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Shandong Cuisine Champion: Tranquility for Best Cooking
ZHANG:
Chen Yongming from Flushing, New York was the victor of NTD's International Chinese Culinary Competion in the category of Shandong Cuisine. Of all the experienced and talented chefs present, only he came away with a gold award. NTD asked him for his views on traditional cuisine.
STORY:
Chen Yongming explained that his winning dish, the "Red Lotus" originated in an imperial court dish of the Song Dynasty. In the unique process of creating the dish, the lotus is first baked, then fried.
[Chen Yongming, Culinary Competition Winner]:
"The feeling is as though the lotus has been brushed with a layer of cream."
The Fried Skate Pieces dish was also traditionally prepared first with river water, then afterwards with cooking oil. Ancient cooking styles used less oil than today.
Chen says that ancient Chinese attitudes towards food and cooking were based on the four seasons and the life cycle of the human being, as well the natural environment.
[Chen Yongming, Culinary Competition Winner]:
"Keeping pace with society is wonderful, of course, but the roots must be maintained. So whether it's food, or any other work or artform, the roots, the foundation, must be kept in place, just as in trying to build a sturdy building. Then whatever might be added on top of that, it will still forever be the most beautiful, forever the most solid and unbreakable."
Chen says to create the finest end-product, preserving the foundation of the dish is the most important. When he first became a cooking disciple at age 12, his teachers would make him tie a brick to his knife whenever he picked it up, while still trying to maintain proper posture - only after a few months of this kind of training could he learn to properly slice shreds of ginger.
[Chen Yongming, Culinary Competition Winner]:
"It's just like DaVinci drawing an egg - I was taught not to stop cutting, never to stop cutting,
and only then could I cut properly -- I remember one time, after tirelessly practicing... everyone I saw
basically looked like shreds of ginger. Finally, there was a day when I cut to the point that the shreds
could be used like needles. My teacher told me then that my knife skill was 'just about there.'"
Chen explained that, for a chef, with the knife and the flame as constant companions, the emotions can become irritable and impetuous, making one lose self-control in the kitchen. However he said his heart was in a most wondrous and peaceful state during this competition.
[Chen Yongming, Culinary Competition Winner]:
"After I came into the competition, I felt as though I had suddenly walked into a different world... it was something unseeable, and untouchable. Afterwards I felt my heart was very firm, very peaceful."
Coming from Henan Province's city of Kaifeng, Chen Yongming achieved recognition in the Mainland as a
star chef and won many prizes, before moving to New York. Now, with this competition, he is achieving recognition in the global Chinese community.
NTD New York
Author: NTDTV
Keywords: Ntd NTDTV news Shandong Cuisine Champion Cooking Flushing New York International Chinese Culinary Competion traditional
Added: November 21, 2008
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Satyricon - Black Crow on a Tombstone (+Lyrics)
Satyricon - Black Crow on a Tombstone
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Hidden under it's wings
The darkness you wish to hide
Bearer of ugly truths
Grey...
Somber morning
Through blurry glass
The black crow
Here comes the messenger
Found bringer of dark days
Here comes the messenger
Black crow on a tombstone
Stare
That reeks of death
The posture
Makes you tremble
Here comes the messenger
Found bringer of dark days
Here comes the messenger
Black crow on a tombstone
(She'll) seek
And find you
Make you remember
Here comes the messenger
Found bringer of dark days
Here comes the messenger
Black crow on a tombstone
Hidden under it's wings
The darkness you wish to hide
Bearer of ugly truths
On a grey
Somber morning
Through blurry glass
The black crow
Here comes the messenger
Found bringer of dark days
Here comes the messenger
Black crow on a tombstone
Author: shadow666wodahs
Keywords: Satyricon Black Crow on Tombstone
Added: November 21, 2008
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Ancient powerful secrets of meditation,yoga,time compression,and much more.......
To find out secrets of yoga,meditation and for the anwers to the questions mentioned in the video,go to :
http://kundalinisodarshan.blogspot.com/.To find about that asana/posture join the google group that is mentioned on the top right hand corner of the above mentioned webpage.To continue reading about that asana/posture ,its benefits and how it works go to:
http://kundalinisodarshan.blogspot.com/2008/11/developing-willpower-and-courage-new.html.
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And if you have found the audio or video quality of the video bad,or the presentation of the matter of low standard,then i apologize for that as it is my first video.
To know about shaktipat,i.e kundalini awakening by other person,hit the subscibe button,as i will tell a little secret about shaktipat in the next video.
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Author: prateek007sharma
Keywords: secret law of attraction instant manifestation kundalini non judgement asana meditation yoga
Added: November 21, 2008
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LV Warachia MUGEN #5: Road to Castlevania - Part 1
It's been a long time coming, but Warachia has finally done his civic duties and now embarks on a quest to become the most powerful vampire in all of MUGEN. The place: Castlevania, the target: Dracula, himself, the time: steadily approaching with each passing moment.
Where's Warachia's first stop? He stops at a village that is engulfed in flames. There he spots three of Dracula's henchmen: Gaibon, Frankenstein's Monster, and Shaft all of them making the town no longer exist except for burning embers. Seeking to do away of any memory that has to do with Dracula, Warachia quickly challenges them all three-on-one.
Quickly and easily insulted by Warachia's boldness, they all snapped into combat posture thinking they were going to tear his fangs apart and impale them right through his heart. Unfortunately for them, this was no vampire for them to be messing with at the current moment.
Warachia fights Castlevania's Gaibon, Frankenstein's Monster, and Shaft of which all are made by DXWHO. These creations are true projectile spammers. Gaibon spits out a ton of fireballs and has Death to come out, when low on health, and shoot out a cluster of fireballs. Gaibon was easily dealt with, though, as constant attacks will quickly do him in even before Death can make an appearance. Frankenstein's monster is much tougher than Gaibon as he has more spammable moves such as machine guns, bombs, and falling rocks. However, he also have his little strikers of which when touched they cause a considerable amount of damage. Unfortunately, he is very fragile and less durable than Gaibon and goes down even faster than anticipated, and at the time, I usually lose a round at this juncture. Finally, there's Shaft who is a true pain in the ass to fight. He is capable of healing his wounds in the early going and he has the most destuctive projectiles and strikers of the three. His lightning attacks (particularly his red lightning) can be unblockable, and his strikers range from a mage/knight warrior who transforms into a frickin' huge skeleton dragon with fire breath, a Godzilla-esque lizard which fire breath is unblockable and can deal out a ton of damage, and a cameo by Demogoblin of the Marvel comics? He drops bombs all over the place. To defeat Shaft, I basically had to wait him out and continue to inflict some kind of contact until he is sent to his grave.
This is not one of my better looking videos due to the large amounts of sprites from multiple projectiles, especially during the fight with Shaft. Regardless of that, the threats have been vanquished, and Warachia can move on to Castlevania. Now if he can do something about those "Vampire Killers" that are now trailing him.
Stage/BGM: Stage 1 - Bloodlines (Dracula X: The Rondo of Blood)
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Vucious' Random Rant: Now thinking about it, does someone has a Death character for MUGEN? I thought I had one, but I don't. I need to have it to complete this so-called "mini-series." If you have it or know someone who does, please let me know.
Author: LordVucious
Keywords: Warachia Gaibon Frankenstein Shaft DXWHO Castlevania MUGEN Team WindStreakers LordVucious
Added: November 20, 2008
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Ballet Posture with Bernadette Giorgi
http://www.beYOU.tv/videos/Attitude-Tu-Ballet-Pilates-Fusion-Bernadette-Giorgi-Ballet-Basics brings you Ballet Posture with Bernadette Giorgi.
Author: beYOUtv
Keywords: beYOU ballet posture bernadette giorgi exercise dance
Added: November 20, 2008
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BLACKTAOIST: Praying Mantis Instructional DVD Trailer
DVD Now Available:
Northern Mantis Black Tiger intersectional Boxing.
Instructional DVD
By Sifu Novell G. Bell
A.K.A The BlackTaoist
DVD Run Time Two hours.
Purchase a copy of BlackTaoist Praying Mantis Boxing DVD
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Instructional DVD contains training in the basic stance work, hand drills, body movement, stepping, mantis form, fighting usage and strategy and techniques of Mantis Boxing for free fighting.
Sifu Bell will instruct you step by step in the Hei Hu Tiao Chai, Black Tiger Intersectional Boxing of the Northern Mantis boxing style.
This Praying Mantis Form is easy to learn, because the series is not too long, and the movements and postures of this Mantis set are rather simple, but very practical.
DVD Bonus Features:
1. BT Praying Mantis Boxing
2. Mantis Sparring
3. BT Free Fighting Practice
4. BT Praying Mantis Set
5. Mantis VS. Lay Fut
6. Sifu Rudy 411 on Chinese Kung Fu
7. BT free fighting
8. An Exclusive Behind -the -scene sneak peek at BT
Man up/ stand up movie.
Author: blacktaoist
Keywords: praying mantis kung fu shaolin wushu chinese boxing martial arts karate 52 blocks combat sports talk hip-hop r&b rap fitness health dance blacktaoist hei hu tiao chai black tiger intersectional
Added: November 20, 2008
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