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Ferran Adria
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Grant Archatz
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Heston Blumenthal
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Homaro Cantu
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Pierre Gagnaire
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Sergio Herman
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Davide Scabin
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our event about
'the
future of Food Design'
Thursday, November
23, 2006
Registration: 18:30-19:00, Conference & Food Tasting: 19:00-21:15
Where: ROC, Hotelschool, Da Costastraat 64, Amsterdam
Food Tasting is prepared
by
Masayuki Tajima
food culture specialist
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http://clubofamsterdam.blogspot.com
October 26:
Synthesis
of elBulli cuisine
October 14:
The
new Corinthians: How the Web is socialising journalism
September 20:
A
Future Love Story
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.News
about Food Design |
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Scientists
create high protein, low fat tortilla
A
team of food researchers has been awarded a patent for a new variety
of tortilla targeting consumers eager for a low fat, low carb, soy-free
version of the popular bread alternative.
The scientists claim to have developed a low carbohydrate, high protein
tortilla recipe with a negligible fat content of less than 0.5g of
fat per 50g.
The patent allows for the production of round, thin tortillas with
up to 70 per cent animal protein content, derived from either poultry,
beef or fish, as an alternative to the standard corn or flour variety.
The chicken-based tortilla, used as an example in the patent, contains
2.6g of carbohydrates compared to the 23g found in flour versions
and 12.6g of protein compared to flour's 4g.
This high protein content
allows for a longer shelf-life and reduced microbial disintegration
according to its inventors at the University of Florida's Research
Foundation.
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TasteTrek
by Givaudan: Discovering a new palette of flavour ingredients from
around the world
From the isolated Masoala Peninsula of Madagascar to the markets and
farms of Vietnam, TasteTrek teams travel the globe to discover new
tastes and aromas never before used in flavour creation. TasteTrek
teams explore an exotic location by setting up camp and a mini-lab
in an area where there is a high probability of new discoveries
from a lush rainforest to a farm in a small village. By examining
first-hand the fruits, plants, pods and herbs indigenous to a region,
Givaudan scientists and flavourists identify new ingredients, new
flavour experiences and important clues that lead to the creation
of new molecules. TasteTrek teams also endeavour to learn local food
preparations and authentic cooking techniques.
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.News
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AnnieWAY
Understanding a traffic
scenario and obeying traffic rules requires a complex form of artificial
intelligence. The car that is used as a base is a stock Passat Variant
2.0 FSI. Equipped with steer-by-wire and accelerate-/brake-by-wire.
It is the ideal platform for the development of autonomous vehicles.
Main sensor of the AnnieWAY is the HDL-64E, a 3-D 360 lidar specially
devolped for autonomous driving and mapping applications. HD lidar
is the concept of making high definition, 3 dimensional information
about the surrounding environment easily available. A stereo camera
system supports the lidar during normal driving (forward). Built
in the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is a 77GHz radar that allows
the easy detection of other cars driving ahead.
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Self-Playing
Violin
The dream of a violin
that can play itself has tantalized inventors for over a century.
Now, modern technology has made the dream a reality - and without
the use of digitally sampled sounds! Piano accompaniment can be
derived from any midi source, but using Pianomation to play genuine
accoustic accompaniment provides today's ultimate listening experience
in automatic music.
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the
future of Food Design
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Registration: 18:30-19:00, Conference &
Food Tasting: 19:00-21:15
Where: ROC, Hotelschool, Da Costastraat 64, Amsterdam
Tickets
for € 30, € 20 [discount] or € 10 [students]
Food Tasting at
cost and your choice
Masayuki Tajima, food culture specialist:
What is Food Design?
Maurice Nio,
Owner, NIO architecten:
Fire Emperor
Angélique Schmeinck,
Master Chef:
Experience & Temptation
The
creator as seducer
Moderated by
Mikael Besson, Chef,
freelancer for the gastronomy and hospitality industry
Taste, presentation
of food, atmosphere, even design of food itself have existed for
a long time, but they were often treated as separate elements. The
contemporary awareness in design as well as in food culture enable
a more holistic approach, which recently led to outstanding creative
developments.
This event is going
to highlight three influential aspects: a) aesthetics from a consumer
perspective, b) innovative food products and c) design supporting
senses and a good time.
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Cultural Competence in a Globalised World |
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Leif
Thomas Olsen
Assistant Professor International Relations,
Rushmore University
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The Logic of Logic
- and the Role of the Premise
What role does culture
play in international and multilateral cooperation? How can we de-mystify
culture itself, and put it back on a truly multilateral track? Although
culture has always been a target for debate and research do most
researchers focus on specific cultures, whether social, national
or political. Where social scientists in general typically study
cultural phenomena, social anthropologists often study entire cultures.
However, rarely is culture as a phenomenon put in focus in order
to analyse the role culture plays in our daily lives in general,
and the traps it provides for multilateral cooperation in particular.
A parallel and equally rare debate is the one regarding the everyday
link between culture and logic, and how we by exploring that link
can better understand how to engage in cross-cultural interaction.
In his 2001 collection
of thoughts titled The Meaning of Things, A.C. Grayling
wrote:
Reason is merely
an instrument which, correctly employed, helps people draw inferences
from given premises, without inconsistency.
To put this quote
into a truly cultural perspective one should however consider
anthropologist Melville Herskovits conclusion that:
Given the premise,
the logic is inescapable.
Herskovits view,
gained from a lifetime of research among African cultures, stands
out as a strong advocate for a flexible view on both logic, moral
and culture. From this conclusion we can also enter a discussion
on what can be seen - from a more philosophical perspective -
to be the components of logic, as well as the impact logic has
on both conscious and sub-conscious decision-making processes.
Nevertheless, as Grayling in fact referred to reason rather than
logic, let us start with ....
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Read the full article
in the
Summit
for the Future Report 2006!
or listen
to Leif
Thomas Olsen
in our
Jukebox
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.Recommended
Book |
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Designer
Desserts
by Philippe Durand
Prestige des Grands Chefs Dessert is the grand finale of a great meal.
To make a memorable lasting impression, the dessert must excite all
the senses: above all it must taste delicious but it should also have
texture, a lovely aroma and be beautiful to look at. A «designer
dessert», which each individual serving arranged with care and
purpose on an attractive plate and cleverly decorated, is a stunning
way to finish a dining experience. Talented pastry chef and teacher,
Philippe Durand has developed many new ideas and methods for presenting
«plated desserts». He has analyzed all the components
necessary for creating dazzling presentations of individual desserts
arranged artistically on a plate. These innovative dishes will inspire
restaurant chefs and caterers as well as home cooks who love to entertain.
This book is presented in three sections. The first section illustrates
the principles of style, technique and decoration necessary for the
successful presentation of an individual dessert. The main part consists
of dessert «formulas», grouped according to the main ingredient,
along with photographs to help achieve the same stunning results.
The basic recipes and techniques for making the desserts in the main
section are given at the end. Restaurant chefs will find desserts
to make ahead in quantity that are easily assembled to order. There
are innovative ideas for combining colorful and flavorful ingredients
that will inspire pastry shop owners and caterers. And for the talented
home cook who wants to serve a dazzling, decorated dessert to guests,
this book offers many delicious possibilities.
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.Horizons2020
- Thinking ahead |
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Horizons2020
- Thinking ahead
by Siemens
From todays
perspective, the future has many facets. Our notions of the future
are as numerous and varied as there are people on earth at
least theoretically. We will only know for sure what the future
holds after it has itself become the present.
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Horizons2020
does not forecast the future. It develops space for creative thought.
This space, which contains elements that can be combined into concrete
visions of the future, is not static but will be adjusted over the
course of the next fifteen years. As factors change, specific elements
will become obsolete and new ones will be added.
Horizon1 and Horizon2
are products of this set of building blocks. They start from two concrete
factors and depict two variants of the future in a wide range of areas.
Neither variant is preferable to the other or makes a greater claim
to validity. How will things really turn out? Well know more
in 2020.
Will the future be a golden age or an apocalypse? People have always
speculated about life in the future. Siemens has begun to search for
answers and, with a communications scenario called Horizons2020, to
study what life will be like in the world of tomorrow. The result
is a series of distinct and exciting visions of life in the year 2020.
These visions challenge the imagination and invite us to reflect and
think ahead.
Horizons2020 aims to foster open dialog. How do we want to live
in the year 2020? How will we work and study? How will we communicate?
We need to express our opinions and make decisions. The future is
not going to come about by chance. How we will live tomorrow is being
decided today.
At Siemens request, TNS Infratest interviewed experts from all
across Europe about the economic, political, technological, and social
developments of the next fifteen years. Horizons2020 shows how every
facet of our lives may change. There are different possible outcomes.
Siemens is not attempting to formulate the best forecast or predict
who will be right. Instead, our goal is to draw up a complete panorama
of what life may be like in the future using a solid scientific basis.
We hope to create a broad scenario for 2020 and a horizon for the
future.
The year 2020 wont
be home to immortal human beings or flying saucers. Many of the futuristic
images of Horizons2020 are both familiar and, in some respects, strange.
They show reality experienced in a new way. A look at 2020 combines
what is near with a view into the distance toward a horizon
where well find familiar things and discover new ones.
Horizons2020 sketches
complex images of our lives in the future. Of how well live
and how well work and study. Of our personal lives our
homes, our travels and our behavior as consumers. Of how we communicate.
Of healthcare. And many other things. But the core question is always
the same: What are the possibilities? What will life in the future
look like?
The first step was
to define the field of inquiry: lifeworlds in Europe in the year
2020. Next, the experts from TNS Infratest defined five factors
that would decisively impact life in Europe in the year 2020. Then,
using the results of the Europe-wide expert survey, TNS Infratest
described these factors for the two alternative visions of the future
featured in Horizon1 and Horizon2.
Politics
including governments, international relations, the organized
public, the media and information
Society
including values, demographic developments, social structures,
education, healthcare and mobility
Economy
including economic developments, labor markets, companies and
management
Environment
including environmental awareness and foodstuffs
Technology
including general technological developments, energy technologies,
information and communications technologies, gene technology,
biotechnology and medical engineering
Horizons2020 is at
click
here
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.State
of the Future Index |
State
of the Future Index
On behalf of the Millennium
Project of the American Council for the United Nations University,
we have the honor to invite you to participate in a study to choose
variables that should compose the State of the Future Index (SOFI).
This global index is designed to assess the future outlook over
the next 10 years, based on 20 years or so of historical data. The
global version was created in 2000 and variations have been created
for several countries since then. The Millennium Project is re-assessing
the SOFI's statistical foundation to see how to improve its ability
to forecast whether the future in general is getting better or worse
and to identify the factors responsible. You are invited to take
part in this process by providing your judgments in the on-line
questionnaire.
The Millennium Project is a worldwide system for collecting, analyzing,
and synthesizing judgments about emerging global challenges that
may affect the human condition. Its annual State of the Future
and other special reports are used by decision-makers and educators
to add focus to important issues, clarify choices, and improve the
quality of decisions. Since the Project's beginning in 1996, over
2,000 people have participated in the Project's questionnaires and
interviews.
Those who participate in this study at
www.realtimedelphi.com
will receive the results in a complementary
copy of the next edition of the State of the Future. No attributions
will be made, but respondents will be listed as participants. You
do not have to complete this questionnaire in one visit. When you
return to the questionnaire you will see your previous answers and
the inputs provided by others. You can change your previous textual
and numeric answers. You are encouraged to return to this questionnaire
several times before the deadline of March 1, 2007.
When you access www.realtimedelphi.com
you will be asked if this is your first visit, and if so, you are
requested to register (enter your email address and postal address
to which we should mail the results). When you return to the questionnaire,
provide just your email address (which is always your login key)
and then proceed to the questionnaire. When asked to enter the access
code, please enter "xsofix" if your family name begins
with a letter between A - L, and "xsofiinvx " if it is
between M - Z.
Please contact us if you have any questions or need clarification
about this invitation. We look forward to including your views,
and to sharing the results with you.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome C. Glenn, Director, AC/UNU Millennium Project
Theodore Gordon, Senior
Fellow
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Tickets
for Seasons Events:
€ 30,
€
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[discount] or
€
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[students]
Our Season Events for 2006/2007 are on Thursdays:
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the
future of Food
Design
November 23, 2006, 18:30 - 21:15
the
future of
Consciousness
January 25, 2007, 18:30 - 21:15
the future
of Ambient Intelligence
February 22, 2007,
18:30 - 21:15
the future of Global Workplace
March 29, 2007,
18:30 - 21:15
the
future of Success
April 26, 2007, 18:30 - 21:15
the future of Tourism
May 31, 2007, 18:30 - 21:15
Taste
of Diversity
June 28, 2007, 18:30 - 21:15
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