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Longtime Companion? HIV/AIDS in thirty years of cinema, media and culture
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 30 November 2011

Images from two 'AIDS film dramas': above, Longtime Companion (Norman René, 1989), a film which, as Emmanuel Levy puts it, carried "the burden of being the first [widely distributed] theatrical movie to deal directly with [...]
Winter Wonderland Giveaway: Huffleblossoms
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It's time for the Winter Wonderland Giveaway! This is a huge giveaway event that has been put together by the amazing Brooke, who you may know better as Untrained Hair Mom.For this event, Tweeny Hair is hosting a giveaway [...]
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Giveaway,
winter wonderland
baking away from home
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(the photos in this post appear faded and washed out, which is intentional...)Nothing beats a nice, warm homemade muffin over a cup of hot coffee, especially in a cold, wintery afternoon. These banana raisins [...]
Chocolate-Dipped Fruit or How To 'Temper' Chocolate
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My love affair with chocolate-covered strawberries goes way back. Waaaaay back. I love them. So, I had to include them in my chocolate dessert menu. However, to get good chocolate-covered strawberries, you have to "temper" [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Making Baba Smile
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Wordless Wednesday
A Little Good News
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 29 November 2011
I had blood drawn when I got Herceptin and I have been curious (and worried) about the results. Specifically, I've been worried that my liver function tests and my tumor markers were going to be elevated. I emailed my oncologist yesterday (I can't [...]
Another Simple Food Weight Loss Experience
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Whole Health Source reader Sarah Pugh recently went on a six-week simple food (low reward) diet to test its effectiveness as a weight loss strategy, and she was kind enough to describe her experience for me, and provide a link to her blog where she discussed [...]
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Food reward,
overweight,
success stories
insider HAIR TRICK
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IF YOU'VE GOT LITTLE ANNOYING HAIRS STICKING UP, they’re probably just new hairs growing, baby hairs. Flatten them with some lotion, gel or hairspray. If you blow-dry, aim your hairdryer downwards to help stray [...]
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CONDITIONER,
hair,
TREATMENT
Joining Hands
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Joining Hands is a puzzle game that leaves no hand behind! Enter the Whispering Woods and meet the Peablins. They are curious little creatures who share a common belief: hold hands with your friends and the Boogeyman [...]
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Kids Games,
Match 3 Games,
Puzzle Games
Elementary My Dear Majesty
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Step into a stunning make-believe world in the first 3D hidden object adventure! The king's daughter has turned into a man-eating monster, and either you find the cure, or it's off with your head! Put your keen powers [...]
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Hidden Object Games,
Puzzle Games
Midnight Mysteries 4 - Haunted Houdini BETA
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New Hidden Object - Adventure Game from Mumbo Jumbo and Big Fish Games.Have Fun!Beta Closed!Thanks For Playing!Have fun and feel free to leave your commen [...]
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Beta Test Games
Vanilla-Dark Chocolate Mini Cakes
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If you love chocolate, then you must have cakes made with ganache for a filling or frosting or both... like these!What You Need:Vanilla Cake Recipe* Chocolate Ganache RecipeWhite Chocolate for Drizzling*I baked one and a [...]
Rich Vanilla Cake Recipe
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I spent years, seriously, years, looking for a good scratch vanilla cake recipe. Every one I tried turned out way to heavy. SO frustrating. Finally, about a year or so ago, I came across a recipe for "Fluffy Yellow Cake" [...]
Twist - Twist Out - Retwist
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 28 November 2011

Syd has been wearing a LOT of twists lately. It's quickly becoming her signature style. Here's a picture of some medium sized twists she wore last week:She only wore those twists for one day because we wanted a big, full [...]
Free Sample Chapters from 50+ New Palgrave Macmillan/BFI Film and TV Books
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Professor Jon Lewis of Oregon State University on his BFI Film Classics book on The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972). See the 41 page sample from this book linked to below.Once again, Film Studies For Free celebrates the fabulous, free, Film and [...]
Chocolate-Strawberry Mini Cakes
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When I first made this strawberry icing, I said I couldn't wait until I put it on a chocolate cake. Oh boy! I was right. It is so yummy!And making these into mini-cakes meant I got to have that much more icing on/in each [...]
Fondant Strawberries
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I have a feeling we will see these cute little strawberries a few times next spring when it's actually strawberry season. They're easy to make, and I think they're just adorable.And they look great on top of these Chocolate-Strawberry [...]
"Pity we aren't madder": Ken Russell links in his magnificent memory
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"I think we've all gone mad" [Jennie Linden as Ursula Brangwen]"Pity we aren't madder" [Alan Bates as Rupert Birkin] Scene from Women in Love (Ken Russell, 1969)An extract from one of Ken Russell's very first films, Amelia and the Angel (1958) Film [...]
summer holiday HAIRCARE
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 27 November 2011

THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST NOTORIOUS TIME FOR YOUR HAIR....Here are our secrets for shiny-super summer- soft hair…* Give your hair a break from using hot hair tools during the summer months and consider [...]
Relaxing Week
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So I had last week off from school and from doctors! I didn't do any of the school work I brought home, but I did have some exciting adventures. Last Sunday Keith and I killed some time on a rainy day by looking at cars. [...]
The Keepers: Lost Progeny Collectors Edition
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Track down your real parents in The Keepers: Lost Progeny! After growing up an orphan, a mysterious photo showing your parents arrives! On the back side of the photo is a note with the name of a town, which [...]