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Are we Becoming Flavor Coke-heads
- jfood Jan 31, 2009 03:51 AM
Jfood was sitting at dinner the other night in a new restaurant and a great dish of sausage stuffed squid over lentils arrived. The flavors were unbelievbably deep and rich. It was a great dish. Jfood finished and wondered what would come next.
He looked at Mrs jfood and remembered one of their first dates when they saw a play "Modigliani" where he and other painters grabbed towels from butchers because the color were something they wanted to include in their next paintings. They chatted about finding the next new flavor like Modigliani was looking for the next depth of color.
It seems many of us are looking for that next level of flavor, that next texture combo and the dish we might have enjoyed two months ago may take a second seat to the one last night.
Are we almost becoming coke-heads on flavor where we cook longer, puree combinations for depth of flavor? Jfood now loves caramelizing his onions for the onion soup for a minimum of 2 hours. Are we insane or are we just becoming flavor coke-heads, needing more to get the same high?
PS - this is written before the first cup of coffee.
re: Demented
No, but I do use it as a mop for BBQ sometimes.
I am still at the recreational use stage. I always liked food, but not until I discovered Chowhound did I learn to be more discriminating (in a good way). Some meals are new experiences for me now, as I pay better attention to flavors and textures. I also recognize now how many foods I used to like are no longer satisfying to me. But I am still not obsessed. Of course, now that I've passed through that gateway...
I think we are heading down this road, jfood. Perhaps too much so in some ways. Deep flavors and long cooked flavors are spectacular but in many restaurants they seem to be pushing out other kinds of flavors. I also love the bright, fresh, high-note flavors that can come through in quick cooked dishes or especially in various Asian soups that feature chilis and citrus and herbs added at the last minute.
I think I may like a combination of such things together. A caramelized tomato tart (from a Tom Collichio book actually) has long caramelized onions, long roasted tomatoes and roasted garlic with a caramel sauce but with a squeeze of lemon and fresh herbs to provide brightness and balance.
re: ccbweb
So totally agree cc. I have often eaten at restaurants where the courses went from crescendo to crescendo without rest - leaving me exhausted at the end of the meal. Were they all great? Yep, but could have been so much better with a nice balance of less exhaustive flavors and more 'brightness'. It's like a CD that only focuses on 'best of the best' - it only leaves one note (but great) and nothing memorable. Give me a play of clean and complex on my plate and I'm yours!
re: Richard 16
More specifically - that something has been done the same way for decades - or even generations --- often (not always) means it's still around because it's good.
It is a logical fallacy to presume some things are better because they're new - or because they're old. Good is good because it's, well, good. The quest for great foods, for me, includes repeating eating things I love as well as expanding the boundaries.
For me this also means expanding my waistline as well...
re: Passadumkeg
LOL. We may not be doing that, but we are the people you find in the grocery sniffing all the fruits and veggies prior to purchasing.
re: Passadumkeg
Nothing will EVER replace the SJ. Even when someone tried to sell jfood a Smokey Joe and a Saturday Special, he held firm.
I see this more as part of our cultural personality. We like big and intense.
Big spaces, big portions, big houses, big cars -- our culture thrives on the "more is better" principle. We like thrills and intensity -- the highest, fastest roller coasters; hotter and hotter hot sauces, and "big, bold flavors," as the television commercial says.
As a result, an appreciation of subtlety is lost. The concept of "enough" is undervalued. The artistic underpinnings of balance are not as revered as...big.
re: maria lorraine
This even applies to fresh produce. Even if it's a fresh cherry tomato, it's...super-sweet, very tomato-y. an heirloom variety, organic, grown by a farmer nearby, etc. We keep upping the ante. We become more specific and specialized in what we want. Again, this is, in part, a reflection of our "go for it" culture, and also our desire for flavor. Granted, the tomatoes in Italy, the strawberries in France, taste incredible.
re: maria lorraine
We're also messing with nature with hydroponics, hot-housing, cross-breeding, etc. Is this a good thing?
re: Whosyerkitty
re: Whosyerkitty
You can expand "messing with nature" all the way to refrigerators if you want - the air in your kitchen doesn't get that cold on its own. Yet I think refrigerators are a good thing. The methods you mention are all ways to increase food production. I think that's generally a good thing, too.
re: Whosyerkitty
all our crops are cross bred and genetically modified already. because manipulating nature is what we as human beings do. have always done.
why would the ability to be able to use hydroponics, and grow more food be a bad thing? why would the knowledge of how to improve a plant's yield, flavor, hardiness be bad, in and of itself. sadly it has been used more to make food easier to ship, and not tastier or better suited to feed people in arid places, etc, but in and of itself - nothing wrong with it.
for that matter i have no problem with genetic engineering, as long as we do the science right. reducing insecticides, and feeding people in marginal zones seems like a good thing, as does producing plants that also act as medicine. and just tastier foods in general. all good things
AGE, experience and refined tastes are the culprit. I have pondered this too, while the coffee was brewing. I have about six coffees I drink, mostly in a defined rotation, from mild to bold. I let hazelnut in to pinch hit after SO has been particularly nice to me, if you know what I mean. I now grind all my coffee myself.
On and on. So and I are constantly on quests for better chips, ice cream, hot sauce, places to eat and things to drink (usually in the wine catagory). She likes "Parker wines". Bigger, fatter, zingier Zins, massive Malbecs and so on. I'm looking for better stouts, ales and IPAs. You couldn't get me to drink a wimpy mainstream lager. That's why I threw such a fit that Red Stripe was all I could get in Jamaica, recently.
Yes, I'm jaded and getting old. I need more bang for my tongue. I now can't hardly eat plain, steamed vegetables without a sauce and some fancy sea salt! I cooked steak the other night and put all the seasonings on it that I put in my chili, save tomato sauce...
I'm a lost cause. I cook what I want and seem to always be ratcheting things up. I'll make a good, if not great osso bucco and want to add something to give it more "bam".
Going to good restaurants doesn't help. They use ingredients that are not wholesome and it make me want to be unwholesome, too; not that I ever was.
You are not alone and I'm not interested in joining you in a twelve step program unless it leads into a sausage in squid place.
re: Scargod
"I need more bang for my tongue!" Wonderful!
Yes, agree to the ratcheting up. I call it flavor development, or creation of flavor intensity. That becomes a big deal when pairing wine, especially massive wines because you need enough "bam" in the food to equal that of the wine or the pairing won't work.
re: Scargod
Scargod, did you add gremolata (lemon zest, parsley, and raw garlic) to your osso bucco? I always top mine with gremolata before serving, and that's what gives it brightness to contrast with the depth of the long-simmered flavors.
re: Niki in Dayton
I often do but forgot this time! That might have done it! Damn! Thanks for reminding me.
I usually pair it with simple, creamy mashed potatoes and a Caesar salad or sauteed asparagus with balsamic vinegar.
re: Scargod
Having said that, I made a deliberate attempt to have a simple dinner meal. Grilled chicken, with McCormick's Smokehouse Pepper (applewood flavor), and "greek" seasoning. Leftover wild rice, with duck juice flavors, and plain, fresh, green beans. We marveled at how good the beans tasted! Nothing on them but pepper while steaming and sea salt at the table.
Yeah, I kwym. Love this meta-thread. :-)
I think everyone has a different take on this - Scargod wants complexity. Maria Lorriane & others mention "big". Someone was talking about novelty. Other people find they just can't tolerate crap, or have lost interest in simple "body fuel". It's influenced by temperament, access, skills, what we're reading, who we're cooking for/eating with, new nutritional ideas, etc.
I can relate to all those things; I cook whatever ideas I'm messing with; sometimes I don't even care about the result so much because I'm busy learning about the process or the ingredient or whatever.
I like the idea of looking critically at the ideas of constant desire, consumerism and "enough"... but on the other hand, if you are the one doing the cooking (and maybe growing), not just the eating, it's not strictly mindless consumerism. Cooking and eating are culture, and it evolves - maybe a lot more rapidly than in previous generations, but change is a constant.
re: Passadumkeg
If you've eaten chiles long enough you can even eat peanut butter. Peanut butter and jalapeno jelly sandwich! I have both!!
re: Scargod
Jalapeno, peanut butter, red onion & mayo!
re: Passadumkeg
Seriously?? Mayo, too?? What kind of bread, or do you use a flour tortilla? Fresh jalapeno or pickled?
(If you're serious, I'll try it.....)
re: Scargod
Whole wheat? It's a variation (I added the pickled jalapenos) of the favorite sandwich of a famous new anchor whom I've forgotten his name. Dan Rather? Try both ways w/ the mayo. Sometimes I use it some times, not, But I do like mayo.


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SHE WAS MARY SUE IN S1. OH GOSH WHAT EVEN. ARE YOU OKAY? Just because she was likable and tolerable in it doesn't mean she WAS NOT MARY SUE.
She was a character with very plausible characterization of survivor's guilt. We had the whole "she was different before" shit, we had the fact taht back then we knew that she got her parents dead because she was drunk as hell at party she was not supposed to be in, etc.
So with survivor's girl, a duller personality and obsession with being a nice-girl her parents would have liked made sense. That's why interaction with Damon was so beautiful because back then it would bring out the real elena from time to time, while steffie fed her illusions and psychological condition.
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Not to mention that Damon was suddenly all sweet and 'you shoul find true love and live a happy life'-ish. To a girl who looked EXACTLY like Katherine. The Damon we met in the Pilot would have kidnapped her, compelled her brains out and made her his personal slave. Elena not being drunk I can understand, she's a perfect goody-goody girl after all, can't have her doing anything less than exemplary, but Damon? It's like the writers gave a random 12 year old Delena fan two minutes of the show that she could fill whatever.
And how this is going to make the triangle more complicated is beyond me - they met, talked, he messed with her head. How romantic.
^You know what is even more pathetic about that DE flashback? The fact that up until now Damon couldn't tell them apart but he instantly believed that she wasn't Katherine and he knows very well how manipulative Kat can be,she can easily fooled him by pretending to be someone else.
Well, objectively, he had no reason to think she is katherine as katherine was supposedly in the tomb back then ;]
Elena not being drunk I can understand, she's a perfect goody-goody girl after all, can't have her doing anything less than exemplary,
The problem is that the show ALREADY has established her being drunk and all. Its one of the most horrible retcons in this show to ever happen.
To Bored Now:
You said many times that you didn't think that Damon and Elena made sense as a couple for many reasons like the fact that he is abusive as we have seen with Caroline and Andie and you said that what he did to Caroline was rape so I'm surprised that you thought that they made sense as a couple in Season I since he abused Caroline, Elena's best friend, in Season I.
How can you say that they made sense back then after what he did to Caroline? What kind of person would ever consider as a boyfriend someone that abused and tried to kill her friend?
And that's not the only thing that he did in Season I. He also stalked and tried to kill Bonnie.
He turned Vicki, Jeremy's girlfriend, into a vampire and then told her to go to Elena's house.
He threatened Elena many times.
He threatened Stefan that he would turn Elena into a vampire and forced her to drink his blood.
He kidnapped an injured Elena instead of taking her to a hospital: what if she had an internal bleeding?!
He left Elena all alone in the tomb, after taking her as an hostage, and she nearly died.
He tried to manipulate Elena.
He made her have a dream about him in order to make her believe that she was in love with him.
He compelled her to think that she wanted him and that was why she had that dream and to kiss him. If Elena didn't have her necklace she would have kissed Damon against her will. And probably that's not the only thing that he would have made her do. He would have made her sleep with him.
You can't say that they made sense back then. They didn't.
It seems like that what made you stop shipping them was Season two's first episode... so by that I suppose that you thought that Damon woud be a better person now, that he wasn't someone who would... kill Jeremy after Elena rejected him. (Personally, I thought it was in character for Damon to do that: they did say and show, after all, that he loves in a twisted way. I do admit that I thought after Season 1 that he would become a better person but it was still kind of in character for him to do that)
So the things he did before were ok because you thought that now he wouldn't do anything like that anymore and when he did all that again you lost respect for him? Was it the lack of character devolopment the problem?
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Papers were delivered by the following speakers:
Federico Botana (Courtauld Institute); Roberto Cobianchi (University of Messina); Donal Cooper (University of Warwick); Glyn Davies (Victoria and Albert Museum); Peter Dent (University of Warwick); Giovanni Freni (Index of Christian Art, Princeton); Francesco Lucchini (Courtauld Institute); Diana Norman (Open University); Janet Robson (Birkbeck College).
A palaeography study day was convened by Donal Cooper (University of Warwick). This very successful event may prove to be a pilot for future palaeography-related activities.
Two events were hosted jointly with the Research Forum under the aegis of the Writing Art History project: a round-table, entitled Writing about Giotto, with Laura Jacobus (Birkbeck College), Anne Derbes, and Mark Sandona (Hood College), chaired by Joanna Cannon; and a lecture The Patron's Turn: Giotto, Enrico Scrovegni, and the Arena Chapel in Padua, delivered by Anne Derbes and Mark Sandona.
During the year there was a visit to Paris, together with colleagues and research students of the Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Sections to see the exhibitions Treasures from Athos (Petit Palais), Les primitives italiens (Musée Jaquemart-André), Les premiers retables (Louvre), and objects in the permanent collections at the Louvre and in the Musée national des Monuments Français.
Academic year 2007-2008
Papers were delivered by the following speakers:
Federico Botana (Courtauld Institute); Virginia Brilliant (Cleveland Museum of Art); Joanna Cannon (Courtauld Institute); Brendan Cassidy (University of St. Andrews); Donal Cooper (University of Warwick); Christa Gardner von Teuffel (University of Warwick, Centre for the Study of the Renaissance [joint meeting with Renaissance Section Seminar]); Laura Jacobus (Birkbeck College); Gail Solberg (associated Colleges of the Midwest).
Two events were hosted jointly with the Research Forum: a
symposium, Renaissance Siena: Studying a
City and
its Art,
in connection with the National Gallery exhibition, with papers
by Machtelt Israels (University of Amsterdam and Villa I Tatti),
Luke Syson National Gallery), Fabrizio Nevola (Oxford Brookes
University), and Philippa Jackson (Independent Scholar); and
a lecture by Henk Van Os (University of Amsterdam), in the
intellectual formation seminar series.
During the year there was a visit to the Renaissance Siena exhibition at the National Gallery, convened by Jessica Richardson, and accompanied by Jennifer Sliwka, one of the curators of the exhibition. There was also a two-day visit to Berlin, together with colleagues and research students of the Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Sections, to see the newly-opened Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Galleries at the Bode Museum, and to visit the exhibition Cennino Cennini, Fanatsie und Handwerk, at the Gemäldegalerie.
Academic year 2006-2007
Papers were delivered by the following speakers:
Joanne Allan (University of Warwick); Peter Dent (Courtauld Institute); Francesco Lucchini (Courtauld Institute); Diana Norman (Open University); Jessica Richardson (Courtauld Institute); Frithjof Schwartz (Universität Mainz) [Joint meeting with Courtauld Institute Medieval Section]; Anke Sievers (formerly University of Groningen); Erling Skaug (Professor Emeritus, University of Oslo); Anthea Stevens (Courtauld Institute); Michele Tomasi (University of Lausanne)
During the year there was also a visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum, convened by Glyn Davies, to look at an Umbrian Crucifix (late 12th/early 13th Century, Garrison Number 475) currently in store. A two-day visit was made to Antwerp, together with colleagues and research students of the Renaissance Section, organised by Susie Nash with the assistance of Doug Brine, to see the Netherlandish Diptychs exhibition at the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten/Musée de Beaux-Arts, to visit the conservation department; and to study the Simone Martini Orsini polyptych and other Italian works in that collection and in the Museum Mayer van den Bergh.
Academic year 2005-2006
Papers were delivered by the following speakers:
Louise Bourdua (University of Aberdeen); Joanna Cannon (Courtauld Institute), Donal Cooper (University of Warwick), Janet Robson (Birkbeck College), Gervase Rosser (St. Catherine's College, Oxford, [joint meeting with Renaissance Section Seminar]), Glyn Davies (Victoria and Albert Museum).
During the year Giotto's Circle also hosted a demonstration of a virtual tour of the Upper Church of S. Francesco at Assisi produced by the Institute of Digital Theology, based at the University of St. Louis. There was a visit to the Conservation Department of the National Gallery to view paintings from the Reunions exhibition, accompanied by Dillian Gordon and Simona di Nepi (exhibition organiser). A two-day visit was made to the exhibition Geschichten auf Gold at the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, together with interested researchers from elsewhere in the Institute, accompanied by Dr. Stefan Weppelmann, the exhibition organiser.
Academic year 2004-2005
Papers were delivered by the following speakers:
Claudia Bolgia (Pembroke College, Cambridge), Virginia Brilliant (Courtauld Institute), Joanna Cannon (Courtauld Institute), Donal Cooper (Victoria and Albert Museum), Peter Dent (Courtauld Institute), Emily Howe (formerly Courtauld Institute, currently independent conservator), Amy Neff (University of Knoxville, Tennessee), Kay Sutton (Christies, Dept. of Manuscripts), Janet Robson (Birkbeck College), Tom de Wesselow (Department of Art History, Cambridge), Lucy Wrapson (Courtauld Institute).
A day-trip to the exhibition Cimabue a Pisa was made, together with interested researchers from elsewhere in the Institute, and from the University of Sussex, accompanied by Michele Bacci of the University of Siena.


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- Thursday, November 29, 2007
Her gaze returned to the dogwood and cardinal scene, her heart pounding with hope. A gallery in Wichita had commissioned the piece—her first real commissioned work after nine months of selling smaller, copper-foil pieces at craft fairs. If the gallery owners were pleased, it could lead to more work, and eventually she would be able to establish herself as a bona fide stained-glass artist.
So far, the response to her work had been favorable—her unique blending of colors that created a three-dimensional effect was unique to the stained-glass community—and she credited God with giving her the special talent. She longed to glorify Him through this gift.
Heading for the corner to retrieve the broom, she couldn't help smiling at her thoughts. A year and a half ago, she wouldn't have considered including God in her conversation, let alone being concerned about pleasing Him. But so many things had changed for Beth, both inside and out, and God was the most important addition to her life.
Andrew paused in transferring glass squares to felt-lined shelves, his brows puckered. "I swept just before I left at noon. You're sweeping again?"
"Did you run the cutter while I was gone?"
"Nope." She ignored his sour look and drew the broom's bristles across the floor, collecting tiny shavings of glass. No matter how many times they swept, they could never get it all. The carbide cutter sent out miniscule fragments, and they had a way of traveling to every square inch of floor rather than politely staying beneath the cutting table. The small pile of multicolored bits took on the appearance of sugar crystals, but eating them would be a huge mistake. She'd have to exercise caution when the babies her mother was carrying were big enough to come visit.
Beth paused in her sweeping, her heart skipping a beat with the thought of the twins who would arrive in another four months. That was a change to which she still hadn't adjusted. After twenty-one years of having her mother to herself, she now shared her with a stepfather, a host of relatives, and soon, a new brother and sister. Although it had once been Mom and her against the world, now Beth often felt as though it was Mom's world against her.
Pushing the thought aside, she whisked the glass bits into a dustpan and dropped the broom. She crossed the floor and held the dustpan out to Andrew. "See? Glass sugar. I could sweep again right now and find more. I think it comes up through the concrete."
Andrew chuckled—a deep, throaty sound that always made Beth feel like smiling. "Oh, I doubt that."
She shivered as she dumped the glass fragments into the trash bin right outside the back door, lifting her gaze briefly to the crystal blue sky. No clouds, which meant no more snow. At least for now. She had discovered the weather could change quickly here where the wind pushed unhindered across the open plains.
After clamping the bin's lid back in place, she scurried through the doorway and nearly collided with Andrew, who stood right inside the threshold. His nearness made her pulse race, and she took a sideways step as she slammed the door closed with her hip.
He reached into his pocket. "I almost forgot. I got you some horseshoe nails like you wanted." Holding out a small, crumpled, brown bag, he added, "There's a dozen in there, but if you need more, I can get them."
Beth took the bag and unrolled the top to peek inside. "Thanks. I'll probably need more eventually, but this will get me started." She offered a smile. "This will work so much better for keeping the assembled pieces in place when I work with larger sections. The lead scraps are fine for holding my smaller works, but as I try to enlarge. . ."
Andrew nodded. "Just let me know when you want more." He started for the door, then paused and turned back, giving his forehead a bump with the heel of his hand. "Oh. Uncle Henry and Aunt Marie are coming to our house for supper tonight. My mom said to ask if you'd like to come, too."
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"You are extraordinary. And so funny! You are SO funny! And so beautiful!"
A new documentary explores the seldom-discussed life and greatness of the late designer, whose label has been in shambles for decades.
Surely that's the question on all Top Model fans' lips today.
When was the last time you learned a thing or two about early-twentieth-century capes?
Tomorrow night's episode is his swan song.
"Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning?"
His spirits sank like a heel in some mud.
Plus, Karlie Kloss is on the cover of December's German 'Vogue', wearing lots of roses and crushed velvet.
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Timothy Bradley overcame an early beating and a 12th-round knockdown to win a narrow unanimous decision over Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night, defending his WBO welterweight belt in dramatic style. Bradley (30-0) barely survived a thriller with the unheralded Provodnikov (22-2) in the champion's first bout since beating Manny Pacquiao in a much-debated split decision last June. Bradley appeared to be out on his feet at times the first two rounds against his Russian challenger, even tumbling to the canvas in a fall that was ruled an accidental slip. Bradley then was forced to take a knee with 10 seconds left in the 12th round after one last barrage from Provodnikov. ''I gave it everything I had,'' Bradley said. ''Every ounce I had, I gave.'' But Bradley also punished Provodnikov with multiple shots all night, causing huge cuts and swelling on the face of the ''Siberian Rocky,'' who excelled in the biggest fight of his career. Judges Marty Denkin and Jerry Cantu scored the bout 114-113 for Bradley, and Raul Caiz Sr. favored Bradley 115-112. The Associated Press also scored it 114-113 for Bradley on the strength of his middle-round dominance. ''He's much more powerful than Pacquiao,'' Bradley said. ''He hits harder, and has shorter punches. He's a great puncher, and I take my hat off to him.'' With steam rising from his shaved head outdoors on a chilly Southern California night, Bradley guessed he might have a concussion after absorbing dozens of big shots from Provodnikov, the Freddie Roach-trained slugger who pressed the action all night. ''I was the clear winner,'' Provodnikov said through a translator. ''I hurt him. I knocked him down. I don't know what else to do.'' Bradley's heart and resourcefulness could redefine a fighter who got no credit for beating Pacquiao, the former pound-for-pound champion and global superstar. Pacquiao was widely thought to have won their fight, and Bradley couldn't land a rematch with the Filipino congressman. Bradley had a reputation as a headfirst, unexciting fighter with little power after stopping just one of his past 11 opponents, but few decision victories in recent boxing history have been more spellbinding than the 12 rounds fought by Bradley and Provodnikov. ''He's going to be a world champion someday,'' Bradley said. ''He's a very strong puncher because he steps into his punches and he hits really hard. It was a really difficult fight. I want to show him by those exchanges that I wasn't afraid of him. That's why I kept trading with him. I didn't want to show any fear. I can brawl and box with anyone.'' The pro-Bradley crowd was stunned when Provodnikov repeatedly rocked the champion in the first two rounds, leaving Bradley woozy and wobbly on his feet while the Russian whaled on him. Bradley didn't lose a point when he fell to the canvas in the first round in what appeared to be a knockdown missed by referee Pat Russell - and the champion appeared to be senseless on his feet again while Provodnikov pounded him into the ropes late in the second round. Bradley was willing to brawl with Provodnikov early, but finally got his legs in the third round and began fighting with more strategy and caution. It all disappeared again in the final minute of the sixth round, when Provodnikov tempted Bradley into a vicious brawl featuring dozens of punches with both hands from both fighters, leaving Bradley defiantly spitting blood while yelling at Provodnikov after the bell. Provodnikov attempted to force the action, but Bradley backpedaled and picked him apart, causing cuts and swelling across his face. Bradley opened a serious cut near Provodnikov's left eye, and the challenger appeared to be fighting on will. Provodnikov rallied for one last assault in the 12th round, and Bradley repeatedly staggered backward and bounced off the ropes. With Provodnikov desperately pressing forward, Bradley bent down and took a knee while the clapper sounded for the final 10 seconds of the round, barely making it to the bell. Earlier, Welterweight Jessie Vargas (22-0) recovered from an early knockdown and won a unanimous decision over Wale Omotoso (23-1) in an entertaining undercard bout at the Home Depot Center.
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When home buyers are looking at a property, they want to be able to imagine it as their own. This means that before you open the door to your first open home, you need to make sure the interior is uncluttered and welcoming.
The very first step is the simplest cleaning. A house must be absolutely spotless when you put it on the market. People can look past electric-blue carpet and acid-green walls, but some buyers won't look past dirt.
It's a good idea to rope in family or friends for a morning (paying them handsomely with a big lunch when the work is done) and scrub the house from top to bottom. Don't forget little things such as cleaning out kitchen extractors, wiping down cabinetry, cleaning the windows and mopping floors. If you simply don't have time, pay a cleaner to do one gigantic clean, which you can then maintain from week to week.
Streamline your home
Clutter makes even a spectacular house look smaller and fussy, so walk through each room, noting down everything that's unnecessary for daily life. If you have shelves of knick-knacks, lots of kitchenware on the bench, beauty products littered all over the bathroom and books in piles everywhere, it's best to box them up and store them. Likewise, get rid of any unnecessary furniture by storing it or giving it to charity.
Don't forget that people will open cupboards too, so tidy the linen cupboard and clear out the pantry, kitchen cupboards and laundry and bathroom areas.
Next, think about the art on your walls. Everyone has different tastes and while you might love concert posters and intense surrealist paintings, your potential buyer might not. Take down any really confrontational art, even if it means leaving a blank wall.
Clean linen
Make sure each bedroom has clean linen on the day of the open home, with a plain duvet cover or quilt and matching pillowcases. You could even store these during the week, then slip them over the duvet and pillows before the open home.
It's not just the appearance of your home you need to consider, it's also the smell. Odour is one of the biggest turn-offs for any buyer. If you're a smoker, have pets or even like cooking spicy food, there are likely to be odours in the house you are not even aware of. It's a good idea to banish pets (and certainly open bowls of pet food) from the house, never smoke inside and sacrifice the spice for a few days before each open home.
If the house is damp, the musty odour will give it away everything should be as clean and fresh-smelling as possible. The moment you get up on the day of an open home, open all your doors and windows to air the house. Don't use fragranced air fresheners it looks like you're trying to hide something.
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Our "Chefs of the West" column (January 1954) featured recipes "by men ... for men." The note accompanying the recipe read: "Jackson D. Arnold--now a two-time Chef--can trace the following recipe back to an Italian cook in Nicaragua. Chef Arnold served it first after a hunting trip into Mexico where he got his limit of wild geese and ducks. Hence the name 'Arroz con Gansos o Patos' (Rice with Geese or Ducks)." Prep and Cook Time: about 2 hours.
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1. Season duck with salt and pepper. Put in a 9- by 13-in. casserole at least 3 in. deep and bake, skin side up, at 350° for 15 minutes; pour off excess fat. Transfer duck to a plate and scrape drippings into a frying pan. Return duck to casserole.
2. Mix oil with drippings in pan and add onions--chopped "fino fino"--and garlic, minced or put through a garlic press, and turmeric. Brown for about 5 minutes; add rice and brown for 5 minutes.
3. In a separate pan, bring consommé to a boil and add to pan containing rice and onions, along with the bay leaf. Pour all over the browned duck, scraping rice off meat into broth so it will cook. Add peppers and parsley and cook, uncovered, at 350° for about 45 minutes. Do not stir! Toast almonds and mix in just before serving.
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- Timm Amstein
- Dresden
- Germany
Student , TU Dresden
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Do you want a united Europe?
Dear Europeans,
I want to take the opportunity to ask the question, all our politicians should have asked. Do you want Europe? I mean not as a union of many sovereign states! Instead I mean a united Europe. Many people are talking about it. The media sometimes use it to scare, sometimes to inpire people. Is the dream of Europe, that is dreamed by many politicians really the dream of the people? I personally think a Europe build by the people is the only way to restore our reputation and our future. In my opinion, we should start a national assembly right away and build something the world hasn't seen before. It maybe take us 10 years, but sooner or later we have to start if we don't want our future shattered by old politicians who are obsessed with their power. What do you think?
Vincent BJun 14 2013: First of, everything I heared, you find in this project of the european commission:
And here is mine:
But yes of course we want Europe! Together we can stay strong! What we don't want is everybody being so self- centered. We want power to the people and no managers as politicians. Homage to George Papandreou for this wake up call!
Stop the selfcentered idio and start by participating in the project above!
Quoting is my new principle in ending comments.
Quote Marcus Cake:
I like these, you should upload them to futurium, or I may soon.
Marcus CakeJun 15 2013: Thanks Vincent! I will take your advice and upload a piece to Futurium on "European Wisdom Network (EWN) crowd creates productivity, growth, a single digital market and Network Society". http://is.gd/wnewn
Jun 16 2013: Hi Vincent! Than you for directing me to Futurium.
I have submitted an entry on "European Wisdom Network (EWN) crowd creates Europe, Network Society, productivity, growth and a single digital market".
It is available for review at http://is.gd/ewnfuture
Feedback welcome!
Petr FrishJun 14 2013: I see we are in minority: I want United Europe.
The current 'state of the union' is not perfect, perhaps even not good, but it is perfectible.
There is no law nature to say that big union has to have big bureaucracy. We have it now (I am in EU :-), and it is not responsive and there is hardly any sensible discussion forum (as far as I know). Those are the tasks ahead.
EU will be and should be different from US. There will be and will continue to be different languages, nations, traditions. But there is no reason for not having common currency, ability to travel and seek employment and have
some useful union-wide institutions which work, such as (for example) FDA in USA. If a medicine works in Germany and Italy, will - it will probably work in Poland and Spain. There is lot opportunities and tasks here.
Lets make it work !
Marcus CakeJun 13 2013: I am not European and it is not appropriate for me to comment on the politics. I would, however, like to introduce the possibility of taking a proactive approach and moving beyond the Information Age to Wisdom Networks. It is my view that many of the problems of the world are a result of structures of the Information Age.
The underlying problem is that information is isolated, communities are opaque and deriving profit from information discourages the inevitable and necessary shift to transparency, access and a prevailing meritocracy which is the environment in which wisdom can be achieved.
Society has crowd created connectivity (internet), information (world wide web) and software (open source software communities). The community needs to crowd create Wisdom (knowledge and action) in a person to person network which achieves accountability and transparency within our community.
After a long wait, we finally have all of the pieces to move to the next stage of economic development. It is a future that has been described as the Network Society. It can now be enabled by Wisdom Networks. Wisdom Networks are a cloud of things, books, process and outcomes distributed amongst the people. A European Wisdom Network (EWN) could be launched within 180 days and (with citizen adoption) provide integration, accountability, transparency and accessibility within a short period. It may sound bold. However, Wisdom Networks simply reduce complex communities to 6 types of things and a few simple interactions. The cloud simply scales this simplicity.
A introduction presentation "European Wisdom Network (EWN) crowd creates productivity, growth, a single digital market and Network Society ( http://is.gd/wnewn ). A second presentation "Wisdom Networks crowd create Network Society" provides 67 slides of detail ( http://is.gd/wnecon ). I uploaded these about a week ago. It's time I submitted them for review to the "crowd"
Jun 14 2013: Okay, as a student I am really thrilled about the concept. But I think it's a very scientific approach. Thats very unfamiliar to most of the people.
You say that the status quo has changed and I would agree that for companies the use of Web 1.0 is absolutly compulsive. When we talk about Web 2.0 I think the acceptance and familiarity is still low (but growing rapidly). I don't think that we are ready for a wisdom network. Not yet. I still see the generation 40-50+ who are struggling, how to really utilzed their PC. Even our politicians just recently leaned how to use the internet. So from my standpoint I don't see that the status quo has changed that much.
I also think that the expectations about implementing it are too optimistic, because you have to get rid of the existing system. Technically speaking you can't format europe and install a new Operating System. Scientificly I ecpect your estimates to be correct but I don't see a possibily to implement it that fast in real.
But I really hope you proof me wrong!
From a scientific standpoint I think it's a great concept, thanks for sharing it.
Jun 15 2013: You have described the reason for two phenomena that exist in our society today. Firstly, government use yesterday's solutions to tomorrows problems. Secondly, there is a 30 year delay before the internet is used to its full potential to reshape society. We literally need to wait 30 years for a generation to die out before opportunities to improve society are fully exploited.
Government has a monopoly on power. It also has legislative power to make immediate change in society. Unfortunately, the hierarchy becomes more inefficient and ineffective the larger it gets. Government is further compromised by additional political considerations.
Europe can not afford to wait another 15 years for the second internet generation to be given positions of influence. From an economics perspective, productivity is negative, growth is inadequate and debt is approaching unserviceable levels. From a social perspective, citizens of the EU resent others for a variety of reasons.
Europe CAN launch an EWN within 6 months. We could call it "Europe The Game". Wisdom Networks have gamification or points built it. People earn points for the quality and quantity of their contribution. The effort and Wisdom of Crowds is bought to every 'thing' in Europe. It is a contribution that a government irrespective of size or budget could never match. George's TED talk describes how this would work in democracy.
Europe NEEDS to accelerate the evolution toward the wisdom of crowds given economic and social challenges. Without a proactive approach Europe may descend into crisis, lower standards of living,and social decay. The future of 300m people depends upon politicians just learning to use a PC while most of their citizens spend 6-8 hours a day playing games or on social networks. Europe needs to harness this time and effort to unify Europe. The vision for a United Europe can be achieved with a gamified EWN.
Will add a slide on gamification to the EWN presentation over the weekend.
Emese BaloghJun 13 2013: For most of the people the crisis conferences and discussions are too complex to understand. I think that Western Europe has generally underestimated the measure of corruption and manipulation in South and East Europe and they have to deal with it now. Maybe we should just slow down a little, instead of making the next decision, we could just consolidate and stabilize the situation. People feel a little forced, they may need some time to think. And as the next generation grows older, who was born in a more united Europe, they might think differently. To figure out which way Europe is going, will be a long process. I would hate to see Europe failing, but if this is what the people want, than we have to let happening it.
Jiri KalinaJun 17 2013: 10 years might just be start itself.
Uniting states to EU is the easy bit. Uniting nations into United Europe is the hard bit.
The flags, the anthems and anything that lowers the chance of englishman to feel home in Ireland and a romanian in France is in the way.
The way forward is through encouraging people to move out of their own pool, create mixed families and set roots. This will take generations and the process has started and its well on the way.
We can all help this by including people from other states to our lives and supporting young mixed nationality families as much as we can.
Barry Palmer 100+Jun 13 2013: When I consider the biggest countries in the world, it appears to me that they are all too big.
I think we should consider, what is the optimal size of a nation state? Consider the best countries in the world, the countries with the best education, income and health and the least strife and turmoil. I think it is fair to say that the best countries are middle sized. Some of the smallest countries are also the most peaceful. Large size certainly has benefits, but it is not at all clear that they are worth the costs. It appears to me that all large countries tend toward very powerful national governments that degrade individual freedoms.
A united Europe would likely become another plutocracy.
Jun 13 2013: I have to say, Timm, maybe your letter should be addressed to everyone in the world, not just Europeans, since a united anything on this Earth effects us all... Right?
I would really love it if the bureaucracy would all just end, everywhere. I live right in the border between Holland and Belgium, and it seems the borders have only become stronger the past couple decades, nationalism has been at an all-time high ever since the Euro was introduced and especially now with the global recession. Europe will never be united, not until our leaders understand that we already ARE.
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Jun 14 2013: I agree with everything you're saying, ZX - we're actually on the same wave length.
What I was referring to, was that we are united as a world. We are interconnected, one nation affects another, each individual is connected to one another. But whether that will ever be accepted and bridged so that we truly can be unified is, like you say, unlikely.
Jun 14 2013: we have a super-predator growing and preparing to feast on us. in such times, people tend to keep together, and hope the predator takes not them, but their neighbor. this is the reason why we compete and not cooperate. this is why tribes close tight, and look at the other tribes with suspicion.
it is a pity i can't tell this to mr papandreou himself. at least not on ted anyway, thanks to the moderators.
Jun 13 2013: Timm, I sat and listed the pros and cons of a united Europe ... the obsticles far out weigh the benefits. It would be good to see the lion and the lamb ... the frog and the limey ... etc ... to lay down together but I just cannot see it. The countries have to much history and baggage to set asiide. Some countries are representative and some socialist / communist ... there is a vast array of economic models ... Keynesian that spends with almost no regard to GDP or any accountability to the Austrian that is designed to be debit free and build assets. How about the royality of Europe .... some of the worlds oldest banking families are European .... industrial giants .... none of these would give an inch. The demonstrated problems with the Euro as a common factor highlighted the regional issues and the strengths and weaknesses of the various countries. Leadership would attempt to equalize the balance by takibng from the rich countries to invest in the poor countries ... which history has proven to be a failure in almost every case. A country that is designed to suck money from tourists has little in common with a industrial nation. The current problem of big government and social programs would only be magnified and become a even larger problem.
I am from the USA and perhaps see this issue through a different filter ... I mean no offense. The USA may provide you with a model as we are experiencing some of these changes in our current administration. As a result of bad decisions we are on the brink of depression and recession .... and still spending and initializing social programs that have no basis for funding. We will fall soon. The combination of the FED and the administration have sealed our fate. You may also want to read on Argentina (circa 1916) and how it went from the top to the bottom in a total free fall and how that compares where the USA is today and where the EU may be heading also.
Learn from history. Bob.
Jun 20 2013: A quick wrap up for everybody, who is interested what the outcome of this dicussion was.
Sadly, i must say that the general opinion is slightly negative. The reason for that I think is the scepticism if a united europe can be created as an effective state without to much regulation and burocracy. So the real feedback was positive. Most of the europeans, who wrote, were not against the idea but didn't believed it was possible. Other problems mentioned were the dangerousness of a centralized government in connection with the immense size or that the cultural and historical differences are still too large. Our American friends reminded us that we should be careful not to take the same path as they did and that learning from History is absolutly mandatory. I think thats okay because we have to find our own way. We aren't the USA and it's not the 18th century anymore so there is clearly no blueprint to use. So we have to come up with something on our own.
To conclude I want to say that if we would demand a poll tomorrow and ask "Europe yes or no" I think the collective answer would be NO, but not because the people don't want, but rather they don't believe it can be done properly.
In the end I want to highlight the suggestion of Marcus Cake, who presented a very interesting approach to make it possible.
Thanks for taking part in this converation.
Jun 20 2013: Yeah, in Germany the resistence is constantly growing mostly because the media use the constant CRISIS Status to get big catatrophic headlines . I think there are many highly determined and enthusiastic people but they are all concerned. And the burocracy in Germany you can call " one of a kind" today so nobody wants to make it more complicated. If think it's also irritating for every german to see that the sympathy abroad is consantly decreasing because of the crisis management driven mostly by our government. Another problem is that due to economic effects Germany does very well despite the crisis. So many people think we should just mind our own problems but I think that is studip because Germany isn't able to stay competetive alone. But thats a fact the penny press is ignoring.
Jun 15 2013: I have mixed emotions about a united europe as it is targeted nowadays...
I think it is way too early forcing such a unity-and besides economy i see no real reason why a stronger unity than we had before is needed.
Quite frankly, i doubt that you can establish a unity when each single member state has such strong personal and unique history lasting for hundreds of years like the european member states do. It works when you start from scratch, without a "past", beginning something new.
And i think the european states like each other for their diffrences, not for their simmilarities. There is no such thing that all states want to become, no common dream of "what" europe shall be like in future.
I guess the union will fail, because nobody asked the people and there is no vision behind it but economical reasons. People need more than money to become united, more than work. But what is needed they already have, no need for a change.
Jun 13 2013: I am an idealist probably, but I love to see Europe, the way this continent has developed recently. I love to sit around a table in Germany with my friends from Italy, Austria, Hungary and even Syria and talking in 3 different languages. This could not have been possible only 20 years ago. This led to the fact, that Europe was war free in the last 20 years, the longest peaceful period ever in the history of Europe. Forget about economic gain and benefits, this is the major goal of the EU. The fact that I was born in one EU country, working in another EU country really makes me feel like I am an EU citizen and that Europe is my home. It is a beautiful, safe and free place. EU is safer than the US and socially more appropriate (health care is provided on the highest possible standard to every citizen, socially very secure), what do you want more?
Jun 13 2013: I want this place you are talking about without crisis conferences every week, without discussions if the eurozone fails tomorrow, without politicians who are blaming every mistake on another politician in another country, without discussions about borders and tax agreements.
Europe today is beautiful, but if we don't know what we want for the future and follow this path with all determination, it's going to destroy itself from the inside. Thats my concern and I hope future will proof me wrong.
Jun 13 2013: Read my comment on the George Papandreou speech video. I think it's been tried before in a country called the USA, which was essentially a unification of sovereign nation states. What happened though, was that gradually the sovereign states power, and the power of their citizens was gradually diminished by tyrannical government, and the rich people who controlled it.
One of the founding fathers, -Thomas Jefferson said (when reflecting on the Revolution against the British and before the ratifying of the U.S. constitution):
"God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion. The people can not be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty (both of which are happening in the U.S. under false pretenses). What country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it's natural manure."
Much of the Constitution was drafted from the ideals of the Native American states of America (the Iroquois in particular). These people were generally honorable, and had faith in God and their fellow man. There needs were met by subsistence living. As greed became a viable concept, it was only a matter of time...
It matters not whether it be a country great or small, as long as you are knowledgeable of who controls it and what their ultimate agenda is. If the rich are not removed somehow from financial power, nothing will change. So a unified European state is doomed to fail, if no measures are taken to combat the corruption which controls it now
Jun 13 2013: As I said. Maybe the idea is doomed to fail. Maybe it's stupid to want it. It's clear that there is no blueprint or example of a successful realization. I study economics and I understand the importance of a working economic system and resulting of that the unequal distribution of power. From an economic standpoint I think it's even more necessary for europe to unite if it doesn't want to become meaningless in a globalized world. But it's not the question if it is possible or how it should be done. The question is do we want to do it? If THATS the case, we can discuss what could go wrong.
And judging the media and the first comments of this conversation the answer to my question is more likely to be a "NO" or a "I AM NOT SURE" than a "YES, I want it with all the consequences".
Jun 13 2013: "Much of the Constitution was drafted from the ideals of the Native American states of America (the Iroquois in particular). These people were generally honorable, and had faith in God and their fellow man. There needs were met by subsistence living. As greed became a viable concept, it was only a matter of time..."
Not true
Jun 14 2013: Not True? ....and then nothing to back up your blatant contradiction?
The founding fathers had an almost unsurpassed, uncanny, knowledge and insight into the minds of men (humans) centuries into the future. They knew, had lived, and fought against the tyranny that we see in the U.S. today. Despite the ultimate abuse and betrayal, their intentions for the Indians were generally good, as the founding fathers were honorable men of integrity also.
When I said "As greed became a viable concept, it was only a matter of time...", -I meant it was only a matter of time before a capitalist free market economy was abused and taken advantage of by greedy selfish men. The founding fathers, and Jefferson knew this, hence his statement, "God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion".
The constitution is still a valid, legitimate, living document, that will always be correct, true, and relevant forever; the supreme law of the land. For decades and even centuries, our elected officials have violated their oath to abide by, defend, and protect the constitution.
Native Americans had little or no problem with greed or corruption. As soon as the money entered the picture (expansion/industrialization), with little or no regulation or control, it opened the door for corruption and tyranny.
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely" -John Dalberg-Acton
"Give me control of a nation's money [supply] and I care not who makes the laws." - Mayer Amschel Rothschild - His ultimate plan for America was realized after his passing.
Jun 14 2013: Yea I read the link the German chick put up also also as I stated to her your conclusion is non sequitur. Reread the link this time for comprehension. There were many sources for the ideas put in the constitution, not the least of which was natural law.
She accused someone of tautology which I find ironic as if anyone is guilty of tautology it is her and you.
Mr Pinter correctly expressed outrage at the use of coercion by the Greek government and his post was promptly removed. Indicating the water we swim in don't you think?
Jun 13 2013: I think there are very interesting approaches to my question. It will be undoutably very bad, if we would centralize europe into one big thing, ruled by Brussels. Also I think nobody thinks, that the current model o fhow politics works is the right thing to build up europe.
But on the other hand the problem I see is that the union is especially designed for the "blaming game" Mr. Papandreou was talking about. If something goes wrong everybody will blame the others for screwing it up. Everybody knows that from other projects.
I think everybody should feel responsible. So the only way to build europe would be from the bottom to the top not otherwise. As you said, others tried the top-down approach in history and we all know what happend.
If the people want it it will happen.
It will be definetly hard to do and the risks are very high, maybe it's also stupid to want it and maybe it's impossible, but that's not the point. The question is: Is it the desire of the people to work on a european state or not. Becauso if it's not there is no point that politicians are discussing.
Jun 13 2013: I think that a "One-world" world is the only possible solution in the long run. A "one- continent" (EU, AU, USAN, US, Pacific Union, Arab Union and so on) solution is a step in that direction.
This is a simplified way of how I see our history. Tribes --> City states --> Kingdoms --> nations --> Unions (--> One world?)
I do however have some really big concerns with how the EU is being run at the moment. And I don't believe that a union as the one you speak of will happen under the current political model.
Jun 13 2013: Alexander the Great, Caesar, Hitler, EEC, folks have been trying to unite Europe throughout history. The bible foretells a world superpower in Europe which tries to obliterate Israel at the battle of Armageddon .
I live in Scotland, where we are shortly to be given the option of voting for independence. I think that would be a great idea, but what they mean by that is Independence in Europe. Not such a great idea.
The only opportunity we got to vote on this was decades ago, and that was for a trading agreement. Since then we have been promised an in-out referendum at regular intervals, but so far no government has had the bottle to go through with it. They know full well that the vote would be NO.
Power corrupts, & Europe gives politicians (unelected for the most part) far too much power. Nations have different histories & priorities; that's what makes life interesting. Money has become king, it's time we started prioritising people. Small is beautiful.
Jun 13 2013: As an American maybe I should stay our of it, but beyond a point What would you gain but the Greatest Bureaucracy in the World. I believe that the EEC has expanded too much, and the Brits were right in avoiding the Euro. The corps of the EEC to a point is a good idea. Perhaps new groups should build aroung other ideas. Western Eastern Europe Super Russia Osman friends revisited, etc. heck I don't know, butr should everyone have to follow Sharia Law?
Jun 14 2013: It is logical you would think that? But the U.S. had a different origin and history than Europe. The main difference seems to be a rural vs. urban attitude which can be dealt with with courtesy and common sense. Unless you really wanted to destroy the uniques national identities of the countries of Europe which are really quite old. Why I say? You don't need to do that for peace or prosperity. I don't think that issue exists in the United States. Also, the most unhappy parts of America are the poorest which receive the most from the Union. The tremendous wealth disparity in Europe make some aspects of the EU unattractive. I mean even in the United States which has had one currency for over tgwo hundred years one still has to pay more to federal civil servants serving one place than another. The wealth differences in the current EU spell D I S A S T E R.


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