbouche for their favourite teacher; intend to enter the Limca Book of Records

Too many cooks spoil the broth! But, the case is quite opposite for the alumni of the Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (MSIHMCT). The enthusiastic bunch of 23 executive as well as the Sous chefs are all geared up for their entry into the Limca Book of Records by making the country’s largest Crocumbouche—measuring a minimum of 15 feet in height and 5 feet at the base.

‘Be yourself’

She is talkative, but that is how Juhi Pande landed up with a job as a video jockey

Snack attack

Snack attackSay no to those tempting potato chips. There are plenty of other quick eats you can indulge in without feeling guilty

Even on days when you eat three full meals, there’s always a temptation to get that soda and munch on something. Let’s begin by busting one of the biggest myths – Snacking is healthy. But what matters is the kind of snacks you indulge in.

Namaste fashion

Namaste fashionSaris, salwars and kurtas are back in vogue, thanks in no small measure to B-Town, claim designers

Right from Sridevi’s chiffon saris in Chandni to Sonam Kapoor’s simple, cotton salwar kurtas in Delhi 6, Bollywood has continued to dictate fashion trends over the years.

The best part about these clothes is that they suit anyone and can be trendy, yet traditional feels designer Anitha Kholay, “Ethnic clothes are very comfortable and there’s always a wide variety of options to choose from,” she says.

Old pianos help forge closer ties between Ireland and Cuba

Havana  - When legendary Cuban musician Chucho Valdes enters the old piano repair shop in the heart of Havana, Irishmen Ciaran Ryan and Alex Jeffers cannot hide their broad smiles.

What started as an Irish volunteer project to help Cuba repair pianos, and train specialists, has taken on a dimension that would have been hard to imagine in 2006. At that time, the music-lovers had started looking for resources in Ireland and for ways of getting them to Havana.

Thanks to the initiative known as Una Corda (One String), countless Irish tourists have hauled parts for pianos in their luggage as well as tools to repair instruments in official Cuban institutions and those in private property.

Enhancing genitals is the latest cosmetic surgery trend

Stuttgart, Germany  - Women are showing more interest in having their genital area surgically enhanced, according to the authors of an article in a medical journal on midwifery and gynaecology published in Stuttgart, southern Germany.

Cosmetic surgery to alter the labia is the third most sought-after operation after facial and breast augmentation surgeries, the authors, psychologist Ada Borkenhagen and gynaecologist Heribert Kentenich, said. The new ideal is taken from current photographs in erotic and pornographic magazines.

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