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MTV's The Challenge series is one of the most competitive, backstabbing, lustful shows on television—and we love it. We're also rooting for all the Latinos on the show (We're biased. And what?!). Here, we have the opportunity to talk to Team Las Vegas's Nany Gonzalez (@NanyMTV). The Cuban and Dominican beauty tells Latina.com her team is the favorite to win it all, her fight with Knight, and her overall experience on The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons.
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After more than a decade, MTV has decided to resurrect their hit 1990s show House of Style with a little help from Puerto Rican supermodel, Joan Smalls.
Once hosted by Daisy Fuentes, the fashion-focused series features everything from new innovative designers to how to master the latest trends. Now the show will be exclusively available online, and will be co-hosted by the 24-year-old beauty and best friend, Karlie Kloss.
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Hundreds of screaming fans toughed it out in the heat Thursday to watch their favorite stars strut the red carpet before a blonde Demi Lovato got the party started at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in L.A.
Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey got his fair share of screams. The 20-year-old lead actor may play an awkward teen struggling to balance a normal life and werewolf responsibilities on MTV's hit show, but in real life he's confident and carefree.
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The moonman is floating around and up for grabs again for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards! It's also that time of year when Snooki's meatball lover Jionni and their new baby Lorenzo (he is super cute!) take a back seat for the sake of pop music. Amen.
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Whether it's a red, white or black carpet affair, celebrity fashion choices never fail to impress (or at least, get some stares) at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. Our favorite Latina stars are known for taking the glamour standard to the next level with their sophisticated style and timeless beauty. In honor of tonight's 2012 VMAs, we are counting down our favorite red carpet looks of all time!
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By Sugey Palomares | 08/28/2012 - 13:00
Demi Lovato is set to rile up the crowd at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards!
The "Give Your Heart a Break" singer and X Factor judge will perform live during the VMA pre-show on September 6 starting at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). The 20-year-old singer will be warming-up the crowd along with DJ and hit producer Calvin Harris.
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By Sugey Palomares | 08/14/2012 - 13:00
The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards prepares to blast off on September 6th at 8pm live at the Staples Center, and MTV Tr3s isn't leaving the building without awarding the VMA for "Best Latino Artist." The nominees have officially been announced today and include: Jennifer Lopez, Juanes, Pitbull, Wisin y Yandel, and Romeo Santos.
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Young artist Inocente, 15, has been through a lot: domestic abuse (which caused her dad to be deported back to Mexico), family issues and homelessness, plus the ongoing threat of deportation. But that hasn't stopped her from creating bright, imaginative works of art. Her story is chronicled in the new Shine Global documentary Inocente, which will premiere on MTV at 10 pm EST.
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DirectTV subscribers were recently left in the dark due to a monetary dispute over how much money Viacom, the company that owns popular networks like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, should receive from the satellite provider. According to The New York Times, an estimated 20 million households are affected by the blackout.
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The company targets the $1 million to $10 million loan range for mezzanine loans and $3 million to $20 million for bridge financing.
"Hospitality and lodging fundamentals have continued to strengthen, driving a surge in transaction activity," stated Mat Crosswy, president of SSC. "However, buyers are facing a shortfall in the capital stack due to banks' reluctance and conservative nature when underwriting hospitality credits. SSC realizes that every deal is unique and can provide potential borrowers an edge with higher leverage loans coupled with creativity, timeliness and flexibility in their execution, when speed and certainty of close may matter most."
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Hollis Sigler: Expect the Unexpected
Exhibit Hall and Sidney R. Yates Gallery
Hollis Sigler found her artistic voice in the unrestrained drawings of her youth, but the Chicago artist's vibrantly colored faux-naïve style draws in viewers only to reveal emotion-laden and very personal content. Reflecting on passion, fear, romance, escape, desire, suburban entrapment, and dreams of fame, the psychologically complex narratives each reveal the aftermath of a scenario but leave the viewer to solve the mystery of what has occurred. The exhibition shows more than 60 works dating from 1981 to 2001, including selections from Sigler's well known series " Breast Cancer Journal: Walking with the Ghost of My Grandmothers," which documents the 15 year struggle with the disease that took her life in 2001. This exhibition was organized by the Rockford Art Museum in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and was curated by Patty Rhea. An accompanying catalog is available.Friday, January 29, 5:30 pm: Gallery Talk with James Yood, Adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fri., Jan. 29, 6-8 pm: Opening Reception
Saturday, January 30, 2 pm: Slide Lecture by Sue Taylor, Professor of Art History at Portland State University and Corresponding Editor for Art in America from Portland
January 23 - March 28
Touch with Your Eyes: Recent Work by Angel Otero
Sidney R. Yates Gallery
The deeply personal and passionate paintings and sculptures of Angel Otero have made a mark on the cultural scene over the past few years. Otero, having just completed his MFA degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago this spring, was one of only four awardees nationwide to receive the prestigious Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the visual arts this year, which will support his work over a two-year period in New York. This exhibition at the Cultural Center will be Otero's largest solo show to date; it will bring together some 12-15 new works from the artist's studio and private collections as evidence of his masterful use of materials, as well as revealing his ideas that stem from growing up in Puerto Rico and training in Chicago.
Thu., Jan. 28, 12:15 pm: Gallery Talk with the artist
Fri., Jan. 29, 6-8 pm: Opening Reception
January 30 - May 3
Christine Tarkowski: Last Things Will Be First and First Things Will Be Last
Chicago Rooms
In her largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date, Christine Tarkowski continues to analyze the systems of belief that pervade and shape our lives. From large-scale cast iron sculptures that examine the ascent and descent of the automobile to modest etchings of satellites in orbit, her recent work highlights rituals performed in a void. Tarkowski even constructs her own faith-based system for non-existent congregants with a concrete geodesic dome serving as a place of worship and an alt-gospel soundtrack by Jon Langford.
Fri., Jan. 29, 6-8 pm: Opening Reception
January 2 - March 28
Queen of Heaven: Photographs by John Allan Faier
Michigan Avenue Galleries
Chicago-based photographer John Allan Faier's large format digital color photographs of mausoleums and their lobbies suggest a paradox in their lush treatment of this somewhat culturally taboo subject. The formal qualities of the photographs and the architectural spaces represented are evocative and at times provocative in their incongruity with the subject matter.
Fri., Jan. 8, 6-8 pm: Opening Reception
Thurs., Feb. 18, 12:15 pm: Gallery Talk with the Artist
January 9 - April 4
Up is Down: Paintings by Joel Sheesley
Michigan Avenue Galleries
These large-scale, highly representational paintings focus on the world reflected in the same two puddles outside the artist's home. By focusing on the myriad of details and in the ambience created by the passing light, the artist opens up a whole new world of observation and creates a sense of mystery from the mundane. Sheesley lives in Wheaton and is a Professor of Art at Wheaton College.
Fri., Jan. 8, 6-8 pm: Opening Reception
Thurs., Mar. 11, 12:15 pm: Gallery Talk with the Artist
January 9 - April 4
R&R ( & R): Works by Susanne Slavick
Michigan Avenue Galleries
Pittsburgh-based Susanne Slavick has created a dialogue of "restoration" in her over-painted photographs depicting the destruction in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon. By alluding to historical, mythological, and ornamental details in the added painting, she invites us to think differently about the area's past, present, and future and just possibly begin the healing process.
Fri., Jan. 8, 5:30 pm: Gallery Talk with the artist
Fri., Jan. 8, 6-8 pm: Opening Reception
January 12 - March 1
Sereno Wilson: All That Glitters Project Onward Gallery The time-honored art of portraiture has met its match in the work of Project Onward artist Sereno Wilson. Using glitter and collage, as well as traditional painting techniques, Wilson crafts images of himself in various guises. These sparkling self-portraits often pay homage to inspirational figures, from comic book heroes to U.S. Presidents. Wilson's artwork will be on view throughout Black History Month. Located in the Chicago Cultural Center, Project Onward is the Department of Cultural Affairs studio program for artists with special needs. The program supplies studio space, art supplies, and professional guidance to over 30 adult artists living with mental and developmental disabilities.
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Located in the Chicago Cultural Center, Project Onward is the Department of Cultural Affairs' studio program for artists with special needs. The program supplies studio space, art supplies, and professional guidance to over 30 adult artists living with mental and developmental disabilities. The staff helps exhibit, promote, and sell the artists' works as a means to provide earned income and a sense of personal achievement, as well as to integrate the artists into the wider arts community. Within Project Onward's studio space is the Jewel Box Gallery, where original artwork and Project Onward merchandise are available for purchase. The Project Onward Studio and Gallery are located on the first floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, and are open to visitors daily, Mondays through Fridays from 10 am to 5 pm
Chicago Landmarks Before the Lens
Landmark Chicago Gallery
Presented by the Commission of Chicago Landmarks, this exhibition features 72 black and white photographs of 24 landmarks and historic districts by Richard Nickel, Barbara Crane, Bob Thall, and Stephen Beal.
Heraldic Emblems I - IV, by Deborah Boardman
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Boardman's four poured glass "shields" were inspired by the military history of the Grand Army of the Republic Hall decor, with a site-specific intent in their making and inspiration. Each heraldic emblem is a different color of glass and seems to float in their historic cases. Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago. Viewing hours for exhibitions are Mondays through Thursdays, 8 am to 7 pm; Fridays, 8 am to 6 pm; Saturdays 9 am to 6 pm and Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm. The Chicago Cultural Center is closed on holidays. Admission to Chicago Cultural Center exhibitions is free.
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- sockii Jun 30, 2014 06:38 PM
Since it was (wisely) suggested (IMHO) to have a new thread for this.
Good Lord but Courtney just annoys me more and more every week, even as I know I'm being manipulated to hate her. I just. The heels we had to keep seeing closeups on...I DO NOT CARE. I want to see the food, not the chefs' feet.
Yay Luca. Please just give Luca his own cooking show, I adore him. (I'm now about a dozen recipes deep into his cookbook and it is great. We had his Parsley-Garlic Pesto Vegetables tonight as a side dish for dinner and my sweetie was swooning.)
The whole thing with Tyler and the Panna Cotta just seemed...strange. I don't know how I feel about any of that yet, except that if it were a chef they wanted to keep around I am betting they would have decided to simply taste his panna cotta and judge on that, despite the plating error. And how odd that Jaimee's two panna cottas that she tried to plate were so bad, but the one that Tyler "took" looked good? I don't even at this point. It's hard to take any of it at all at anything resembling face value.
re: madeliner
What happened to Jaimee's panna cotta? I had trouble understanding her mumbling. I just can't imagine her awkwardness being faked. In any event, it's painful to watch her.
It's also painful to watch the pole dancer and the girl with black roots. Can't wait for those two to scratch each other's eyes out. I'd even supply the BB guns.
The one Tyler 'took' also looked collapsed to me. After reading Ben Starr's blog I no longer believe anything is 'real' about this show.
Gordy was quite crude in this episode when he talked to an 18 year old girl about her 'balls'.
re: John E.
I took a look at Ben Starr's bog...wow, if that is true, then shame on MasterChef! I figured that a lot of it is staged, but had no idea of what is really going on...
But, I will still continue to watch...sad as that may be.
re: SusieQQ
I know this is pretty repetitive chatter about how Masterchef Australia is different - but it is very sad how Masterchef US has stayed so close to the notion of "villains". The Australian version has done a very good job of making for compelling tv without ever having to bother with contestants who hate one another.
However, it's been a clear feature of the competition productions that Gordon Ramsey's been involved with and it's unfortunate.
re: John E.
re: Worldwide Diner
I was going to recommend your reply until the last line :( I'm one of those people who want to appear on the show, just for the experience. Having gone to two casting calls and talking to a lot of people there, there are plenty of genuine actually interesting home cooks who try out.
It's just those are rarely if ever the people who end up getting cast...
re: sockii
You can go on the show and keep it nice. I've got nothing against Ricky Gervais or Big Willie. Unfortunately if you're not a douche, you don't get as much air time. So those who are interested in becoming D list celebrities have to act like douches. In the former instances, you don't need by sympathy. In the latter instances, I ain't got no sympathy. In any case, what I think should not deter you from doing whatever you want to do in life.
re: Worldwide Diner
I could be wrong, but I don't recall Luca ever being hateful or snotty to his co-contestants, even when seemingly goaded to do so. Producers can manipulate a lot of things, they can take things out of context but they can't put words in your mouth that aren't there. (well I suppose with the magic of CGI they Can.... but highly unlikely.)
re: Firegoat
From a totally different reality show, there was a contestant who commented that one snotty comment attributed to her in its entirety was "I can understand how some people dislike X, but I don't because of ABC" - and the only phrase used was "I can understand how some people dislike X". So while they can't make you say "Y is the worst person in the world" - there's quite a wide range of "out of context" stuff that can dramatically alter how someone's perceived.
While I agree that at this point it is beyond naïve to not know that going in and not know that it might happen - I do think that it's very fair to be naïve about how you'd be impacted by the kind of negative impact that can come from the public. And this is where I think that Ben's point of calling attention to what Masterchef in particular is doing as negative is fair.
re: cresyd
Oh I agree with you. There is definitely manipulation going on. Often times I'll watch and the voice over of the contestant doesn't go with the video clip of the contestant. So you know things are being manipulated. I personally know my temper, and if I'm getting no sleep, being jerked around from hotel to hotel, and putting up with a bunch of strangers also whacked out on no sleep, I'm sure sooner or later I'd say something I'd regret. I think that's why I admired Luca in his season because they just couldn't trip him up it seemed. He would clap for people who seemed to hate him, and praise his opponent's food.
After a week or too I'd probably come across like Krissi :D
re: cresyd
On any reality tv show, if they don't say the whole sentence on camera, I assume they didn't say that sentence.
re: cresyd
Also keep an eye on the wardrobe. Often in sequential shots, they'll be wearing something totally different, indicating that they were shot hours or days apart, and are being cobbled together just for dramatic effect to tell a story of the producers' choosing. Not just the confessional stuff, which is obviously shot afterwards.
re: cresyd
even in my Skype interview for Rachel vs Guy they asked me " what is your mom like?" I said she is Awesome she is everyones mom lilke mome to the world even when Her Momma Bear come bear comes out she is there for all kids"
Then They said... Can you repeat that last part we didnt get it... Say "When her momma bear comes out watch out" so I said the whole sentence again.... and they didnt seem happy..
re: Firegoat
That's partly why Luca is my favorite winner to date. He came across very genuine last season and never seemed to give in to drama. He's very Italian :) I even liked how he dealt with the judges trying to bait him last night to say something negative about how Willie was screwing up his dish..."maybe he is inventing something new" (or something to that effect.)
(Also, his cookbook is shockingly good.)
re: sockii
He's a mensch, love him!
he should have his own show
Every episode they show someone where I think to myself, "Who the hell is that?" This week it's a slightly older (but still Desperate Housewife-y blond lady) who seemed nice. I barely get to see Dan at all. The panna cotta thing - ugh. So phoney. But I don't understand why, if Tyler made four (there were four on his tray) he would just run into the fridge and grab one. Wasn't the point of making four to choose the best looking one? Jaimee makes me uncomfortable. My husband, previously uninterested in the show other than politely for my sake, now gets the giggles when Big Willie speaks, because he says he sounds just like Chef from South Park. Everytime he's on screen, he says "Hello, children." Drew Barrymore - again with the faces.
re: NonnieMuss
The panna cotta thing is big!!! FIRST TIME EVER THAT A CONTESTANT PRESENTED SOMETHING HE DIDN'T COOK! As it turns out, it was just a mistake, but one that affected not only Tyler, but also Jaimee. I'm still scratching my head as to what happened to Jaimee's other panna cotta. Someone turned off the blast chiller or what?
re: NonnieMuss
"This week it's a slightly older (but still Desperate Housewife-y blond lady) who seemed nice."
That would be Christine who yeah, has totally been under the radar from the start. Looks like we'll finally see some more of Dan next week in a pairs challenge which I suspect will not be pretty to watch, based on the preview.
re: sockii
My theory is that the ones who DO NOT get tv time will necessarily be on the next show, if not also the next 3 or 4 episodes.
re: Kris in Beijing
Yes looks like they will make up for the lack of no Leslie (Malibu Ken, sorry) by shoving a bunch of Leslie at us next week.
It seemed strange that they only had six people make Luca's dish, Saving money on ingredients?
Definitely agree about no more shoe close ups. Why? What was the point?
Didn't hear a peep out of Leslie. Wish they would have shown us more final dishes instead of doing the Jamiee tyler drama. Felt bad for Tyler. His dessert was probably better than Jaimee's collapsed crap.
Also, about to start putting on the mute everytime Courtney or Jaimee talks
re: Firegoat
Since they haven't done it in other episodes (as far as I can remember) I'm going to assume it was because Gordon called Courtney something like "Twinkletoes" in reference to her shoes. So they had to get that into the story line.
The same as how, after Jaimee presented and mumbled "I wish I had three" there was a cut to Ramsey reacting as if he heard the comment and KNEW IMMEDIATELY EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE RAMEKINS so that when Tyler came up he could get right to it.
re: John E.
ignorance is bliss :D
re: John E.
I was thinking the same thing!
Thought whole panna cotta thing was gonna end up differently. And jaimee's physical movements and voice are a bit strange for me??
Don't know names, but there are at least 3 girls on show who think their S doesn't stink... FM heels, teenager, and another I can't put a name/description to.
re: kseiverd
The other one must be Drew Barrymore.
re: NonnieMuss
I can't see her and not think Drew Barrymore thanks to these threads. It helps with all her over the top facial reactions tho....
re: Firegoat
I hate her because if she had not cast I would have got cast in Junior...or wait do I love her because of that?
re: girloftheworld
Who bumped you from Jr.?
re: Worldwide Diner
They said I was too much like a "minature" of one of the adults they had cast....Elizabeth.. that is how I know she sticks around for awhile.
This was my first viewing of this cycle. I expected a "run off" between Tyler and Jaimee. Does she have a condition/ disorder? Turettes? (I know I should go google).
I'd forgotten how overproduced MC is; this episode didn't allow me to connect with anyone I'd like to see win.
re: Kris in Beijing
"this episode didn't allow me to connect with anyone I'd like to see win."
That has been my problem from the start of this season.
Too many people to start out with, and hardly any of them likeable or uniquely engaging. I don't see any of this group as having actual cookbook potential.
re: sockii
I find this season such a contrast to last season's New Zealand masterchef where after the first couple episodes I really did not want to see ANYONE leave. I felt like you really got to know them, and get their perspective and their food.
Last season on the U.S. I did like Luca. The season before that I liked Josh. This season???? Nope. No one. Dan maybe because of what someone has posted on here how he's done fundraising for an injured chef, possibly Cutter, just seems kind of interesting. Other than that, cut some more people. Don't care.
re: sockii
I think I like chis-- mild mannered looks like an extra from a doctor show,,, stays away from the fray...can cook
I think Leslie can cook but enjoys being the story of the day too much
Aran dont even get me started...Revenge cooking must taste sooooooo bitter
re: Kris in Beijing
re: DGresh
re: Kris in Beijing
>>>Does she have a condition/ disorder? <<<
I'm wondering the same thing. At first I thought the mumbly quivery cutesy little girl vocal thing was just an annoying acting affectation, but now I'm wondering if it's some kind of palsy or something. I couldn't find anything on the web about it, though, and I don't care enough about her to spend a whole day searching...
re: acgold7
re: Firegoat
Yeah, good point. But perhaps a vocal quaver is too minor even for them.
It's not really a disabilty. But I guess it would be less annoying if we knew there was a real reason for it.
re: acgold7
From her Twitter account:
Dear curious people, I'm not on 'hardcore' drugs and I'm going thru neurological testing to find out what's wrong with my voice! me.
re: amysuehere
OK, that makes sense as to her voice quavering.
re: LindaWhit
It wasn't just the quavering voice, it was her eyes, facial expression, posture, etc.
I don't recall her boing anything like that on the beginning episodes where she was featured a bit.
re: C. Hamster
I don't remember that in earlier episodes either, but perhaps the stress of the competition caused it to be more prevalent.
I just watched Monday's episode, and haven't read any posts except sockii's initial post.
First - I'm sick and tired of Courtney and her (fake?) bedazzled Christian Louboutins. Her comment about Big Willie just seemed SO insincere. She just needs to go. Hopefully next week.
As for Tyler's panna cotta - I disagree that his dish looked any better than Jaimee's - it was a flop as well, and didn't set up properly. I think the judges did exactly as they should have - he took the wrong panna cotta. But the bigger question is WHY would he have chosen just one from the fridge instead of his whole tray? Oh that's right - it was his turn to go, so the producers told him what he had to do. This created MORE DRAMA.
Disappointed that we couldn't see more of the savory dishes to see how they fared. Leslie had no camera time, Dan was on camera for just a bit. This episode seemed to focus on 4 people - Courtney, Tyler, Jaimee, and Big Willie.
BTW, did anyone notice an oddness to Jaimee's voice, like she was having a lot of difficulty getting her words out?
re: LindaWhit
re: John E.
Just her feet, John. :-)
re: LindaWhit
re: pine time
Hah! I almost said that. But I'm wondering if a pole dancer's salary is enough to afford the real Louboutins. I guess it depends on how many $1 bills she accumulates.
re: LindaWhit
re: LindaWhit
she may have bought them at a consignment shop...it is ammmmmazing how well I dress using thrift stores and consignment shops
re: girloftheworld
That's the more likely case, gotw. Or they're fake.
re: LindaWhit
re: LindaWhit
Yes! It didn't make any sense for Tyler to take one ramekin from her tray. Why would he do that?
On most of these reality cooking shows, the contestants usually have to prepare one plate for presentation/photos and one for the judges. I don't know if that is true for this show. But if it is, then it would make even less sense to take one ramekin.
Why wouldn't you take your whole tray when you went to the fridge? Especially since you would most likely wait until the last moment to take it from the fridge. There wouldn't be any time to go back for another one.
re: LindaWhit
Did they mention the shoe designer and it just went over my head?
re: Worldwide Diner
no... I Think CL shoes are known by their red soles. I wasn't paying close enough attention to see that. I thought the shoes were kind of trashy looking, but I'm a birkenstock kind of girl anyway.
re: DGresh
But.. but.. but... why would an aerial artist need stripper shoes?
re: Firegoat
good point.
re: DGresh
every girl needs a pair of Louies(insert eye roll here)
watching a show called Young and Hungry and the main character is spouse to be a chef/... it is driving me crazy because they show her totering around the kitchen in spike heels too...
twinkle toes- appear to be "bride" shoes to me
re: Firegoat
re: sockii
in all fairness.. my sister does take aerial class and it is very unstripper like...maybe..maybe she is more like what my sister does...
re: Worldwide Diner
No, but as DGresh said, they're known for their red soles. There were several times that the camera angle of her walking away from wherever she was standing clearly showed the red soles.
re: LindaWhit
So the intentional focus on the shoes went over my head.
re: Worldwide Diner
I only recognized them from watching one of the SATC movies awhile back. Carrie Bradshaw was very enamoured of them.
re: LindaWhit
Apropos of nothing, I've been watching season 6 of Masterchef AU online. It is so, so much better than the American version. Not least of which due to the fact that all of the contestants really care about each other and try to help each other. No backbiting, just decent, self-effacing people trying to do their best. It puts the US version to shame.
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Hey, Bob, would you mind sharing where you're watching MC Australia? I can't seem to find much of Season 6 on youtube.
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bear: Many ways to view it on the web, but for a relatively painless way, try dailymotion.com -- a video sharing site similar to YouTube. Search for the channel called 'Cooktube,' look through the playlists until you find'Masterchef AU Season 06. The channel has only loaded episodes 1- 40 at this point; episode 43 just aired today, where we are down to the top 9 out of the original 24.
The first difference you will note vs. the U.S. version is that contestants are not allowed to wear high heels while cooking in the kitchen.
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Thanks so much, jimo. I'm watching episode 1 now! Easy.
Thankfully, no heels so far!
re: alidrum
I thought they were on season 6. When did season 7 start?
MK and Ah-Ran kissed and made up, but I don't get their dish - fried rice on fried tortilla....didn't the judges poo poo fried on fried? I can't imagine that and pico de gallo tasted good.
I'm glad that DAn didn't resort to name calling because he would have had to call himself a fucking idiot.
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Ahran liked working with Leslie because he rolled over on his back and showed his belly.
re: John E.
Smart on his part...if the sunk it was because he let her lead..and she would show what brat she is..if they won it was because he was a great team player and felt the food was more important than his ego ( as he did in the wedding challenge) When someone speaks badly of you ..live in a way that makes the world doubt what they said.
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I'm truly tired of Courtney. She's really condescending. I hope she gets her comeuppance.
Dan and Cutter's combo dish was light years away from anyone else's. Spending 4-1/2 minutes non-discussing what they were going to make really screwed them over. Just PICK UP STUFF in baskets and go!
And was Gordo being a bit condescending to Dan expecting him to know how to make spring rolls since he's Chinese?
re: LindaWhit
Yes, It's time for Courtnery and her smirk to go home. She is tiresome. I also think that her pairing off Ahran and Leslie was quite stupid. They both have a California
sensibility about food which is one reason why they worked together so well.
re: LindaWhit
color me embarrassed because I always thought egg rolls were fried and spring rolls refers to the ones in rice paper ... But then I never lived in China as Dan... and am only going by what the Sushi chefs told me at work...( Japanese but well educated on Asian )
re: girloftheworld
Spring rolls are actually Chinese. Egg rolls are the Chinese-American.
re: Worldwide Diner
But in a thin rice wrapper.. sometimes fried but not often.. not that rolled tortilla/pasta mix thing
re: girloftheworld
on the other MC thread some of us are making the same observation. There seems to be a diversity of opinion on what a "spring roll" is or is not.
re: DGresh
Location location location
re: DGresh
another MC thread? WHat is this? are we not gooooood enough for them?
re: DGresh
what other MC thread?
Found it and here's the link:
re: girloftheworld
The traditional Chinese roll is literally translated to "Spring roll." Vietnamese do not actually call any of their rolls "Spring roll" to my knowledge - they just call that here in the U.S. So some Vietnamese will call the fried rolls Spring rolls and the non-fried Summer rolls. It's whatever name they want to give - I think that's the reason for the confusion.
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Found this on another site about the non-fried Vietnamese rolls: "Some people call this summer roll, salad roll, or Vietnamese fresh spring roll. It's gỏi cuốn in Vietnamese. The literally translation is salad (gỏi) roll (cuốn). Whatever you call them, they are light, refreshing and delicious. You can also do a variation with any salad ingredients. Most restaurants serve rolls with nước chấm, a fish sauce based dipping sauce (my favourite) but it's pretty common in Vietnam to have it with a spicy peanut Hoisin sauce."
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This should all be on the July 7 thread.
I cannot even watch MasterChef US anymore. It is so mean, so petty and a very negative experience. I adore MasterChef Australia. This current season has been amazing. Great home chefs, so much fun to watch and learn, the judges are positive and and kind and helpful.
The total opposite of the US version. Truly a joy to watch. The home chefs are supportive and kind to each other and you can see they have all become close and good friends. There are no villains. It is all about the journey and the cooking. How lovely and refreshing. Shame on the US version for making it a cheap and trite reality show with villains and meanness. They ruin the heart of MasterChef.


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Two wins over athletic, experienced opponents that should be in the running for spots in the NCAA tournament. One a neutral court victory over Georgia, the other a win over St. John's on the court the Red Storm play many of their home games.
Gonzaga returns home Saturday morning from New York with a 6-0 record, a top 10 ranking and an NIT Season Tip-Off championship, the latter earned with a 73-66 decision over St. John's on Friday.
My unedited game story is below. I'll have a day-after post in the morning. Also had a chance to visit briefly with Josh Perkins, so I'll either include that in the day-after post or do a separate story.
Washington State beat Rice, 76-74, behind 27 points from sophomore forward Josh Hawkinson.
The Cougars will play at 2 p.m. on Saturday against Missouri State in the 4th play/6th place game of the Great Alaska Shootout. After WSU (2-3) couldn't get anything fall in a 71-43 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, the Cougars' shooting numbers against the Owls were their best of the season.
We have box scores and notes from the game after the jump.
Hope your shopping is going well. The Seahawks assured the Bay Area, at least those folks in the Bay Area that root for the 49ers, would have a Black Friday with their domination last night. Read on.
Well, we're almost to the end of another football season. Soon we'll shift over to basketball stories in these links.
Thanks for sticking with us this far. In today's paper we have a story on Steve Gleason, who will be inducted into the Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame tomorrow between the first and second quarters of the Apple Cup. I thought I'd also pass along these links to Team Gleason and WSU Team Gleason, which are both mentioned in the article.
More links are after the jump.
Good evening from NYC. Gonzaga planned a visit to Ground Zero today before gathering for a team meal.
Josh Perkins, who suffered a broken jaw in Wednesday's win over Georgia, tweeted a picture of his dinner: a nutritional shake. The Zags move on with Perkins on the sidelines and possibly Silas Melson on the court. Melson was scheduled to redshirt, but those plans could change, depending on the length of Perkins' recovery.
More on Perkins and the GU-St. John's matchup here.
WSU held its final Thursday Night Football scrimmage of the season before heading off for Thanksgiving celebrations.
We have our report on the young guys who stood out after the jump.
We'll get to basketball, but first of all Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Gonzaga is usually in a holiday tournament so I've had spent past Thanksgivings in Anchorage, Orlando, Maui, etc. Our family gets together before or after I travel, so we gathered last Sunday. Thinking about them this morning.
Meanwhile, Gonzaga has information to gather and decisions to make after learning that freshman guard Josh Perkins suffered a broken jaw in last night's 88-76 win over Georgia. I've seen the replay numerous times and it was high-kicking, the equivalent high-sticking in hockey. Hard to believe Kenny Gaines wasn't assessed a flagrant foul.
My game story here, St. John's gamer here. It's Zags-Red Storm on Friday for the title.
More below in my day-after post.
Being it is the Thanksgiving holiday, I contemplated taking the day off. Relaxing, sleeping in and all that. But I couldn't. Not with all the sports news out there. And with the Seahawks' biggest game of the season coming our way this evening. Read on.
The Washington State men's basketball team will be able to eat an early Thanksgiving meal, watch some football and still have plenty of time to get ready for tonight's game against UC Santa Barbara, which tips off at 9 p.m. PST.
The should face a stiff test in the Gauchos, who have Big West Player of the Year Alan Williams back along with efficient point guard Zalmico Harmon.
Until then we have links, after the jump.
The Spokane Chiefs' four-game winning streak has given the team the fifth-best winning percentage in the Western Hockey League. Read story
Gonzaga encountered its first real dose of adversity this season — in the form a spirited Georgia comeback, three key Zags fouling out and Josh Perkins' exit after taking a knee to his face — and found a way to win.
Kyle Wiltjer poured in 32 points and Kevin Pangos added 22 to lead GU to an 88-76 victory.
My unedited game story is below. I'll have a day-after post in the morning.
If the Cougars stick to their normal weekly routine then today's practice was the last full one of the season.
Washington State will have a morning practice tomorrow and then head to the bowling alley for Thanksgiving food and activities.
Our report from today's practice is after the jump.
No. 2 Kelowna, No. 4 Brandon, No. 8 Everett and No. 10 Medicine Hat of the WHL are still ranked among the CHL's Top 10. The Spokane Chiefs play Everett next Wednesday. Read story
There is a time and place for everything. Sometimes, even mature adults get that mixed up. Read on.
We've got couple columns to pass along this morning on the nature of the Apple Cup. Our John Blanchette wishes coaches cared more while Art Thiel notes that the students can occasionally care too much.
We've got a lot more to pass along after the jump. I'll also be hosting our weekly WSU live chat on the blog today at 11 a.m., so come back for that.
Idaho's bye week produced more drama than some of the Vandals' game weeks have.
But during his weekly press conference on Tuesday, coach Paul Petrino did his best to snuff it out, refusing to address reports that quarterback Chad Chalich (above, in a photo from spring ball) has decided to leave the Vandals' program at season's end and transfer to the University of Montana.
The Vandals, winners of just one of 10 games, close their 2014 football season Saturday with a trip to new Sun Belt Conference member Appalachian State. For more, follow the link to the jump.
Gonzaga is back at Madison Square Garden for the sixth time. Four of the previous five GU games in New York City resulted in losses, one a humbling setback administered by Duke in 2009. Gonzaga's lone victory in that stretch was memorable, an 82-74 victory over No. 2 North Carolina.
GU faces Georgia (3-1) tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Here's a link to my preview.
Below, you'll find a recap of GU's five previous games at MSG.
Another game at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, same result for the Idaho men's basketball team. The Vandals have dropped their third consecutive game against Boise State at CenuryLink Arena, and their sixth consecutive against the Broncos.
Boise State outlasted Idaho 86-75 Tuesday night in the annual neutral court clash.
Read more after the jump.
Washington State's most dominant receiver wasn't at practice on Tuesday but still got some bad news afterward.
Vince Mayle already holds WSU single season records with 101 receptions for 1,404 yards. He's had two games with more than 250 receiving yards this season. But he wasn't one of the three Biletnikoff Award semifinalists announced by the Quarterback Club of Tallahassee today.
Who was? Alabama's Amari Cooper for one. OK, good decision, he's widely considered college football's best receiver and the only pass-catcher who's a serious Heisman candidate. Also Colorado State's Rashard Higgins was named a finalist. Makes sense, his team is 10-1 and the sophomore receiver leads the nation with 1,447 receiving yards and with 15 touchdown receptions, despite missing one game with a shoulder injury.
But the third finalist? West Virginia's Kevin White? He's had some pretty ridiculous catches on Sportscenter this season but the Mountaineers aren't having an exceptional year and Mayle has him beat in most meaningful receiving categories.
He'll have a chance to pad those statistics in the Apple Cup according to his coaches, despite his Tuesday absence.
When asked if the team would have Mayle available on Saturday coach Mike Leach replied, "Yes, we should. We're all healthy. Why wouldn't we?"
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Located in the Courthouse overlooking Ferryland Downs and Isle aux Bois, the museum offers views of our harbour and surrounding countryside. The Fisherman's room, deplicits the life of those hardy men to whom Lord Baltimore bequeathed "this place" on his departure in 1629. The museum tells of Ferryland and it's role in the colonization of North America.
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The fans at Siegel Center will be treated to a game between the George Washington Colonials and the Virginia Commonwealth Rams when they take their seats on Saturday. Last time out for George Washington, they were a 59-56 loser as they battled Butler at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 2.5-point underdog. In their last action, Virginia Commonwealth was an 86-68 winner at home against Massachusetts. They covered the 11.5-point spread as favorites. George Washington:
Team record: 11-11 SU, 11-6-1 ATS
is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games on the road
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Team record: 20-5 SU, 7-11 ATS
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is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
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Lemon & garlic roast chicken with charred broccoli & sweet potato mash
By Jennifer Irvine
Cooking timePrep: 10 mins Cook: 1 hr - 1 hr, 15 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 2
A healthy, all-in-one roast lunch, that supplies two portions of veg and a vitamin C boost
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- kcalories
- 369
- protein
- 34g
- carbs
- 32g
- fat
- 12g
- saturates
- 4g
- fibre
- 8g
- sugar
- 16g
- salt
- 0.5g
- 1 small free-range chicken (about 1kg)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp rapeseed oil
- small bunch thyme
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 small head broccoli (about 200g), cut into small florets
- 200g sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (cook 100g extra if you are using for Chicken wrap with sticky sweet potato, see 'goes well with')
- 1 tbsp low-fat cream cheese
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- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and put the chicken in a large non-stick roasting tin. Halve 1 garlic clove and rub it over the chicken. Drizzle with oil, rub in with your fingers, then stuff the cavity with the thyme, 1 lemon half and the garlic you just used.
- Cut the other lemon half into quarters and scatter around the chicken with the other garlic clove, halved.
- Cover the tin with foil and bake for 40 mins, then remove the foil and spoon over the hot juices. Arrange the broccoli around the chicken, turning well in the juices, and return the tin to the oven for another 20-30 mins. To check that it is cooked through, pierce between the leg and thigh – if the juices run clear, the chicken is ready. Re-cover with foil and set aside while you prepare the sweet potatoes.
- Put the sweet potatoes in a pan of boiling water, return to the boil, then simmer for 7-10 mins until tender. Drain well, then mash. Set aside 100g of sweet potato mash if using for Chicken wrap with sticky sweet potato, see 'goes well with', then add the cream cheese to the rest and stir well.
- Remove the broccoli from the roasting tin and divide between 2 plates. Put the chicken on a serving plate, discard the lemon and garlic from the tin and remove as much of the fat from the juices as possible. Pour the remaining juices into a serving jug.
- Carve the chicken and serve about 100g (1-2 slices) per person (keep the rest of the chicken for Chicken wrap with sticky sweet potato if making, see 'goes well with'). Serve with the broccoli and mashed sweet potatoes, and a drizzle of the lemony-garlic juices on top.
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This was a lovely, really simple roast. The brocolli was amazing! A tip - when you take the chicken out of the oven to add the brocolli and take off the foil, tip the tin to get the juices out from the bird which you need to turn the broccoli in. Also, you have a very simple gravy from theses juices at the end which is perfect drizzled over everything.


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Christmas always brings about a time for eating and usually this comes in the form of chocolates. Whether it is chocolate on the tree or in your stocking, you know you will be tempted in some way.
I have created a healthy chocolate ball recipe that will leave you totally satisfied. These balls are completely raw which means they are full of enzymes, minerals and nutrients. The thing I love about these balls is that one of the greats nutritional benefits comes from the raw cocoa. Cocoa is unbelievable as it reduces your risk of cancer due to the high levels of antioxidants in cocoa reduce the amount of free radicals in the body.
- 100g pitted Medjool dates
- 100g activated almonds (available in health food stores or you can make your own)
- 100g shredded coconut
- 3 TBSP raw organic cacao powder
- 30g raw coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon chia seed
Firstly soak the dates in water for 20 minutes so they soften slightly. In a food processor blend the almonds, coconut, cocoa and chia seeds. Melt the coconut oil.
Slowly add the dates and melted oil into the food processor until thick paste is made. Roll the mixture into bit size balls with your hands then place into the freezer for half an hour, then refrigerate until required.


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So far, more than 250 people have already pre-registered for the free CodeRED notification system that will be activated in Nashua in about two weeks, according to Justin Kates, director of emergency management.
According to Kates, every landline phone in Nashua will be automatically subscribed to the alerts, while residents with cell phones will have to subscribe manually.
Citizens will be able to apply to as few or as many alerts as they desire, including police department postings, fire notices, road closures, power outage updates, municipal meetings and more.
"People want to know what is going on in this community. Residents, people who live in neighboring towns and people who work in Nashua want to be informed," said Kates, who is trying to get the word out now so that as many people as possible will be able to subscribe once the system is activated.
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Until recently, many thought that Europe had escaped the worst of the 2008 financial crisis. Some even argued that the crisis has demonstrated the European social model's superiority over "Anglo-Saxon capitalism". In 2010, however, we have seen an entire country bailed out, riots in Athens, governments slashing budgets, and several European nations staring sovereign debt default in the face. Some are even claiming that the euro is finished. So what went wrong for Europe? How adequate have been the responses of European governments? And what are the consequences for America? The video is from the Aug. 2 Acton Lecture Series in Grand Rapids, Mich.
At MercatorNet, Sheila Liaugminas looks at the bank regulation push — enshrined in another 2,000 page document that few of the legislators behind this effort will actually read. In "Social Order on the Surface" she recalls an Acton conference where she heard this from Rev. Robert A. Sirico:
Politicians are not our leaders in a rightly ordered society, they are our followers … Not all views of culture are equal. but we can't engage socially on our disagreements because everything becomes political … There is no legislature that can govern the human heart … A correct understanding of who the human person is is important to social ordering. Man is prior to the state. You can't have a 'common good' if the good of the individual is not taken into consideration first.
Liaugminas also links to Research Director Samuel Gregg's recent journal article "Smith versus Keynes: Economics and Political Economy in the Post-Crisis Era" in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
"Statism is expanding in the U.S. right now under the guise of 'the common good,'" Laugminas said. "Acton is only one institute engaging the debate about how Washington is handling the moral and 'economic dimension of human reality,' but we'd better pay attention."
Advancing the "common good" behind the banner of statism has turned out to be an exercise in reckless selfishness and rapidly advancing insecurity. Where the gospel of redistribution of wealth was advertised as a way to ensure social equality, it now threatens to impoverish great masses of those who bought into the glittering promises. And promises are still being made. Recall President Obama telling Joe the Plumber that "spreading the wealth around" would be good for everybody (see video above).
Culture matters, much more so than politics. In "End of the European Siesta?," Guy Sorman on City Journal explains why the financial fix for Europe's debt problems are really superficial and temporary. Europe, he contends, needs to throw off the socialist ideologies — now embedded in cultural attitudes — that are at odds with its founding free market philosophy.
… the European Union is based on a free market. It was so conceived in political philosophy and in economics, and the only possible way to govern it is in accordance with such economic freedom. Yet all the national governments, even those of the right, have in fact created gigantic welfare states inspired by socialist ideology.
The fact is that, at the origins of Europe, Jean Monnet, a Cognac entrepreneur with strong American connections, concluded that European governments had never succeeded and would never succeed in making Europe a zone of peace and prosperity. He thus replaced the diplomatic engine with an economic engine: free trade and the spirit of enterprise, he envisioned, would generate "concrete areas of solidarity" that would eliminate war and poverty.
The "fatal drift" away from economic freedom, Sorman explains, inevitably led to the EU project going off the rails. Is America headed down the same path? Is the culture of free enterprise, for so long integral to what it means to be an American, now in permanent decline? More from Sorman on Europe:
Unfortunately, the national governments thought it possible to reap the economic benefits of a free Europe and the electoral delights of socialism. By "socialism," I mean the unlimited growth of the welfare state—the accumulation of entitlements and jobs protected by the state. This de facto socialism, this sedimentation of electoral promises and acquired rights, grew in Europe at a much faster rate than did the economy or the population. It could thus only be financed by loans, which seemed risk-free, since the euro appeared "strong." The euro's strength drove its holders into a frenzy: suddenly, anything could be bought on credit. The result was a remarkably homogeneous indebtedness in all the countries of Europe, on the order of 100 percent of national wealth—ranging between Germany's 91 percent and the Greeks' 133 percent (a relatively modest difference), all reflecting a common socialist drift. Germany, Greece, Spain, and France differ less in their levels of debt or modes of administration, which are in fact quite similar, than in their debtors' capacities to repay. All European states are run socialist-style, in contradiction with the European Union's free-market principles. Some will be more able than others to deal with defaults, but all have drifted off course.
How shall we explain this fatal drift? The true cause lies in ideology. Socialism dominates minds across Europe, whereas liberalism—which has retained its original free-market meaning in Europe—is under attack in the academy, in the media, and among intellectuals generally. In Europe, to support the market against the state, to recommend modesty on the part of the state, is taken for an "American" perversion. And socialist ideology is sufficiently engrained that it's almost impossible for a non-suicidal politician to win election without promising still more public "solidarity" and still less individual risk. These welfare states, through their financial cost and the erosion of ethical responsibility that they foster, have smothered economic growth in Europe. We are the continent of decline, albeit decline with solidarity.
At Public Discourse, Acton's Research Director Samuel Gregg examines why many European governments are so hesitant to engage in much needed but painful economic reforms – especially reforms that involve diminishing the size of expansive welfare states. The causes are many, but in "Fatal Attraction: Democracy and the Welfare State," Gregg zeroes in on a potentially damaging linkage between democratic systems of government and the growth of large welfare states that seek to provide economic security to ever increasing numbers of people. Substantive economic reform becomes extremely difficulty in these circumstances. Gregg writes:
No doubt, this reflects a disinclination of many European politicians—on the left and right—to concede that the post-war European effort to use the state to provide as much economic security as possible has encountered an immovable obstacle in the form of economic reality. Yet it is arguable—albeit highly politically incorrect to suggest—that it also reflects the workings of a potentially deadly nexus between democracy (or a certain culture of democracy) and the welfare state.
One justification for democracy is that it provides us with ways of aligning government policies with the citizenry's requirements and of holding governments accountable when their decisions do not accord with the majority's wishes. But what happens when some citizens begin viewing these mechanisms as a means for encouraging elected officials to use the state to provide them with whatever they want, such as apparently limitless economic security? And what happens when many elected officials believe it is their responsibility to provide the demanded security, or, more cynically, regard welfare programs as a useful tool to create constituencies that can be relied upon to vote for them?
Read more of "Fatal Attraction: Democracy and the Welfare State" on Public Discourse.
This week's Acton Commentary from Research Director Samuel Gregg.
By Samuel Gregg
In recent months, the European social model has been under the spotlight following Greece's economic meltdown and the fumbling efforts of European politicians to prop up other tottering European economies. To an unprecedented extent, the post-war European model's sustainability is being questioned. Even the New York Times has conceded something is fundamentally wrong with the model they and the American Left have been urging upon America for decades.
Western Europe's postwar economies were shaped by an apparent concern for the economically marginalized and the desire to realize more just societies. This inspired the extensive government economic intervention, high-tax rates and generous welfare states now characterizing most contemporary European economies. After 1945, Communists and Christian Democrats alike rallied around these policies. For Marxists, it was a step toward realizing their dream. For non-Marxists, it was a way of preventing outright collectivization.
Even today, words like "solidarity" and "social justice" permeate European discussion to an extent unimaginable in the rest of the world. If you want proof, just switch on a French television or open a German newspaper. The same media regularly contrast Europe's concern for justice with America's economic culture. America, many Europeans will tell you, embodies terrible economic injustices in the form of "immense" wealth-disparities, "grossly inadequate" healthcare, and "savage" competition.
But while such mythologies dominate European discourse, it's also true that Western Europe's economic culture is characterized by a deeply unjust fracture. Modern Europe is a continent increasingly divided between what Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi called in The Future of Europe (2006) "insiders" and "outsiders".
The "insiders" are establishment politicians of left and right, trade unions, public sector workers, politically-connected businesses, pensioners, and those (such as farmers) receiving subsidies. The "outsiders" include, among others, entrepreneurs, immigrants, and the young. Naturally the insiders do everything they can to maintain their position and marginalize outsiders' opportunities for advancement.
So how do Europe's insiders maintain the status quo?
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Over at Public Discourse, a new article by Acton's research director Samuel Gregg examines the deeper reasons behind the problems of the euro. In "Europe's Monetary Sins," Gregg points out that many of the euro's present difficulties reflect a basic refusal of Europe's political class to acknowledge some of the unpleasant economic realities associated with the EU's social model, as well as a tendency to say one thing while really doing another. In short, Gregg argues that many of Europe's economic predicaments flow from a crisis of truth, an unwillingness to recognize it, and the subsequent formulation of policy on the basis of untruths and half-truths. The most recent result of this process, Gregg says, is that the independence of the European Central Bank has been severely compromised:
Ever since its foundation in 1998, the ECB has been a whipping boy for European politicians from the left and right who argue that the ECB's legally mandated priority of maintaining price stability has kept productivity and economic growth rates in the EU far below those of America. In reality, these problems have little to do with monetary policy and everything to do with low rates of entrepreneurship, unsustainable levels of welfare expenditure, an aversion to competition, high rates of public sector employment, and structural rigidities associated with some of the world's most inflexible labor markets. Indeed, it is probable that the ECB's avoidance of the low interest-rate policies adopted by the Federal Reserve in the 2000s may have made the 2008 recession in Europe more bearable than it might otherwise have been.
Against considerable political pressures, the ECB has hitherto doggedly defended its independence. All that, however, changed when the European Union decided to set up its 750-billion-euro bailout fund in early May 2010 to stabilize financial markets and rescue the holders of not only Greek government debt, but also, implicitly, the holders of any EU government debts that seemed shaky.
I want to second Marc's article recommendation from earlier today. The phrase "a must read" is badly overworked, but in this case I can't help myself: Claire Berlinski's A Hidden History of Evil in the latest City Journal is a must-read. A few excerpts:
Communism was responsible for the deaths of some 150 million human beings during the twentieth century. The world remains inexplicably indifferent and uncurious about the deadliest ideology in history.
For evidence of this indifference, consider the unread Soviet archives. Pavel Stroilov, a Russian exile in London, has on his computer 50,000 unpublished, untranslated, top-secret Kremlin documents, mostly dating from the close of the Cold War. He stole them in 2003 and fled Russia. Within living memory, they would have been worth millions to the CIA; they surely tell a story about Communism and its collapse that the world needs to know. Yet he can't get anyone to house them in a reputable library, publish them, or fund their translation. In fact, he can't get anyone to take much interest in them at all.
Then there's Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, who once spent 12 years in the USSR's prisons, labor camps, and psikhushkas—political psychiatric hospitals—after being convicted of copying anti-Soviet literature. He, too, possesses a massive collection of stolen and smuggled papers from the archives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, which, as he writes, "contain the beginnings and the ends of all the tragedies of our bloodstained century." These documents are available online at bukovsky-archives.net, but most are not translated. They are unorganized; there are no summaries; there is no search or index function. "I offer them free of charge to the most influential newspapers and journals in the world, but nobody wants to print them," Bukovsky writes. "Editors shrug indifferently: So what? Who cares?"
Stroilov claims that his documents "tell a completely new story about the end of the Cold War." … They suggest, for example, that the architects of the European integration project, as well as many of today's senior leaders in the European Union, were far too close to the USSR for comfort. This raises important questions about the nature of contemporary Europe….
According to Zagladin's reports, for example, Kenneth Coates, who from 1989 to 1998 was a British member of the European Parliament, approached Zagladin on January 9, 1990, to discuss what amounted to a gradual merger of the European Parliament and the Supreme Soviet.
Zagladin's records also note that the former leader of the British Labour Party, Neil Kinnock, approached Gorbachev—unauthorized, while Kinnock was leader of the opposition—through a secret envoy to discuss the possibility of halting the United Kingdom's Trident nuclear-missile program.
"We now have the EU unelected socialist party running Europe," Stroilov said to me. "Bet the KGB can't believe it."
Bukovsky's book about the story that these documents tell, Jugement à Moscou, has been published in French, Russian, and a few other Slavic languages, but not in English. Random House bought the manuscript and, in Bukovsky's words, tried "to force me to rewrite the whole book from the liberal left political perspective." …
In France, news about the documents showing Mitterrand's and Gorbachev's plans to turn Germany into a dependent socialist state prompted a few murmurs of curiosity, nothing more. Bukovsky's vast collection about Soviet sponsorship of terrorism, Palestinian and otherwise, remains largely unpublished.
No one talks much about the victims of Communism. No one erects memorials to the throngs of people murdered by the Soviet state….
Indeed, many still subscribe to the essential tenets of Communist ideology. Politicians, academics, students, even the occasional autodidact taxi driver still stand opposed to private property. Many remain enthralled by schemes for central economic planning. Stalin, according to polls, is one of Russia's most popular historical figures. No small number of young people in Istanbul, where I live, proudly describe themselves as Communists; I have met such people around the world, from Seattle to Calcutta.
The full 3000-word essay is here. It's well worth the time.
News reports today on the Greek debt crisis are packed with scary terms like "implosion" and "financial doomsday" and "ebola" and "contagion." The anxiety has ratcheted up considerably this week, and not just for EU heads of state but also for President Obama. He should be worried. As I pointed out in a previous post, "Die Hard — The Welfare State," the United States awaits its own day of reckoning for the sins of mounting government debt, a bloated public sector and a lack of political will — by both Democrats and Republicans — to come to grips with the problem. The day of reckoning will come. The only question is when. A roundup:
Alexis Papachelas in the Greek daily Kathimerini:
The financial figures are devastating and, even by the most optimistic forecasts, repaying our debt will be extremely hard. The EU and the IMF are willing to lend us money for 2010, but hesitate to make any commitment for the years to come – first because they also have domestic issues and, second, because they fear they may need an additional 450 billion euros for Spain or Portugal. Moreover, Greek politicians have made a very bad impression on them, so they think that even if Greece were to sign an EU-IMF deal, the risks are high. They see no social and political consensus down the road, nor any sign of professionalism or political will among the political elite.
In a February 10 wire story by ANSA, it was reported that Benedict XVI has once again exhorted economists and leaders to place "people at the center of [their] economic decision-making" and reminded them that the "global financial crisis has impoverished no small number of people."
For those who follow Benedict closely in Rome, one might wonder why the Holy Father's words, delivered during his February 10 general audience, even made national headlines. To be sure, it is not the first time we hear the Holy Father expressing his views on the price the world is still paying for not placing the human person, along with and our God-given freedom, innovation and basic dignity, at the core of economic models and financial choices.
The pope is perhaps sounding like a broken record, criticizing and admonishing the "same-o, same-o" regarding the global financial crisis and the Church's social teachings. Why so?
No doubt, a wave of recent woes in the European financial news have caused Benedict grave concern.
The robust euro currency has experienced a precipitous fall since January 1, and especially so since emergency meetings were held in Brussels last week to save Greece — one of Europe's most corrupt nations and lowest-ranking economic performers — from Euro-zone fall out; while earlier this week, in an unprecedented move, Germany and France threw on their red capes to rescue the cradle of Western civilization from the brink of financial disaster. Then there were the corrupt public officials in Spain who finally received severe sentencing for illegally boosting a once-thriving Spanish housing market. And the local financial reports became even more bleak in Italy, when in late January two of the country's "too-big-too-fail" production plants (at Fiat and Alcoa) announced imminent closure, and thousands of their incensed employees rallied in union-led strikes to save their jobs in early February.
It was these same very worried plant workers who appeared under Benedict's apartment window during a January 31 Angelus and heard the pope's anger: "The financial crisis is causing the loss of many jobs and this situation requires a great sense of responsibility on the part of all: entrepreneurs and government leaders [alike]."
Hence the pope's sermonizing against the continued causes and effects of the financial market's moral failings certainly still do have concrete realities to draw upon. The aftermath of corporate and political leadership's deafness to the Church's basic social teachings seems endless and with no sign of turning around.
So we should rightly ask ourselves whether we have become a little too hard of hearing, rather than thinking the Holy Father is not saying anything new.
The Holy Father, a patient and loving university professor at heart, knows that he should not worry about the needle skipping on his turntable of teaching: After all, he knows all too well that repetition is the best form of learning.
Sooner or later, our human hearts are bound to embrace the repeated Truth that continues to call us home during this dark period. Its final acceptance and application will be our only way out.
In this week's Acton Commentary, I explore the differing mainstream cultural views of gun rights and abortion in the United States and Europe. The point of departure is last month's Supreme Court decision in DC v. Heller (07-290) striking down the District's handgun ban (SCOTUSblog round-up on the decision here).
In "Guns, Foreign Courts, and the Moral Consensus of the International Community," I write that the "tendency to invoke foreign jurisprudence is becoming more troubling as it becomes clearer that the moral consensus that once united Western nations has almost entirely broken down."
As Paul J. Cella commented on a number of related stories at home and abroad, "We are only a tendentious opinion from one of the Liberal Usurpers on the Court, or their creature Kennedy, under the spell of the New York-DC elite adulation — one tendentious opinion citing foreign law, or sweet mystery of life, or mystical evolving standards, away from the same tyranny that would send the homeowner who defends his wife against thugs to jail, while showering the thugs with sympathy."
At the same time the Court was deciding Heller, it ruled "that imposing the death penalty for child rape violates the Eight Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment." La Shawn Barber has details on the difficulties surrounding that decision, but in relation to the topic of my commentary I want to point out that the EU Constitution in its original form as circulated for ratification in 2004, under Article II-62, titled "Right to life," held in part, "No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed." At the same time this article made no explicit or special mention of abortion.
For more insight into the disconnect between the UN/EU on the one side and the US on the other over gun rights, see Kenneth Anderson's illuminating post, "International Gun Control Efforts?" (HT: The Volokh Conspiracy).
As Mike Huckabee was wont to say, we wouldn't have the First Amendment without the Second. And if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have knives (that explode?!).


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Australian Open 2008 - 3rd Round - Marcos Baghdatis vs Lleyton Hewitt - Highlights
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Lleyton Hewitt scratched out a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Matthew Ebden on Thursday in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open to move within one of becoming the third player in ATP Tour history to win 600 matches....The Times of India 2014-03-07
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LLEYTON Hewitt's career resurrection hit a wall by the name of Janko Tipsarevic. The Australian veteran came to Melbourne Park brimming with renewed confidence, but he ran...The Daily Telegraph Australia 2013-01-14
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Lleyton Hewitt congratulates Nicolas Mahut after the final of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport. Photo: AP American Michael Russell has distanced himself from comments posted on his Facebook page labelling Lleyton Hewitt a ''racist'' and a ''douche bag'', for which Hewitt's agent, David Drysdale, will nevertheless seek clarification from the men's governing body,...Canberra Times 2013-07-15
Denis Istomin didn't give up on this point. His effort was rewarded with an unlikely flub from Andy Murray. Despite facing a 5-1 deficit in the second set of his fourth-round match with Murray, Istomin showed great resolve in chasing down a deep lob. Having tracked the ball beyond the baseline, the unseeded 26-year-old Uzbeck tennis player attempted a between-the-legs shot with...Huffington Post 2013-09-04
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Strain ... Lleyton Hewitt stretches to return a Tipsarevic shot last night. Photo: Joe Armao Lleyton Hewitt's high hopes of reviving his fortunes at his 17th Australian Open were given short shrift when he was out-slugged by bespectacled Serb Janko Tipsarevic on the opening evening. While the veteran displayed many of his trademarks – the c'mons, the plucky scrambling, clever...Canberra Times 2013-01-14
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Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( /ˈleɪtən ˈhjuːɨt/; born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1, who has a current ATP ranking of 176.
Hewitt is the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20. His career achievements include winning the 2000 US Open men's doubles, the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles, and back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles (2001 and 2002). In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put Hewitt in 34th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players since 1965.
Hewitt might well have followed in the footsteps of his Australian rules football-playing father Glynn. Instead, he became one of the youngest winners of an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament when, as an almost unknown youngster, he won the 1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeating Andre Agassi in the semifinals. Only Aaron Krickstein winning Tel Aviv in 1983 and Michael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988 were younger when claiming their first ATP title. Hewitt then left Immanuel College to concentrate on his tennis career.. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.


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BMW Group DesignworksUSA, in collaboration with Landscape Forms, has designed Metro40, a stunning collection of site furniture for street-scapes and transit environments. The collection includes a shelter, trash receptacle, bench, bike rack, bollard, lights and poster display. The entire collection is brilliantly designed, but the piece that stands out for me is the bench. The design is streamlined and simple and makes use of some fine materials. I personally love the sweeping curves and how the legs are one continues piece that form a part of the back and seat. I'm sure my butt would appreciate sitting on one of these.
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