Saturday, October 26, 2013

Rakim: 'We Need a Few More Kanyes'

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/rakim-we-need-a-few-more-kanyes/256243/?single_page=true

-- The Atlantic

Kanye West on his new album Yeezus and Kim Kardashian

http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2013/06/kanye-west-on-kim-kardashian-and-his-new-album-yeezus/

-- W Magazine

American Mozart

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/american-mozart/308931/?single_page=true

-- The Atlantic

Kanye West Talks About His Career and Album ‘Yeezus’

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/arts/music/kanye-west-talks-about-his-career-and-album-yeezus.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3&

-- New York Times

Why Be Remarkable When Being Mediocre Is Required

http://worklikeanartist.com/blog/mediocre

-- Work Like An Artist

10 Things Extraordinary Bosses Give Employees

http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/10-things-extraordinary-bosses-do-for-their-employees.html

-- Inc.

The Unfortunate Tale of T-Mac

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9616069/the-unfortunate-tale-t-mac

-- Grantland

9 things about MLK's speech and the March on Washington

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/28/us/mlk-i-have-a-dream-9-things/index.html?hpt=hp_c4

-- CNN

Think different

http://www.sleepingcat.com/other/thinkdifferent/

-- Sleeping Cat

The Real Story Behind Apple's 'Think Different' Campaign

http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2011/12/14/the-real-story-behind-apples-think-different-campaign/

-- Forbes

Apple Think Different Campaign

http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2005/apple-think-different/

-- The Inspiration Room

Poster "Here's to the Crazy Ones" en hommage à la publicité d'Apple "Think Different"

http://blog.cozic.fr/poster-publicite-ad-apple-the-crazy-ones-steve-jobs

--  blog.cozic.fr

Pour les fous

http://www.webinapage.com/2011/10/pour-les-fous/



-- Web in @ Page

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

creativity

http://www.trans4mind.com/quotes/quotes-creativity.html
We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life. We could be sitting in a monastery somewhere in Japan. We could be out sailing. Some of the team could be playing golf. They could be running other companies. And we've all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it. And we think it is.

-- Steve Jobs
Comfort is found among those who agree with you; growth among those who don't.

-- Unknown
If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.

-- Unknown
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-- George Bernard Shaw
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

-- Pantanjali
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be.

-- Abraham Maslow
The best way to predict the future is to invent it...

-- Alan Kay
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

-- Arthur Schopenhauer
If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.

-- Albert Einstein
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.

-- Ralph Marston
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

-- Marcel Proust

Monday, October 14, 2013

One thing we know for certain is that chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort. And so I would say that's really the best way to make decisions, is go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows.

-- Kelly McGonigal

4 Sisters Photographed Every Year For 36 Years

http://sobadsogood.com/2013/05/02/these-4-sisters-took-a-photo-together-each-year-for-36-years-the-brown-sisters/

-- So Bad So Good

20 Things I Learned From Traveling Around the World

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clayton-b-cornell/traveling-around-the-world_b_4065797.html

-- Huffington Post

Friday, October 11, 2013

courage

Force de caractère qui fait supporter la souffrance ou braver le danger.

-- TV5Monde

wholehearted

: having or showing no doubt or uncertainty about doing something, supporting someone, etc

1
:  completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic <a wholehearted student of social problems>
 
2
:  marked by complete earnest commitment :  free from all reserve or hesitation <gave the proposal wholehearted approval>

-- Merriam-Webster

Monday, October 7, 2013

How to Get Flat Abs, Have Amazing Sex and Rule the World in 8 Easy Steps

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-bartolotta/happiness-tips_b_3956114.html

-- The Huffington Post

23 Signs You're Secretly An Introvert

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/introverts-signs-am-i-introverted_n_3721431.html

-- The Huffington Post

I particularly enjoyed this article because of sign No. 22:

Introverts are often better at communicating in writing than in person, and many are drawn to the solitary, creative profession of writing. Most introverts -- like "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling -- say that they feel most creatively charged when they have time to be alone with their thoughts.

"time to be alone with their thoughts" reminds me of the lyrics of Kanye West's "Power".

Profile - Ayanna Samuels

http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/Profile.aspx/Videos/29589

Saturday, October 5, 2013

yam porridge

chin-chin

2 lbs (7 cups) of all-purpose flour
4 eggs
pinch of salt
2 TBsp of butter
1-1½ cup of sugar
About 1 cup of water
Vegetable oil (for frying)

1. Mix everything (add egg, then water last).
   -Make sure the flour looks like big crumbs after adding eggs
   -Pour water

2. Knead the dough, keep adding water but do not make it too soft, because it is harder to cut and it joins together in frying pan

3. Sprinkle flour on cutting board and pin.

4. Roll dough flat.

5. Make sure you can work with dough.  It should be neither too hard nor too soft.

6. Put it in sieve and shake excess flour.

7. Fry on medium because it does not take long to cook.

8. Taste to make sure sugar is enough.

9. Take it out when it gets yellow because it gets darker.

paella

Temps de préparation : 30 minutes
Temps de cuisson : 30 minutes

Ingrédients (pour 6 personnes) :
- 2 gousses d'ail
- 3 tomates
- 500 g de fruits de mer (surgelés, par exemple)
- 1/2 chorizo
- 1 poivron rouge
- 500 g de blanc de poulet
- 20 cl de vin blanc
- 1 dose de safran
- 250 g de riz
- sel et poivre
- facultatif : gambas

Faites chauffer l'huile dans une très grande poêle, faites-y fondre l'ail puis laissez revenir 5 min.

Versez le riz, les tomates le vin. Rajoutez le chorizo le poivron, le blanc de poulet et les fruits de mer. Surveillez bien la cuisson et rajoutez de l'eau s'il y en a besoin.

Une fois la paella cuite, incorporez le safran, le sel le poivre, puis -- si vous en avez -- les gambas cuites à part.

Sources:

http://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_paella-peu-couteuse-et-tres-bonne_35846.aspx

lotte à l'amoricaine

J'ai demandé à mon poissonnier de préparer la queue de lotte, c'est à dire de la peler et de l'ébarber. Une fois arrivée à la maison, il ne me restait plus qu'à la découper en tranche en gardant le cartilage et à commencer la préparation de la recette.

Ingrédients pour 6 personnes :

1 queue de lotte de 2 kg coupée en tranches,
500 g de coulis de tomate,
8 échalotes,
2 gousses d'ail,
2 oignons,
40 cl de vin blanc sec,
10 cl de cognac,
4 cuillères à soupe d'huile d'olive,
1 pincée de piment fort,
sel et poivre.

Préparation de la recette :

1. Peler les échalotes, les oignons et l'ail. Les rincer à l'eau claire et les hacher.
2. Dans un bol, délayer le coulis de tomate avec le vin blanc.
3. Faire chauffer l'huile d'olive dans une cocotte en fonte et y faire colorer les tranches de lotte à feu vif.
4. Flamber les tranches avec le cognac et les réserver dans un plat.
5. Mettre dans la cocotte les oignons, les échalotes, l'ail et le mélange tomate vin blanc.
6. Saler, poivrer et ajouter le piment fort.
7. Laisser mijoter, sans couvrir, 35 minutes à feu doux.
8. Mixer la sauce et ajouter les tranches de lotte. Rectifier l'assaisonnement si nécessaire.
9. Cuire 5 minutes en couvrant, toujours à feu doux.

J'ai accompagné ce poisson avec du riz cuit au cuiseur à riz.

Sources:

http://secrets2cuisine.overblog.com/lotte-%C3%A0-l-armoricaine-et-son-riz

jollof rice

cinq à six tomates
un poivron
un oignon
une tasse de bouillon de poulet
un et demi à deux tasses de riz
un demi cuillerée à soupe d'huile végétale
du sel
des condiments (sel, sel assaisonné, poivre de Cayenne, thym, curry)

1. Slice the tomatoes, red pepper, and onion.

2. Add the tomatoes, red pepper, ¾ of onion, and chicken broth into blender.

3. Chop, grind, and blend the mix in the blender.

4. Place the vegetable oil with the remaining onion in a pot and heat for
about 5 minutes.

5. Pour the blended mixture into the pot.

6. Preheat the oven to 350 º.

7. Add the rice and the condiments into the pot and cook for 10 minutes.

8. Pour the pot's contents into an aluminium foil tray and even out the rice
over the blended mixture.

9. Place the aluminum tray in the oven and bake.

crêpes

Ingredients:

Original recipe makes 8 crepes

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted


1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

3. Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

Sources:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/basic-crepes/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=crepes&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

ratatouille

Oignons
Poivrons
Courgettes
Aubergines
Tomates
Huile d'olive

1. Faites chauffer de l'huile d'olive oil dans une casserole.

2. Coupez tous les légumes en tranches.

3. Ajoutez les légumes les uns après l'autres dans la casserole, avec une intervalle de 5 à 10 minutes entre les ajouts.

4. Ajoutez de l'huile d'olive si nécessaire.

5. Salez et poivrez.

Other:

http://www.supertoinette.com/recette/995/ratatouille_nicoise_in_de_di.html

Friday, October 4, 2013

Top des logos avec un sens caché

http://fr.finance.yahoo.com/video/top-des-logos-avec-un-144023319.html
Everything I am not made me everything I am.

-- Kanye West
If you have the opportunity to play this game called life, you have to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don't appreciate their moment until it's passed.

-- Kanye West
Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.

-- Kanye West