Raspunzand la intrebarea unui jurnalist, Comisarul european pentru politici regionale a declarat ca situatia accesarii fondurilor structurale difera de la tara la tara. "Unele state au trimis deja o lista lunga cu proiecte majore, care sa fie evaluate de Comisie. De exemplu Romania - este foarte activa in pregatirea proiectelor mari. Credem ca deschiderea proiectului de asistenta tehnica Jaspers, pentru noile state membre, a accelerat enorm acest proces", a declarat Danuta Hubner.

Aceasta a mai declarat ca se lucreaza, in diferite stadii, la toate cele 450 de programe operationale din intreaga Uniune Europeana. "Au fost aprobate si ultimele programe, la cele mai multe s-au lansat primele licitatii, cred ca lucrurile s-au pus in miscare. Desigur, ne-am dori intotdeauna sa mearga mai repede, dar daca ne uitam la dinamica procesului, se "misca" destul de bine", a mai spus Danuta Hubner.

sursa: euractiv.ro

Nic się nie zmieniło. W szkole siedzę w ostatniej ławce, zamykam oczy i słucham głosu pani eM., która dzieli bajki na epigramatyczne i narracyjne. Czekam, aż mnie wywoła do odpowiedzi, a ja bez przygotowania odpowiem o Krasickim gładko i genialnie. Podsuwam A. konspiracyjną karteczkę z informacją, że znowu widziałam B., a A. mi odpisuje, że drugi rząd, trzeci od okna i wymieniamy porozumiewawcze spojrzenia. Mamy siedemnaście lat i wszystko nam wolno; jesteśmy jeszcze całkiem głupie, naiwne i mamy słodko drżące łydki w nylonowych pończochach. Po szkole pijemy wódkę i czytamy Jaspersa, a w weekendy naprawiamy świat przy pomocy Chrestomatii Polskiej, która świetnie przytrzymuje pamiątki po wszystkich byłych niebyłych w platynowych okładkach z miodu.

Mówimy w sześciu językach i rozpoczynamy studia ścisłe, kochamy się w malinach i pieczonych ziemniakach, mamy siedemnaście lat i po dwa fakultety, a do tego poważne braki w literaturze narodowej, z której jesteśmy specjalistkami. W przyszłości planujemy być żonami i matkami, mieszać składnię staro-cerkiewno-słowiańską z allofonami oraz domieszką myśli Heideggera, planować dzieci zgodnie z pojęciem i naukami Piageta, a wieczorami dziergać na drutach z Borgesem wepchniętym w futrynę okna, chroniącym dom przed przeciągiem i wilgocią.

Nic się nie zmieniło. Ty nadal się głośno śmiejesz i błyszczą ci oczy, ja rozmawiam na lekcjach i co chwila pytam ile do końca; jestem uzależniona od czekolady, internetu, spania i pomarańczy, ziewam ostentacyjnie i piszczę omijając sunące po deszczu ślimaki; to ty czekasz na mnie i zawsze jesteś, podczas, gdy ja mam wieczne spóźnienie sponsorowane przez milion rzeczy na raz i na zawsze. Śpię w dzień, piszę w nocy, mam dwa lata do ćwierćwiecza i siedemnaście w papierach; wszystko sfabrykowane przez ciebie, bo ja jestem na to za mała.

Nic się nie zmieniło. Masz rację.

They expect every restaurant to be packed every night during ARW, so make some reservations stat! (Walk-ins are accepted, but reservations are strongly recommended)

Austin Restaurant Week Participating Restaurants:

Also, about Restaurant Week - according to my chef friend, this is the 'preliminary' restaurant week here in Austin with the nice restaurants in town. There will be another one in October that will be announced in September with the EXTREMELY high end restaurants. Not sure if it will still be $25. . . but even it's it's $35 for three courses, I'd go just to eat at some of the restaurants that are otherwise saved for very special occasions.

Presented by Hen House Markets                               

      Jasper Mirabile Jr. owns and is executive chef of Jasper's and Marco Polo's Italian Market.  Over the years he has made guest appearances at the James Beard house in Los Angeles, New York, Milan and Paris.  He has been written about by every newspaper and magazine including Laudes by USA TODAY, New York Times, Midwest Living and Italy's Cucina. 

The Mirabile name has been a part of Kansas City's landscape for 45 years and Chef Jasper continues,in his style to create dishes from his own Sicilian background, along with a very heavy influence from Tuscany and the Piemontese regions of Italy. 

For further information regarding Jaspers, you can visit his website and listen to podcasts of past shows at www.jasperskc.com

The Restaurant Week menu showcases selected three-course meals for just $25 (excluding beverage, tax and tip). Some of the restaurants offer choices on the courses, some just offer a take-it-or-leave-it menu. The website has an interactive map that will bring up the restaurant's menu if you click on the red pinpoint.

Participating restaurants:

Austin Land and Cattle

Chez Zee

Ciola's Italian American Restaurant

Dona Emilios

Imperia

J. Blacks

Jasper's

Kenichi

Ranch 616

The Belmont

The County Line On The Hill and The County Line On The Lake

The Melting Pot Downtown and Northwest

ReVive at the Wyndham

day 5 highlights:

• as usual, the boys woke up hours before the girls. we made breakfast tacos. good start to the day.
• the boys headed out to the Grayhawk Golf Club. what a great time we had. it was hot, but golf in the desert is everything I imagined and more. hope to squeak in another round before we leave.
• while the boys were golfing, the girls headed out for the favorite sport - shopping - at the Fashion Square Mall. 
• after golf and the mall, we headed back to the house for some time by the pool. anything to escape the mid-afternoon heat.
• for dinner we headed to Jasper's Peak. it was happy hour with half priced appetizer's. we sampled: Gulf Crab Dip, Shrimp Canape, Deviled Eggs, Shrimp and Grits, Beignets, and Honey Barbecue Wings.
• the kids "had" to get some Baskin-Robbins again after dinner.
• back at the house we huddled in the cool of the upstairs and watched Jim Gaffigan videos on You Tube before calling it a night.

Esta guía para principiantes explica las distintas formas de financiación y subvenciones que ofrece la UE, con ejemplos prácticos para grupos concretos de beneficiarios: pequeñas empresas, ong's, jóvenes, investigadores, agricultores, organismos públicos

In other news, I decided this week (on a whim) to try my hand at designing skateboard decks. You would think that I don't have papers to write, assignments to grade, a film to finish, and plenty of other work to keep me busy... Actually, I think this could be an interesting design exercise, since it will force me to work with a very specific size and format and still be creative. Also, I've been wanting to try to do stencil art for quite awhile, and this seemed like an easier (more legitimate) option than vandalism. :P

Here are the first few I've done:

This one is based on my redesigned cover for Magnetic North. I decided to start out using designs I've already made just to see how they would translate into this medium.

This one is based on one of the t-shirts I designed for the Pelican Pub in St. Petersburg, FL, at the beginning of last year (which they still haven't printed...).

This design is primarily based on some of the visuals from Cory Arcangel's Data Diaries.

...and finally, my favorite one. I know this makes me kind of a pretentious fuck, but I couldn't help myself! I call it the "existential deck." Can you name everyone here? I'm still trying to figure out how to fit Dostoevsky in there without his face getting covered up by the trucks :D

 

Viviamo in un’epoca di imitazioni e di artifizi, in cui ogni spiritualità si converte in affarismo e ufficialità, in cui tutto viene fatto in vista di un rendimento, in cui la vita è una mascherata, un tempo in cui l’uomo non perde mai di vista ciò che è, in cui la semplicità stessa è voluta e l’ebrezza dionisiaca fittizia come l’arte che la esprime, arte di cui l’artista è troppo consapevole, e compiaciuto d’esserlo.
In una simile epoca è forse la follia la condizione di ogni autenticità...?

Karl Jaspers

In sottofondo: "Notorius" - Boney James e Rick Braun

Jaspers spricht in seiner Psychologie der Weltanschauungen (1919) davon, dass der Mensch von „Grenzsituationen“ wie Tod, Leiden, Schuld, Geschichtlichkeit bestimmt werde, an denen er scheitern muss, soweit er sich allein auf seine Rationalität stützt, die er aber überwinden kann, wenn er sich der Transzendenz bewusst wird, die seine Existenz birgt. Die Idee einer Überwindung von Grenzen durch Transzendenzbezug ist Kerngedanke der Existenzphilosophie Jaspers’, die zumindest insoweit eine christliche ist.

Jaspers unterstreicht die Differenz von Dasein und Existenz. Ist jenes wissenschaftlich erforschbar, bleibt dieses ein Geheimnis, das auch der philosophischen Anthropologie verschlossen bleibt. Heute steht die Grenze der Erforschbarkeit des Menschen zur Debatte und zwei ganz andere Grenzen stehen mit der aktuellen Naturalisierungstendenz in der neurobiologisch gefärbten philosophischen Anthropologie zur Disposition: Die Grenze Mensch/Tier sowie die Grenze Mensch/Maschine. Es stellt sich in der Tat die Frage Was ist der Mensch? ganz neu. Was macht ihn aus, als Gattung und was macht eine bestimmte Person aus, als Individuum? Wer ist „Ich“ und bleibe ich „Ich“, wenn ich auf Informationen aus einem Mikrochip im Kopf angewiesen bin, um mein Leben zu führen? Das Dasein eines Alzheimerpatienten mag so besser gelingen, aber was ist mit seiner Existenz?

Jaspers war gegenüber dem Fortschritt skeptisch. Mit Blick auf die ethische Dimension der Wissenschaft erinnerte er an den zwischen Gott, Mensch und Welt vermittelnden Schlüsselbegriff Weisheit. Unter Bezugnahme auf den Rigveda, einer rund dreitausend Jahre alten hinduistischen Schriftensammlung, meint Jaspers: „So wage ich doch die Behauptung: Wir sind trotz aller Wissenschaft im Grunde nicht einen Schritt weiter als dieser alte Weise in Indien.“[1] Er war aber dennoch voller Hoffnung, dass „die Gemeinschaft der Vernünftigen“ imstande sein werde, „die schlimmen Folgen des Wissenschaftsaberglaubens aufzuhalten“[2].

Kein schlechter Wunsch zum runden Geburtstag!

Anmerkungen

[1] Karl Jaspers: Chiffren der Transzendenz. München 1970, S. 11 f.
[2] Dietrich Harth: Grenzen der Wissenschaft. In: Ders. (Hg.): Karl Jaspers. Denken zwischen Wissenschaft, Politik und Philosophie. Stuttgart1989, S. 207-225, hier: S. 225.

(Josef Bordat)

LOS 11 DE CADA LADO:
Alemania:
1 LEIBNIZ, 2 I.KANT, 3 HEGEL, 4 SCHOPENHAUER, 5 SCHELLING, 6 BECKENBAUER, 7 JASPERS, 8 SCHLEGEL, 9 WITTGENSTEIN, 10 NIETZSCHE, 11 HEIDEGGER.
Grecia:
1 PLATO, 2 EPIKTET, 3 ARISTOTELE, 4 SOPHOKLES, 5 EMPEDOKLES VON ACRAGA, 6 PLOTIN, 7 EPIKUR, 8 HERAKLIT, 9 DERAKLIT, 10 SOKRATES, 11 ARKIMEDES.

Im engeren Sinne, ich deutete es bereits an, beschäftigt sich die Philosophie in einer ihrer systematischen Teilbereiche mit dem Phänomen der Grenze, in der Existenzphilosophie, denn auch wenn jede Philosophie nach dem bisher gesagten auch Existenzphilosophie ist, so gibt es doch einige Gedanken, die unmittelbar auf die menschliche Existenz gerichtet sind.

Die menschliche Existenz ist ständig bedroht. Krankheit und Tod sind Grenzerfahrungen, die uns als Einzelne, aber auch als Gattung in der Existenz gefährden. Todbringende Natur- und Kulturphänomene werden zur apokalyptischen Metapher, mit der das ganze Elend des Menschseins aufrufbar ist. „Klimawandel“ und „Terrorismus“ sind zwei aktuelle Schreckensbilder, die mit ihrer existenzbedrohenden Wucht Gegenbewegungen auszulösen im Stande sind, die ohne sie undenkbar wären. Das ist freilich trivial und Gegenstand der Alltagserfahrung. Weniger trivial und daher Gegenstand existenzphilosophischer Betrachtungen ist der Umgang mit diesen Erfahrungen auf der Ebene der Weltdeutung. Aus christlicher Sicht stechen bei der existenzphilosophischen Bearbeitung von Grenzphänomenen – neben Kierkegaard freilich – Karl Jaspers und Peter Wust hervor.

Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) spricht in seiner Psychologie der Weltanschauungen (1919) davon, dass der Mensch von „Grenzsituationen“ wie Tod, Leiden, Schuld, Geschichtlichkeit bestimmt werde, an denen er scheitern muss, soweit er sich allein auf seine Rationalität stützt, die er aber überwinden kann, wenn er sich der Transzendenz bewusst wird, in der er seine Existenz geborgen weiß.

Die Nähe zum Zeitgenossen Peter Wust (1884-1940) und dessen Hauptwerk Ungewissheit und Wagnis (1937) ist unverkennbar. Doch Wust geht mit seinem existentialistischen Trost für den „ins Da-Sein geworfenen“ Menschen (Heidegger) noch weiter: Der Mensch kann, so Wust, seiner Ungewissheit durch das Wagnis der Weisheit entrinnen. Er grenzt diese „Weisheit“, verstanden nicht als akademisches, sondern als existentielles Wissen, das seinen Ausdruck in einer Lebensweisheit findet, die zu ehrfurchtsvollem Gottvertrauen, zur Gelassenheit des Glaubens und zur Liebe führt, vom Entscheidungsirrationalismus Jaspers’ deutlich ab, der wiederum eine Synthese der Entwürfe Kierkegaards (absoluter Glaubenspositivismus) und Nietzsches (absoluter Nihilismus) anstrengt. So gelangt Wust schließlich zu der Formel, dass der Glaubende sich in der prinzipiellen Ungeborgenheit des menschlichen Daseins doch geborgen fühlen kann. Aufgabe der Philosophie bei Wust wiederum ist es, den Menschen bis an die „Seinsabgründe“ zu führen, in die er dann im Zustand seiner Geborgenheit ehrfurchtsvoll, aber doch angstfrei hinabblicken kann.

(Josef Bordat)

Here are the winners and runners-up:
PIZZA: Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix (WINNER); DiFara Pizza, Brooklyn, NY; Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles
STEAK: Peter Luger Steak House, Brooklyn (WINNER); Cut, Los Angeles; Doe's Eat Place, Greenville, Miss.
TACOS: Taco Taco Cafe, San Antonio (WINNER); Taqueria del Sol, Atlanta; South Beach Bar & Grill, Ocean Beach, Calif.
Hamburgers: Bobcate Bite, Santa Fe, NM (WINNER); Taylor's Automatic Refresher, St. Helena, Calif; The Meers Store and Restaurant, Lawton, Okla.
FRIED CHICKEN: Willie Mae's Scotch House, New Orleans (WINNER); Price's Chicken Coop, Charlotte, NC; Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn.
RIBS: 17th Street Bar & Grill, Murphysboro, Ill (WINNER); Charles Vergos Rendezvous, Memphis; Jaspers, Plano, Texas.

IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News' Bill Addison gives four stars to Teppo Yakitori and Sushi Bar (2014 Greenville Ave., Dallas, 214-826-8989) and two stars to Tecole Taco House (2621 McKinney Ave, Dallas, 214-953-1616), while Sara Mancuso awards two stars to Prince Bistro (1201 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, 972-422-9078) and Kim Harwell gives two stars to Yung Kee Chinese BBQ (400 N Greenville Ave, Richardson, 214-570-8887). ... Joyce Harris reports the closing of Luqa, the name change of West Plano's Doug & Bruski's to Jerseyville Classic, and previews the early September opening of Strong's Everyday Tavern (2816 Fairmount St.) from Chili's inventor Larry Lavine. ... Kim Pierce blogs on the move of 83-year-old downtown icon Luna's Tortillas to 8524 Harry Hines Blvd. Co-owner Fernando Luna says the the landmark neon sign that's been on the building since the 1940s will go to the new location, as will the big metal corn silo. Cretia Drydale, who owns Cretia's on McKinney, bought the historic downtown site. guidelive.com ... The Dallas Business Journal reports that the buffet chain Sweet Tomatoes will open its first Dallas location Oct. 1 at 15225 Montfort Drive in Addison. dallas.bizjournals.com ... Nashville-based barbecue chain Bar-B-Cutie has announced the signing of two master franchise aggreements for up to 55 new locations to be developed in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Franchising.com reports. A Fort Worth location will be open in the next 60 days and an Allen location in the fourth quarter. Bar-B-Cutie has been in business for 57 years and specializes in hickory pit barbecue, baby back ribs, beef brisket, turkey, ham, roast beef and a host of Southern fare lunch and dinner meals. ... The Observer's Merritt Martin reviews Saltwater Willy's Seafood & Steakhouse (8442 Walnut Hill Lane, 214-265-1708), while Alice Laussade visits Tejano Restaurant (110 W. Davis St., 214-943-8610). dallasobserver.com ... PegasusNews.com's Teresa Gubbins reports that The Counter, a chain-in-the-making launched in California in 2003 that specializes in burgers, has opened its first Texas branch at the Shops at Legacy in Plano. ... The Star-Telegram's Teresa Gubbins reviews The Porch (2912 Henderson Ave., Dallas, 214-828-2916), while June Naylor considers Pappas Burger (2700 West Freeway, Fort Worth, 817-870-9736, www.pappasburger.com) and Darren White rounds up campus hangouts. star-telegram.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

PIZZA: Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix; DiFara Pizza, Brooklyn, NY; Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles
STEAK: Peter Luger Steak House, Brooklyn; Cut, Los Angeles; Doe's Eat Place, Greenville, Miss.
TACOS: Taco Taco Cafe, San Antonio; Taqueria del Sol, Atlanta; South Beach Bar & Grill, Ocean Beach, Calif.
Hamburgers: Bobcate Bite, Santa Fe, NM; Taylor's Automatic Refresher, St. Helena, Calif; The Meers Store and Restaurant, Lawton, Okla.
FRIED CHICKEN: Willie Mae's Scotch House, New Orleans; Price's Chicken Coop, Charlotte, NC; Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn.
RIBS: Charles Vergos Rendezvous, Memphis; 17th Street Bar & Grill, Murphysboro, Ill; Jaspers, Plano, Texas.

The magazine also features favorite restaurant recipes, including: Lucia's in Minneapolis-St. Paul; Eve in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Dali Restaurant & Tapas Bar in Somerville, Mass.; Binkley's Restaurant in Cave Creek, Ariz.; Kelly Liken Restaurant in Vail, Colo; Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles; and Park Kitchen in Portland, Ore. ... And the mag also features 12 small restaurants and their recipes, including: The Little Owl, New York City; The Good Fork, Brooklyn; La Laiterie at Farmstead, Providence, RI; Cremant, Seattle; Bonne Soiree, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Hatfield's, Los Angeles; Canteen, San Francisco; Revolver, Findlay, Ohio; Le Pigeon, Portland, Ore; and Komi, Washington, DC. epicurious.com/bonappetit

IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News' Bill Addison awards three stars to Urban Taco (5331 E Mockingbird Lane, Dallas) and two stars to Lonesome Dove Western Bistro (2406 N Main St, Fort Worth), while Kim Pierce gives three stars to Cafe Malaga (111 W Virginia St, McKinney), and Kim Harwell gives two stars to Tilley's Grill (7033 Greenville Ave, Dallas). ... Addison reports that David Gilbert has resigned from his post as Luqa's executive chef. ... Addison also blogs, "As first reported by D Magazine food editor Nancy Nichols on the frontburner blog, Ciudad in Oak Lawn is closing. The restaurant, which was opened in 2000 by longtime Dallas restaurateur Monica Greene and chef-partner Joanne Bondy, introduced diners to truer flavors of Mexico in a romantic setting that evoked Mexico City. Greene points to issues with the new owners of One Turtle Creek Village Center, where the restaurant is housed, as the primary reason for closing. The new landlords, according to Greene, have been planning to take the shopping center in a direction that doesn't include Ciudad." ... Addison also reports, "Two of the city’s prominent hotel restaurants, Pyramid Grill in the Fairmont Dallas and Landmark in the Warwick Melrose hotels, are searching for new executive chefs. Scott Monell departed as executive chef of the Pyramid Grill in June. Sous chef Roberto Roman has taken charge of the kitchen in the interim. The restaurant’s management expects to have a new executive chef in place by October. Monell was recently hired by the Hilton Salt Lake City hotel to oversee its banquet and room service kitchens and its casual restaurant, Trofi. Joel Harloff, whose cooking earned a four-and-a-half star review from Dotty Griffith in August 2004, left his post at the Landmark in late spring. Executive sous chef Eric Holt is currently in charge of the menu. The Landmark’s management remains tight-lipped about the progress of their search for a new chef. Joel Harloff is slated to be the chef at Screen Door, one of the new eateries set to open at One Arts Plaza this fall." guidelive.com ... The Observer's Mark Stuertz reviews Cafe Madrid (4501 Travis St.). dallasobserver.com ... PegasusNews.com's Teresa Gubbins reports: Brinker International is selling off Romano's Macaroni Grill, after its revenue stayed flat for the fiscal year ending in June 2007. Macaroni Grill is Brinker's second-largest concept, with 230 locations. Since 2004, Brinker has ditched Rockfish Seafood Grill, Corner Bakery Cafe, and Big Bowl Asian Kitchen brands -- I.E., any of its chains that are actually GOOD. Its top brand is Chili's Grill which has 1,220 locations. ... The recent sale of the Luna Tortilla Factory building is hammering home the fact that Dallas' Little Mexico area is disappearing. And the DMN says that the owners of the only two remaining Little Mexico businesses -- El Fenix and the adjacent Hernandez grocery -- might close for the right price." ... Greenville Avenue Seafood and Jazz will close on Aug. 25. ... Fort Worth Weekly reviews Del Frisco’s (812 Main St.) and Krystal. fwweekly.com ... The Star-Telegram's June Naylor notes the newest location of Kincaid's Hamburgers (4825 Overton Ridge Blvd., Fort Worth), while Patricia Rodriguez reviews Chapa Grill (7355 N. Beach St., Suite 173, Fort Worth). star-telegram.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com