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[Andrada]

www.paul.com.cbi.ro/fun/smile.htm

[Tish]

Ole Not very exciting but it is colourful

[annie]

People expecting that miracles should not happen but they are simply the ones which overwhelm the people from all over the world who became the most unfaithful to those people which do one thing for the time that we share our love


LOL...this was from the Sentence Game thread....

[Elisabeth]

TARTE FROMAGE MERINGUEE



Pâte :
- 150 g farine
- 1 c. à café de bakin
- 1 œuf
- 65 g beurre
- 65 g sucre

Garniture :
- 500 g fromage blanc (Jockey 40%)
- 2 jaunes d’œuf (réserver les blancs pour la meringue)
- 1 œuf entier
- ½ l de lait
- 1 sachet de pudding
- 1 jus de citron
- 120 ml d’huile
- 1 sachet de sucre vanillé
- 180 g sucre

Intercaler une feuille de papier cuisson dans le moule à charnière.
Foncer le moule.
Mélanger tous les ingrédients avec un fouet sauf les deux blancs pour la meringue.
Cuire à four froid – chaleur 180° - 1 heure
Au bout de 55mn, battre les 2 blancs en neige avec 50 g de sucre + 1 pincée de sel.
Etaler sur le gâteau et laisser cuire encore 8 à 10mn.
Ouvrir le moule et tirer sur le papier pour mettre le gâteau sur la grille.
Laisser refroidir.
On peut saupoudrer de sucre glace au moment de servir.

LMAO that's my mom's recipe. ;D ;D

[SAFINNO1]

Impressive Hingis ousts Sharapova

[emma]

elisabeth said:

LMAO that's my mom's recipe. ;D ;D

Thanks Elisabeth, I won't even have to translate it!!!!
;D ;D

[yse]

A pretty rabbit for Emma ;D ;D ;D

[emma]

Thanks Yse!!!!

[raghda]

When the world pushes you to your knees.....You're in the perfect position to pray!!!

I read it in a fwd msg

[Tish]

When I woke up tonight I said I'm
Going to make somebody love me
I'm going to make somebody love me
Now I know
Now I know
Now I know
That it's you
You're lucky lucky you're so lucky
Well do you
Do you
Do you want to
Want to go where I'd never let you before
Well do you
Do you
Do you want to
Want a go of what I'd never let you before
Well he's a friend and he's so proud of you
He's a friend and I knew him before you
He's a friend and we're so proud of you
He's a friend and I blew him before you
Here we are at the Transmission party
I love your friends - they're all so arty




Ahhhhaaaa I have been looking for the lyrics to some albums that I downloaded online and finally bought the Franz Ferdinand to listen on my Ipod and there is a section on the Itunes where you can add the lyrics to the file....What is funny about this song is that apparently Franz had a groupie who constantly tried to make herself available to them for what I have no idea being 16 and all anyways the groupie actually said " When I woke up tonight I said I'm
Going to make somebody love me
I'm going to make somebody love me
Now I know
Now I know
Now I know
That it's you
You're lucky lucky you're so lucky
Well do you
Do you
Do you want to
Want to go where I'd never let you before
Well do you
Do you
Do you want to " it must have made an impression on them as they wrote a song about...makes me laugh every time I hear it.....What would Marat say if one of us said this to him

[Annie]

History in Halle as Germany and France face a rare meeting
They’re both members of the modern elite of the Davis Cup. Three times each they have lifted the cup in the last two decades. Yet Germany and France have played each other just once in the past 50 years.

That is about to change with the two nations meeting in what is arguably the most high-powered first round tie of the 2006 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas world group. With Tommy Haas, Nicolas Kiefer and Sebastien Grosjean all posting impressive showings at the Australian Open, the clash in the 12,300-seater Gerry Weber Stadium has taken on mouth-watering proportions, as the heirs to Becker, Stich and Kühnen take on the heirs of Noah, Leconte and Forget.

And yet, the team of Becker, Stich and Kühnen never faced the France of Noah, Leconte and Forget, despite being largely contemporaries in the late 1980s and early 90s. Just once since 1956 have the two nations met in tennis’s premier team competition. That was in 1996 in Limoges, when an understrength German side was crushed inside two days by a French team that went on to win the title that year.

With Michael Stich undergoing ankle surgery and Boris Becker suffering a respiratory complaint, Germany had to rely on David Prinosil and Hendrik Dreekmann for their singles. Both had posted superb wins over Switzerland’s Marc Rosset and Jakob Hlasek in the first round on their respective debuts, so their nominations in the singles were natural. Germany’s captain Niki Pilic created headlines by naming Becker, the Australian Open champion, in his squad of four, but at the draw he didn’t name Becker to play any of the matches.

After Cedric Pioline had beaten Prinosil in four sets, and Arnaud Boetsch had twice come back from a set down to beat the impressive but flagging Dreekmann in five, Germany needed something special in the doubles. In true El Cid style, off the bench came Becker to partner Marc-Kevin Goellner in the doubles. Suddenly there was life in the tie! But the grand maestro of German tennis looked pale and not fully healthy, he played a poor match, and the French combination of Boetsch and Forget won in three tight sets to leave German hopes smashed like a piece of Limoges pottery.

To find the previous meeting between the two nations you have to go back to 1956, when Robert Haillet and Paul Remy gave France a 2-0 lead on day one, a lead they extended to 3-0 when Remy partnering Marcel Bernard to victory in the doubles.

To find Germany’s last win you have to go back to 1938, to one of the most turbulent periods in German tennis history. The year before, Germany had reached the “inter-zone final” (effectively the semifinals – it was the final of the competition that didn’t include the reigning champions, who always got a bye into the next final), and had lost to the USA on a dramatic five-setter between Don Budge and Gottfried von Kramm. In early 1938 von Kramm was imprisoned on a trumped-up charge of homosexual activities, yet despite his absence Germany again reached the inter-zone final, the team of Henner Henkel and Georg von Metaxa beating the French in the Europe group semifinals at the Rot-Weiss club in Berlin on the way. Germany went on to beat Yugoslavia but lost the inter-zone final to Australia.

Germany’s only other victory over France in a 2-4 head-to-head came the first time the two nations played – and that too was historically significant. In 1913 the Davis Cup was expanded to a record seven nations. In the first round Germany faced France in Wiesbaden in the first Davis Cup tie not played on grass. France had the best player in Max Decugis, but he had to go five sets on the opening day in beating Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe, and when an injury to Decugis contributed to him and Maurice Germot losing the doubles to Rahe and Heinrich Kleinschroth, the game was up for France, Germany winning when Decugis defaulted the first reverse singles.

So when the 2006 German and French teams meet in Halle for only the seventh time in 93 years, they will be creating their own piece of history. For the first time on German soil, they will not be playing on clay. Though the Gerry Weber Stadium is normally associated with grass for the Halle ATP event, the court spends 48 weeks of the year on palettes outside the arena so the venue can be used for other purposes. And for this second tie in the 12-year-old stadium (the first was Germany beating the Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993), a Rebound Ace hardcourt is being laid and the perspex roof will be closed throughout the weekend.

You wonder what von Kramm and the French musketeers would have made of it!


God, I am sooooooooo boring LOL

[reese]

[ornthree]

"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a certain amount of silk---1000 meters (3280feet) in its lifespan of 28 days. The rarity of the raw material is the deciding factor of both the value and the mystery of silk.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Lei Zu, the wife of Huang Di , taught people how to raise silkworms and how to extract the silk.

The Warring States Period, the beginning of feudalist society in Chinese history, witnessed a prosperous time. The development of productivity popularized silk and it was no longer a luxury just for aristocrats. The pattern, weaving, embroidery and dyeing skills were all improved as they were influenced by the free ideology of the time, while the silk designs had sense of a free and bold air about them.

The silk products excavated from Mawangdui Han Tomb are proof of the advanced skill and artistry of silk at this time.

Silk production peaked during the Han Dynasty when the manufactured goods were transported as far away as Rome from Chang'an (today's Xian). The overland trade route was to become famously known as the Silk Road. However, there was also a Marine Silk Road extending from Xuwen, Guangdong or Hepu, Guangxi to Vietnam. An outward bound voyage lasting five months would arrive in Vietnam; it would take another four months to reach Thailand; while a further twenty days would carry the merchants on to Burma. Two months later they would arrive in India and Sri Lanka, from where the silk would be eventually transported to Rome via the Mediterranean. After such a long journey, the price of silk was equivalent to that of gold. Legendary as it seems, tender silk connected China to the rest of the world.

During subsequent dynasties, professional designers created novel patterns and improved the machines.

The Marine Silk Road took supremacy over the land Silk Road following the Song Dynasty extending the trade to Southeast Asia which became fully developed in the Yuan Dynasty. Besides Chinese exports, foreign businessmen also came to China to buy silk and china wares.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties silk was transported to Europe and America from Manila and this meant that China dominated the world's silk market until 1908.

Chinese characters including the component "silk" have the intonation of silk or its implication of fine and deep. The richness of color, texture, strength and beauty of silk make it the means to imply something is fine and impeccable. A woman's raven hair is referred to as 'black silk' ; tender feelings are 'feelings of silk' and the Chinese word for a lingering and emotive feeling contains the component of "silk", and even a flavor can be silky and smooth.

Major local silk products of China

Shu Brocade
Shu Brocade made in Sichuan originated from Han and reached its heyday in the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties. With red as the predominate color, Shu Brocade has a variety of designs, fully reflecting the flowery nature of Shu Culture. In the Tang Dynasty, Dou Shilun, Duke Lingyang, created a set of designs for Shu Brocade, which was known as the "Duke Ling Yang Pattern".

Yun Brocade
Yun Brocade was developed during the Yuan Dynasty although its origin could date back to the Southern Dynasty. Historical records suggest that prior to the Southern Dynasty there was no brocade in Nanjing until Emperor Liu Yu (363-422) had workers move to Jiankang (today's Nanjing) and established production there. Yun Brocade features quality material, refined weaving and the wide use of gold and silver threads. This magnificence gained the name of Yun, which is Chinese for 'cloud'. Elegant Yun Brocade ultimately became a precious artwork and no longer a fabric for day to day wear. In the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties Yun Brocade was a royal tribute.

As the unique weaving skill cannot be undertaken by modern machinery, Yun Brocade remains very expensive.

Song Brocade
Song Brocade, as the name implies, originated from the end of Northern Song. Record has it that a Mr. Ji used Song Brocade for the paperhanging of some precious calligraphy copies. In all there were twenty different designs of this brocade. When the Ji family declined, they wanted to sell the copies but failed to do so due to the high price they demanded. Later some rich man bought them and used the brocade as patterns in workshops in Wu (today's Suzhou area). He made a substantial profit from it! This is regarded as the origin of Song Brocade. And it inherits the old tradition---today Song Jin is mainly used for paperhanging.

Brocades by Ethnic Groups

Zhuang Brocade
Zhuang Brocade is the creation of the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi. Zhuang Brocade features rich colors, as this is the artistry of Zhuang people. The patterns vary from waves, clouds, grass and flowers to animals. Phoenix, the symbol of auspiciousness, takes a dominant role in these designs. Zhuang Brocade is durable and can be widely used in beddings, belts, bags and clothes.

Dong Brocade
Dong Brocade from Hunan features softness and neatness.

Li Brocade
Li Brocade from Hainan is firm with bold primitive designs.

Tujia Brocade
Tujia Brocade from the west of Hunan and Hubei is known for its mass, variety of designs and gorgeous colors.

Yao Brocade
Yao Brocade from Hunan is notable, too. The Brocades for bedding are neat and light in color with simple designs while those for clothes are flowery. Some of the symbols woven into Yao Brocade are regarded as the legendary "female characters", which are limited among women. Women use these special symbols or characters to convey messages. Though there is no way of telling if the female character is a branch of an ancient oracle system or that of Yao words, Yao Brocade has become a medium of such a mystery.

Hang Brocade made in Hangzhou, Jing Brocade from Jiangling, Hubei, and Ning Silk from Nanjing, Jiang Silk form Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, Hu Crape from Huzhou, Zhejiang Province all occupy outstanding roles in the history of Chinese silk.

bout chinese silk i'm doin my report

[Annie]

LOL ... what a lot of interesting information ;D

[annie]

is that in the past or in the future? a car would be nice...so far no one's given me that yet...so i'd say a cellphone...