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Definitions of starve
v. i. - To die; to perish.
v. i. - To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.
v. i. - To perish or die with cold.
v. t. - To destroy with cold.
v. t. - To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.
v. t. - To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.
v. t. - To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.
v. t. - To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.
The word "starve" uses 6 letters: A E R S T V.
Direct anagrams of starve:
averts traves vaster
Words formed by adding one letter before or after starve (in bold), or to aerstv in any order:
b - bravest d - adverts starved g - gravest h - harvest thraves i - vastier veritas l - travels varlets vestral n - servant taverns versant r - starver s - starves
Shorter words found within starve:
ae ar are ares ars arse art arts as aster at ate ates ave aver avers avert aves ear ears east eat eats er era eras ers erst es et eta etas ras rase rat rate rates rats rave raves re res rest ret rets rev revs sae sat sate save saver sea sear seat ser sera set seta star stare stave ta tae tar tare tares tars tas tav tavs tea tear tears teas trave tsar var vars vas vase vast vat vats vera verst vert verts vest vesta vet vets
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Meltdown! Hey, if my 24-year old boyfriend were hanging out with a popstar who calls him oppa, I'd be gnashing my teeth on raw pasta too. Or making a voodoo effigy. To each her own. There's trouble in paradise this week, as we close in on the finale, and all our couples are put through the proverbial wringer.
Min-jae drags Shin-young outside her apartment to escape his mom's intrusion. Shin-young asks where they're going, and Min-jae drops the bomb: "To get married." What?! That's the worst possible thing you could say in that moment. Come on, how could anyone take you seriously now? Shin-young feels the same way, as she tells him to stop it and insists they go back and clear things up with his mom.
Min-jae tells her not to over-think it, but Shin-young sees right through his insecurity and naïveté. I mean, really, if you're trying to get married to escape your mom treating you like a child, you should know that she'll be doing that till the day you die anyway. Min-jae is really at odds with being unable to control this situation. He grabs Shin-young for a desperate hug, saying, "Don't go."
Inside, Sang-mi is stewing in righteous motherly anger, that is, until she finds a letter that Shin-young wrote to Min-jae:
Roommate Min-jae!
I don't think I'll be able to see you tomorrow morning before I leave, so I'm writing a letter.
Da-jung always complained about that room being cold; I worry that it's cold while you're sleeping.
The promise I made with your mom, I really want to keep it. It's a courtesy that I want to pay to the person who brought the Min-jae that I love, into this world.
I'll only accept you as my roommate until the end of this week. I'll give you a heated blanket for the rehearsal studio so you can stay there. When I miss you I'll come see you.
An excitement I haven't felt for a long time
The desire to try and live well
This is the gift that you have given me.
What gift can I give you…I think about it every day.Thank you, and I love you,
My heart's Spring, Ha Min-jae.
It's both super-cute and super-convenient, since it exonerates her from any hanky-panky goings-on in the apartment. We should all leave such letters lying around in strategic places for bosses, mothers-in-law, insecure boyfriends/girlfriends…it would save a lot of time and energy in the long run.
It looks like Sang-mi's buying their chaste living arrangement, (which she should, since it's true, much to my own dismay) and leaves the food that she brought over.
Meanwhile, Min-jae is aimlessly driving Shin-young around town, with no destination in mind but refusing to head back home. Shin-young finally gets fed up with his childishness and tells him to stop the car. She gets out and takes a cab back home.
Bu-ki comes to her rescue, paying for her cab fare and helping her suss out the situation with Min-jae and his mom.
They discover all the food that Sang-mi left, making Shin-young feel even guiltier. Shin-young confesses that she felt a generation gap with Min-jae today. Bu-ki replies, "It's not a generation gap; it's just differences in thought." While that's a nice ideal, I tend to agree with Shin-young in this case.
But then Bu-ki drops some knowledge in Shin-young's lap: "Lee Shin-young, if there are so many things plaguing you, then just break up with him. Every couple has a mountain they have to climb. If you don't want to deal with someone ten years younger, you could choose someone your age with a bad personality, or maybe you'd prefer to deal with parents-in-law and siblings. This is your choice. No matter which man you choose, there will always be something you have to overcome in the relationship. Pick something you can accept." Shin-young: "Do you not have anything you can accept? Is that why you're still single?" Bu-ki: "I just like my life right now. That's why I'm single." Well how do you argue with that?
While I don't think that any relationship conflict is interchangeable, I do appreciate Bu-ki's no-nonsense brand of wisdom. It comes from the school of Value Thyself, with a mix of Life Can Be Whatever You Choose, both of which are right on my wavelength.
Shin-young texts Sang-mi that she hopes any misunderstandings will be cleared up and that she'll send Min-jae back home. I like that Shin-young always does the adult thing and considers the other person's point of view.
To his credit, Min-jae shows up at his mom's house to do some damage control. First he petulantly chastises her for treating him like a kid in front of his girlfriend. So not cool, Mom. But then he explains that there's nothing to worry about, and that Shin-young is frustratingly intent on keeping her promise to Sang-mi.
Sang-mi just chalks it up to Shin-young making up for her age. But if you knew Shin-young, you'd know she doesn't think her age is a sin or a shortcoming that has to be made up for. Which is why her face belongs on a flag. Or a quarter. At least a t-shirt.
Min-jae then switches to sweet-talk mode, apologizing and admitting fault. This totally works, as it usually does with moms. Turns out no matter how pissed they are, they still love you.
Back at home, Shin-young packs up Min-jae's things, and finds his student ID:
That thing is probably Bummie's real student ID photo, because he looks about twelve in it. At first she thinks it's adorable, but then it makes her feel the age gap even more. I don't blame her, because the dude in the picture is a tiny, tiny baby.
Over in the land of the happily wed, Da-jung is studying for an upcoming job, when her sister-in-law bursts in with bags of groceries and nephew in tow. Oh, horror. I know she's not the worst sister-in-law in kdrama land, by any means, but there's something so frustrating about these sorts of people—the ones who pretend not to know that they're totally imposing on you and bilking you for everything they can.
Sure enough, today she wants Da-jung to cook her a five-course meal, so she can pack it up and take it to her in-laws. Really? I thought you were just a resident of crazytown, but now you're in the running for Mayor.
When Da-jung insists on getting back to her work after helping her prep the food, Little Miss "Unni, you're so chic, you're so smart" shows her true colors. She can't believe Da-jung won't help her with this one little thing, when their family accepted her against her father's wishes. What?! You never lifted a finger to accept her! What the jeebus are you talking about, you crazy woman?!
She actually goes on to add that she thought Da-jung, being of her age, would be sweet and kind (read: making up for her age by being extra "helpful"). And the girl their dad wanted Ban-seok to marry is SO nice and good-mannered. Oh, I want to hit her with heavy objects!
In one sense, I am satisfied, because I KNEW she was just putting on that nice-clueless act. Big faker! But of course, Da-jung is now completely at a loss (who knew human beings could be like this?) and feels trapped and helpless.
She seeks out Bu-ki's advice, and I'm glad to see that we've dispensed with exorcists and fortune-tellers and gurus, and are now going straight to Bu-ki. Should have been that way from the beginning. She's free and she's always right.
Bu-ki tells her the two viewpoints are too different; that she should just suck it up and help her out. Aw, man. Isn't there some scare tactic you can think of, involving crazy wigs and makeup? It worked so well on the father.
Da-jung says longingly, "Today, I'm jealous of you and Shin-young." It's funny that Da-jung is jealous of Shin-young, and Shin-young is jealous of Da-jung, while Bu-ki isn't jealous of anyone because SHE'S AWESOME.
Bu-ki tells her to think of all the times she prayed for someone to share agu-jjim with (that octopus stew for two), and Da-jung replies that the price of sharing agu-jjim with someone is too high. She wonders aloud why people get married. It befits her character to want so much to get married to end her single life, only to realize marriage isn't an end, but a beginning.
At work, Shin-young is finally making waves as she scores a big story about that politician who beats women, getting to air the interview that got squashed way back when. The whole team feels vindicated and Shin-young gets acknowledged by her boss. Victory!
Shin-young goes to find Min-jae to share her good news, but she comes upon him just as he is doing this:
To be fair, the girl is the one doing all the snuggling, but you're not exactly shaking her off like she's got leprosy, which you should be doing!
It's actually harmless, and Shin-young sees it as such, but it stings her a little, in the face of all the age-gappy pangs she's been feeling lately. She turns around and leaves without saying anything, but Min-jae sees her and runs after her.
They chitchat, and she casually asks who the girl is (nice move). Min-jae tells her that's Senna, a junior classmate, and a singer. He gave her one of his songs for her new album. Okay, she's not only younger than you, but also a singer? Why are you doing this to me, Show? If you set her up to be some perfect match for Min-jae, I will boycott the final episode! I will!
Min-jae wants to have a final dinner together at home, since he's moving out tomorrow. They decide that the first person home will cook, and Shin-young says she'll probably be late. Yeah, if my 24-year old boyfriend were going to cook dinner for me at home, I would have this look on my face too:
Over at Sang-woo's house, he and Sang-mi are meeting with his mother, and as expected, things are not going well. Can't argue that Sang-mi is good on paper. Sang-woo's mom tells them that she and her husband won't be attending the wedding, and she ends up pleading with Sang-mi to let Sang-woo go.
It's actually really hard to watch Sang-mi endure this, because even though she's the mom who said this sort of stuff to Shin-young not too long ago, she's been through more than enough emotional abuse in her life. Sang-woo's mother tries the mom angle; she asks her to think of her own son, and how people will look at him. Seems to me that well-adjusted kid would do fine even if you decided tomorrow to marry a woman instead.
Sang-woo decides that this is too much, and he defiantly drags Sang-mi out of his apartment. The poetic justice is not lost on Sang-mi, as she flashes back to Min-jae dragging Shin-young away in front of her, just the other night. Yup, mother-son-girlfriend dynamic is pretty much the same, no matter what planet you hail from.
Shin-young turns down offers from her co-workers to celebrate their big story tonight, and decides to go home early and be the one to cook dinner for Min-jae. She sets up an elaborate spread of pasta ingredients, which is a cute domestic side of Shin-young that we rarely get to see.
Meanwhile, Min-jae gets up to leave the studio, and his friends raise hell because they want him to go out with them tonight, and they won't take no for an answer. Min-jae hesitates, but lets himself get dragged out. I suppose Shin-young did say that she would be home late, but then by your account, you're still flaking on making her dinner. Flake!
He texts her that he's going to be late and to eat first if she's hungry. This is the toughest part of early relationships—the setting yourself up, anticipating this great date, and then getting that call. You can't be angry because the other person doesn't know, but then you are angry, because you still put in all this effort. Listen, women have a hard time managing expectations, okay?
Shin-young decides to wait for him, since it's their last dinner together in the apartment. I have a feeling this is going to get much worse before it gets better.
Over in married land, Da-jung and Ban-seok are eating a lovely sushi dinner, and Da-jung tries to broach the subject of her sister-in-law. Ban-seok hears that his sister asked for all that help, and his reaction is happiness that his sister likes his wife so much. Oy, so clueless this grown man.
He announces happily that his sister will be buying the apartment upstairs, and wow, I am speechless. If you think the sister is bad now…when the commute is one staircase…Da-jung and I both shudder in horror. And yep, that's the thing that drives her over the edge. She finally lets it all out to Ban-seok.
The argument spills over all the way from the restaurant to their house, and I have to say, although I can see both sides logically, Ban-seok is disappointing me with his failure to see how much it strains Da-jung to be a good wife in the eyes of his family.
Da-jung, tears in her eyes, says that when she thinks of her future, she's frightened. Ban-seok counters that he didn't know she was such a selfish person. That cuts to the heart, as Da-jung breaks down and Ban-seok walks away from the argument.
Back at home, Shin-young waits and waits, chomping down on sticks of raw pasta, sticking them in her hair, trying to pass the time while growing increasingly impatient. And then, the kicker: her co-workers end up at the same bar that Min-jae is at, and this is the picture they decide to send to Shin-young:
Ha Min-jae? Meet the doghouse.
Meanwhile at the bar, Min-jae is actually trying to leave, but his friends keep pressuring him to stay. This is probably a universal thing, but it seems to be a very pronounced social pressure in Korea—you can't be the first to leave a gathering because people get all upset that the mood will be broken, and they literally badger you into staying. I don't know why this is a thing with Koreans, but it's inescapable when hanging out with them. Know a Korean? Are one yourself? Yeah, think about it. You've been badgered.
Not that this lets Min-jae off the hook; let's get that straight. Social badgering is one thing, but flaking on your girlfriend to do loveshots with a girl who's totally hot for your junk is NOT COOL.
Shin-young has a little freak-out, makes a giant mound of pasta which she eats herself, and then decides she has to calm down, so she does some yoga. Heh. She hears Min-jae coming in the door, and the look on her face is a woman preparing for battle. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
Min-jae comes in bearing a box of cake and acting like nothing happened. Shin-young gives an excellent cold shoulder, in case you were wondering. It's sub-zero, the vibe she gives off. Min-jae picks up on it, but doesn't know why she's so mad (thinking the pasta dinner for one is the only problem).
Shin-young then gets a cathartic fantasy moment where she rips Min-jae a new one for being out with Senna when he made dinner plans with her.
But then she rationalizes in her head that she can't be outwardly angry and jealous of a 22-year old; that's crazy! Well I would argue you're already feeling crazy, and bottling it up is unhealthy, but I completely empathize with your preference to save face here. And you've got the cold shoulder working for you.
Shin-young seals the passive-aggressive deal by going to bed. Min-jae decides it's something cake and candles will fix. Uh, remember the last time you tried to win her over with candles? You had to dye your hair white because you screwed that up so badly. Will you go blue this time?
He walks in with cake and candlelight, but Shin-young's not impressed. So he plops down in bed next to her. She jumps up and says he can't stay, but he just pulls her back to bed and puts his arm around her, saying he's tired and he's drunk so he'll just stay ten minutes.
Aw…darn it. What to do with all this superfluous…righteous…anger….gah, it's gone. Seriously, why so cute?
Shin-young finally thaws, not because they address the issue or he apologizes, but because she's inescapably drawn to his charm. This is why friends get so frustrated when you decide the rational thing to do with them, and then do a complete 180 in the presence of your significant other. It's not logical; it's love.
As they drift off to sleep in each other's arms, Shin-young asks Min-jae what he's thinking.
Min-jae: "Until I met Ban-seok, I was a total troublemaker. But when I met hyung I changed once, and when I met you, I changed again."
Shin-young: "How?"
Min-jae: "I'll tell you later."
I feel like there's no bigger compliment to pay someone than to attribute a change in your life to their presence, advice, or love. It's the highest form of praise in my book. So this blew me away, and not just because he is aware of it, but because he knows to say it to her.
Since Min-jae and Shin-young spend the night together, Da-jung and Ban-seok of course have spent their first night apart. In the morning, Da-jung wakes up disappointed that Ban-seok just let her sleep alone in another room, and things are still pretty dicey between them. It's not going to be easy to solve, this conflict. She seems to be at a total impasse with the entire family, including her husband.
Min-jae and Shin-young wake up in bed together and Min-jae cranks up the charm, saying that even her unwashed face is pretty. Min-jae: "So, we've slept together." Shin-young: "I guess we have." Min-jae: "I'll take responsibility. Don't worry." Oh, you two and your verbal foreplay. Don't tease!
Then, as soon as they get up, Min-jae gets a call from Senna. Ack, we just forgave and forgot! Why are you still fielding calls from the skinny boyfriend-stealer from snotville?
And while Min-jae has yet to do anything actually wrong in the realm of cheating, he isn't exactly fending off Senna's advances with what could be a few simple words such as "girlfriend's house" and "slept over at."
It's not crazy to assume that he thinks very little of Senna's flirting because he's indicated that he's pretty popular and well-versed in the dating game. And his relative fame does add to that theory. But it's also not a leap to think that he enjoys the attention and indulges in it, to a harmless degree. I don't picture Min-jae crossing the line into cheating man-whore territory; I just think he's young and cute and probably having fun.
And that's the conundrum that Shin-young's having in this episode, because when she looks at it from an outward perspective, she knows that Min-jae should be enjoying his youth, his popularity, and his carefree time with friends complete with loveshots and harmless flirting. But as his serious girlfriend, her jealousy of Senna can't really be compartmentalized in that way. It's a pickle.
Sang-mi and Sang-woo take a scenic walk along the river, and oh man, scenic walks along water always mean someone's going to get dumped. At least it's not the ocean. Go back and look at all your old kdramas. The ocean spells death for couples.
Sure enough, Sang-mi's brought Sang-woo to the river to break up with him. She's realized that her life isn't sad or pathetic, and that she's got a lot to be thankful for. Okay, that part's good. She then says that it's enough for her to live as Min-jae's mom, and that she's choosing him over Sang-woo. What? What about that whole other part of your life, as a newly single beautiful woman?
Sang-woo tells her that she shouldn't be thinking of Min-jae, or even Sang-woo, but herself first. Yay, Sang-woo. But she's not hearing him, which makes me sad, mostly for her. And then she walks away, leaving him to brood by the river. At home she cries alone, and I know she's doing that thing where she's giving up Sang-woo thinking it's best for him, but that's just stupid because he loves her, so I'm more annoyed than sympathetic.
At work Shin-young sees Min-jae with Senna yet again, and that girl really needs to take her greedy paws off of Shin-young's boyfriend. I'm actually starting to get upset, as if I've discovered her hanging onto my real friend's boyfriend's arm.
Shin-young has a good day at work and goes home to an empty apartment, and imagines Min-jae coming out of his bedroom to greet her after her day. But she looks back and he's gone. And then she imagines Da-jung coming in the front door, bag of makgulli in hand, wanting to drink away a bad day. Shin-young's face lights up, and then she sees that no one is there. The way her face falls is heartbreaking. She wonders aloud, "Is this why people get married?"
The moment isn't meant to make Shin-young seem pathetic or totally alone; it's more of a comment on how full her life has been lately because of these two people populating her everyday life. Now that they've gone, she's feeling the emptiness. I've lived alone and I've lived with friends, and I have to say, the silence is palpable. Living alone can make you a little batty.
Then, just as in one of Shin-young's hallucinations, Da-jung steps right out of her old bedroom, bag in hand, making Shin-young jump right out of her skin.
She answers, "Don't ever get married. Just live freely and comfortably." Shin-young can't figure out if she's hallucinating. Da-jung says that she couldn't get any reading done with all the construction going on upstairs, and her sister-in-law's meddling. She fills her in on the latest family drama, then says longingly, "Lee Shin-young, I'm jealous of you." Then she cheerily says good-bye and leaves Shin-young wondering whether or not she saw a ghost.
Turns out that Shin-young is doing so well at work that she's being promoted. Her boss offers her a chance at a foreign correspondent job (which if you remember from way back when, was her original area of study and training). He tells her it'll be about three years abroad, and she hesitates, turning it down. He tells her to think about it and not lose this opportunity.
Shin-young waits for Min-jae in the hallway, deep in thought about her job offer. When Min-jae comes bounding up to her, she tries but can't manage to tell him about it. They just make plans to call each other later, and she continues to weigh the decision on her own.
Shin-young goes to see Bu-ki about the matter. She should just start charging by the hour. Bu-ki tells Shin-young in no uncertain terms to just go for it. Shin-young hems and haws that if she leaves, the chance of her returning a single 37-year old woman is 99%. Bu-ki reminds her that the same thing would happen even if she stayed right here. True.
Bu-ki adds: "You didn't think you'd be thirty-four and single, did you? But life is pretty good, right? Thirty-seven will be the same." This is what I love about this drama. The message isn't some idealistic vision of agelessness. It's about rediscovering yourself at every age, and opening yourself up to encounter new things at every turn. You cannot predict what you will be at age X. And setting yourself up for that only limits you.
Shin-young muses that it will mean the end of her relationship with Min-jae. Bu-ki simply says that even if he's by her side, it doesn't necessarily mean they'll stay together, and even if they're apart, it doesn't mean they'll break up. Shin-young thinks that these sorts of crossroads usually pop up when it's time to break up. Bu-ki just zens that the future is unknown and they could be apart, then come back around to each other. She adds for emphasis: "The world is wide, there are lots of men, and you're valuable!"
Over at Sang-mi's house (oh, how I wish Sang-mi was present for Bu-ki's talk just now), she tells Min-jae that she broke up with Sang-woo. Min-jae is actually disappointed in his mom for taking the coward's way out, asking her why she can't be brave like Shin-young. Sang-mi thinks about it, and replies that she must not love Sang-woo the way that Shin-young loves Min-jae. Actually, I think the difference has nothing to do with love and everything to do with self-perception and choosing not to be a victim of circumstance.
Min-jae decides he needs to yell some more, so he goes to see Sang-woo and demands to know how he can say he loves Sang-mi if he was just going to give up like that. Sang-woo explains that he's waiting for Sang-mi to come back around and change her mind, which is not good enough for Min-jae's grand-gesture sensibility.
Min-jae: "You don't know how to love. You didn't know how to love Shin-young back then, and you're the same with my mom now." He goes on to accuse Sang-woo of chickening out once the divorce was final, and Sang-woo counters that Min-jae's still a kid for not understanding and accepting his mom's difficult decisions. Min-jae says it's Sang-woo's responsibility to change his mom's mind; Sang-woo replies that Min-jae should worry about changing Shin-young's mind.
Wait…what? Aw man! This is how Min-jae is going to find out? From Sang-woo? Gah! I hate this! Why of all people is he hearing about Shin-young's job offer from her ex? This doesn't make sense. Why would she have consulted Sang-woo on the matter at all? Don't make me start the bitter ranting, Show. We're so close to the end. We were doing so well.
Sang-woo tells Min-jae about Shin-young's offer to go abroad (grumble, grumble) and adds that when she was given a similar chance before, she was more than willing to leave him for the opportunity to advance her career. But this time the girl who used to be so bold is hesitating because of Min-jae. Sang-woo says outright that it must be because she doesn't have faith in the relationship. Which is ballsy of you to say, Sang-woo, since you TOTALLY DUMPED HER when you were in Min-jae's shoes ten years ago.
Time for a motorcycle ride, as Min-jae rides out his angst, and then contemplates what to do. Meanwhile, Shin-young decides to take the job, and finds out that she'll be going to Helsinki, Finland (random). She notes sadly that it's "a cold and foreign land."
Is there a lot of news in Finland? Are there Korean people there? I don't really know much about the foreign press in Korea, but that seems like a randomly odd choice. I would've rather seen them choose a currently relevant place, even if it dates the show to a specific time.
Min-jae asks Shin-young to meet him in the fated hallway, and they stand in silence for a while, as Min-jae tries to steel himself. Finally, choking on the words, he tells her to go. Good for you. Stepping up in the way that Sang-woo couldn't do for her before.
Shin-young: "Do you really want me to go?"
Min-jae (lump in his throat): "Yes."
Shin-young: "Even if it'll be three years before I'm back?"
Min-jae: "I still want you to go."
Shin-young (tears in her eyes): "Okay, but I don't want to go with a heavy heart. Let's break up."
Min-jae: "Why do we have to?"
Shin-young: "In three years' time we can't say we'll feel the same way. And the place you belong…I don't think it's next to me."
Min-jae: "I'll wait. Go and come back."
Shin-young: "You can't commit to a future me three years from now. And I want to leave comfortably. Let's break up."
Min-jae: "Is this really what you want?"
Shin-young: "Yes. I really mean it."
She turns to leave and Min-jae grabs her hand. She turns back one last time and thanks him for broaching the subject, and says, "Be well" as she lets go of his hand and walks away.
It's the same hallway where they first said "I love you," holding hands in the same way, and now it's the place where they say good-bye.
Min-jae watches her go, as we watch his heart shatter into tiny, tiny pieces.
I don't think Shin-young is doing the classic kdrama martyr thing. I think she's being pragmatic, if overly so. Truthfully, I would be doing the exact same thing when faced with a three-year separation. So I think she's being careful to guard her heart, realistic about time and distance, and mindful of Min-jae's age.
That said, I don't really believe that either of them said everything that they really mean. They might mean what they said, but that wasn't the whole story. I think that even if the break-up holds, they'll have to revisit this conversation.
What I don't want: a three-year fast-forward. I know, we're probably going to get one. But I really, really don't want a neat little bow-tied fast-forward happy ending. It would ring false for a drama that stayed so realistic and fresh in its approach to relationships. I care more about how they're going to solve the problem in the here and now, and how that will cause the characters to change and grow. I'll somehow feel cheated if we skip that and go straight from angst to…and then they are magically happy and together three years later! Seriously, if that happens, I might poke an eye out.
If you spoil me, I will smite thee and thy village!
See you for the finale…sob.
- The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry: Episode 14
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Dominion Schedules Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Oct 10, 2012, 16:05 ET from Dominion
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion (NYSE: D) will host its third-quarter earnings conference call at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 25. Dominion management will discuss its third-quarter financial results and other matters of interest to the financial community.
Domestic callers should dial (866) 710-0179. The passcode for the conference call is "Dominion." International callers should dial (334) 323-9872. Participants should dial in 10 to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Members of the media also are invited to listen.
A live webcast of the conference call, including accompanying slides, and the Earnings Release Kit will be available on the company's investor information page at www.dom.com/investors.
A replay of the conference call will be available beginning about 1 p.m. EDT October 25 and lasting until 11 p.m. EDT November 1. Domestic callers may access the recording by dialing (877) 919-4059. International callers should dial (334) 323-7226. The PIN for the replay is 17770509. Additionally, a replay of the webcast will be available on the company's investor information page by the end of the day October 25.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 27,400 megawatts of generation, 11,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 6,300 miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion operates the nation's largest natural gas storage system with 947 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves retail energy customers in 15 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's website at www.dom.com.
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11-13-2012 #6611
I'm having the exact same problem. When i create a new PSNID it allows me to play for about 10 minutes and then kicks me off the server making it unable for me 2 join again.
11-13-2012 #6612
Hey Everyone,
seems that the link for the F1 2012 Update 1.02 EU is down...
F1 2012 EU: http://www26.zippyshare.com/v/71781184/file.html
Has someone a working link for me?
11-13-2012 #6613
How did you delete this game data on xmb? Once I press delete it will prompt that it will delete all data on the external hdd.
Btw matt101, Previously Max Payne 3 i using on True Blue TB Patch but now I cancel all the patches and wanna patch Max Payne 3 using Duplex Patch Eboot but it got error stated - Game Data is corrupt It will be reinstalled now
And it prompt again pls delete game data ?? how to delete the data ??
11-13-2012 #6614
Seems that Zone of the Enders HD Collection does not work. There is no sound and after picking ''New Game'' the game freezes. Please do fix!
Some PS3 fixes from Nicolas19 also:
- Hitman Absolution CFW 3.55 BLES01403 (need test and sdat file is original)
- Happy Feet Two BLES01425 (need test)
- Disney Epic Mickey 2 The Pow
11-13-2012 #6615
on xmb above saves it says ps3 game data... i believe you delete your game data from there... good luck
11-13-2012 #6616
Seeking a Call of duty black ops 2 bles-01718 fix 3.55
11-13-2012 #6617
Someone with Dual-boot-possibilities could upload the real 1.02-eboot & selfs, and perhaps we have to set our folders to read-only while we are online... I think it sets a token and since BD is read-only it cant be set? (just guessing)
OR: it needs 4.31... Someone with OFW 4.30 should also test this...
11-13-2012 #6618
is there a 3.55 fix for the testament of sherlock homes out yet? thx
11-13-2012 #6619
Call of Duty Black Ops II Nuketown Zombie PS3 DLC by DUPLEX Out
Following up on their Call of Duty Black Ops II EBOOT Patch (scroll down) and recent releases, today PlayStation 3 scene release group DUPLEX is back with a Call of Duty Black Ops II Nuketown Zombie PS3 DLC fix.
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If you want updates and support - BUY IT and support the developers!
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Finally, below are some more PS3 patch fixes today from craze e 1 as follows:
- Ben 10 Omniverse EBOOT PATCH USA CRAZE E 1: http://ul.to/6fdopr1x / http://www.mediafire.com/?gz8hjcb27sq262u
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11-13-2012 #6620
I'm downloading NOW this Call.of.Duty.Black.Ops.II.Eboot.Patch.PS3-DUPLEX, if works i upload on Rghost
CONFIRMED! WORK!!!! 3.55 KMEAW!! UPLOADING NOW TO Ghost!
There is!! http://rghost.net/41556338 COD BLACK OPS 2 3.55!!!


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24 Christmas Puddings for the Holiday Season
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup raisins
- In a small bowl, whisk the first seven ingredients. Stir in the rice, pecans and raisins. Pour into two greased 10-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins on a baking sheet.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 2 servings.
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A decade is just a drop in the barrel of the four centuries which have distilled the rich and, surprising, history of cognac.
All the same, some decades, like some cognacs, are more momentous than others. In 1998, the small town of Cognac in south-western France, was, literally, under siege. Angry vineyard owners blocked all approach roads with piles of burning tyres.
A brandy surplus equivalent to two years' global sales – a cognac sea, rather than a lake – was piled in and around the town. The big cognac companies – Hennessy, Martell, Rémy Martin and Courvoisier – had suspended their purchases of eau-de-vie, or "raw" young brandy.
Cognac, arguably one of France's greatest gifts to humanity, had lost ground in its homeland to a fashionable taste for whisky. Some important foreign markets had collapsed. Growers were being paid to rip out their vines.
Ten years later, cognac is no longer on the rocks. Sales of the world's favourite brandy smashed all records last year. More than 158 million bottles of cognac were sold in 2007, nine out 10 of them outside France and more than one in three in America. This was the sixth successive year in which the world's thirst for cognac has grown.
The abrupt change in fortunes is explained by a cocktail of global trends, some predictable, some surprising. They range from the emergence of a vast, cognac-quaffing, Chinese middle class to the establishment of cognac as one of the principal icons of American rap music. Last year, two symbols of quality and conspicuous consumption jostled with sex and guns as the principal subject for US rap lyrics and titles. Cadillacs came first. Cognac came a close second.
In the small town of Cognac, and the large brandy-producing region which surrounds it, burning tyres and angry placards are now just a memory. Small wine-producers in much of the rest of France bemoan global competition and a world-wide glut of cheap wine. Cognac producers are, cautiously, celebrating the arrival of a global economy (and praying that the US and Asia are not heading for a recession).
Patrick Brisset, 49, is a cognac producer in the pretty village of Saint Preuil, just east of Cognac. His family has been growing grapes for brandy-making for 340 years.
"The cognac crisis in 1998 was a false crisis, a pseudo-crisis," he said. "Nature is bountiful, especially the vine, but mankind is not always reasonable. When times were good in the 1990s, we simply produced too many grapes and too much cognac.
"But the crisis was never going to last. Anyone with a little common sense could have seen that cognac was perfectly placed to benefit from the globalised world which was just beginning. Until a few years ago, cognac had more name recognition in China than Coca-Cola."
Here is another surprise. Cognac, symbol par excellence of French savoir faire and French art de vivre, was one of the first "global" products. It was invented in the early 1600s by the Dutch, based on methods of wine distillation borrowed from the Middle East, by way of north Africa. It was refined by the French and commercially developed by the Irish and British. Cognac was already a global brand when Atlanta, home of Coca-Cola, was still a swamp.
The taste for cognac in Asia is an especially old story. French traders loaded a sailing ship with cognac almost 200 years ago and successfully made the rounds of east Asian ports. Ever since, cognac has been a status symbol in China. One of the most prestigious presents at Chinese weddings is a bottle of Hennessy or Courvoisier or Martell. For decades, few Chinese could afford cognac. Now tens of thousands can.
Cognac exports to China increased by 73 per cent last year. If you include sales shipped through Singapore, China has now overtaken Britain as the second largest consumer of cognac, after the US.
The unlikely connection between cognac and rap music is more recent. In 2002, Busta Rhymes reached the top five of the rap charts in America with a song called "Pass the Courvoisier". Six years later rap lyrics are still littered with references to "yak" – slang for Cogn(yak) – and Henny – slang for Hennessy.
Mixed with everything from Coca-Cola, to beer, to pineapple juice, or swigged straight from the delicately crafted bottle, Cognac has become the drink of choice for rap performers and their fans. Courvoisier reported a 50 per cent jump in its American sales after Busta Rhymes took the name of the label to the top of the US charts.
However, the love affair between cognac and black America goes back much further. In the 1950s, two legendary jazz performers, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, formed a quintet called VSOP. (When cognac is at least four years old it is known as Very Superior Old Pale or VSOP. Two-year-old cognac is VS or Very Special. Older cognac is XO or Extremely Old.)
M. Brisset believes that the cognac-black America connection goes back to the Second World War. During the liberation of France, American soldiers were often given a long-hidden bottle of cognac by grateful French farmers. "Black GIs were used to being treated as second-class soldiers by the US Army. They were astounded to find that they, too, qualified for a free bottle of brandy," M. Brisset said.
As a result, cognac became a favourite drink of the black Americans who could afford it. Rap stars have passed on the taste to a new, and often (but not always) wealthier, younger generation of African-Americans.
Hennessy, the most popular cognac brand in America, with more than half of the market, estimates that young blacks now buy 60 per cent of all the bottles it sells in the US.
Isn't the cognac industry a little wary of a connection with music whose lyrics are often accused of promoting violence and brutal attitudes towards women?
"We respect all our customers," M. Brisset said. "I like to think that rap stars are attracted to cognac, not because it is a symbol of luxury, but because they recognise that it has extraordinary quality."
It is fair to say, however, that the cognac industry is a little schizophrenic in its attitude to rap. Officials are quick to point out that many white Americans also drink cognac and that the steady growth of cognac sales in the US – up 13 per cent again last year – began long before Busta Rhymes asked people to "Pass the Courvoisier".
All the same, when you log on to the official website of the cognac industry trade body – the Bureau National Interprofessional du Cognac (BNIC) – the sound that you hear is not accordion music, or Johnny Hallyday or Edith Piaf. It is rap, followed by jazz. Chinese heavy metal, or ethnic han music, will presumably follow. There is, however, a further explanation for cognac's boom in the globalised world: an explanation that might cause French wine traditionalists to ponder the plight of the country's middle and low market table wines. Eighty per cent of cognac is blended and marketed by the four biggest, instantly recognisable brand names: Hennessy, Rémy Martin, Courvoisier and Martell. These companies belong, in turn, to large drinks or luxury goods companies. Hennessy, for instance, is part of Louis-Vuitton-Moet-Hennessy (LVMH).
By contrast, French middle-market wines are marketed under hundreds of different labels, upholding the noble, national tradition of wine-making and bottling by small producers or traders. This is, according to your viewpoint, the magic of French wine or a marketing calamity. Top of the range French wines do well everywhere. But the only other French wine region which is doing universally well is Champagne. This, like Cognac, is dominated, not by the labels of small producers, but the brands of a half-dozen big blenders and traders. Is that just a coincidence?
Ten years ago the cognac producers on the tyre barricades were convinced that they had been "sold down the river" by the big multinational drinks and luxury goods companies, which had bought up the big, old cognac houses. The protesters accused them of being more interested in their other, more trendy products, such as vodka or whisky.
"That fear has proved not only to be unfounded but the opposite of the truth," said Jérome Durand, director of marketing at the cognac trade body, the BNIC. "Having the clout and the marketing expertise of these big multinational companies, as well as a handful of strong brand names, has been a huge advantage for cognac. It is one of the factors which has made cognac successful while French table wines have lost ground."
Cognac sales are still sluggish in France and Britain (the third and fourth largest markets). The industry hopes that a gathering trend towards drinking cognac long – as an aperitif or cocktail – will change all that. Last week, the cognac industry organised its first "cognac cocktail summit", and invited the most celebrated drinks makers and shakers from all over the world.
Rather than compete, they were asked to collude in the invention of a new cognac cocktail. They came up with "the summit" – a mixture of cognac, fresh ginger, cucumber, green lemons and mineral water. M. Durand insisted that I should try one. It was, I must report, sensational.
Drinking cognac long, rather than short, is a return to its origins. The double distillation of white wine to produce brandewijn (burned wine) or "brandy" in the Cognac area was invented by the Dutch in the early 1600s. Officially, distillation helped the wine to travel better. Unofficially, it reduced the cost of shipping.
Wine is largely water. Rather than ship French water expensively to Holland, the wine was double-distilled into brandy. Dutch water could be added on arrival. Thus, accidentally, an icon was born.
The booming world thirst for champagne threatens to cause bubbly shortages, and high prices, before new champagne vineyards come on stream in 10 or 15 years. What about cognac?
There is plenty of room to expand production. In the medium term, there should be no big problem, even if last year's poor, mildew-ridden summer, reduced the 2007 grape harvest. (Cognac is mostly made from ugni blanc grapes. They produce an acidic, low-alcohol white wine which is undrinkable, but perfect for distillation.)
Cognac prices in the shops have not yet been pushed up. All the same, the industry's main trade body says that it will take "vigilance" and careful planning to prevent shortages and price hikes, in the future.
There is already a scarcity of barrels of cognac which have been aged for four years and more. The wholesale price of 10-year-old, generic cognac – a key ingredient in the sophisticated, "XO" or "Napoleon" blends – has doubled in the past year. This was, ironically, the cognac which was distilled in the year of barricades and burning tyres.
Rising prices for this old, unblended cognac might well begin to force up the prices of XO brandy. Such bottles already sell for around £100 a bottle. Even older brandies in crystal bottles can sell for up to £3,000.
There is, therefore, no particular reason to pity the consumers, whether they are wearing blazers in yacht clubs or bling in nightclubs.


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From David Hawkings' daily CQ/RollCall update today:
"THE HOUSE: Convened at 9 and is done for the week, having voted 408-0 for legislation that would apply anti-smuggling laws to the ultralight aircraft that have become the mule of choice for moving drugs from Mexico into the Southwest.
The bill was a longtime priority of Gabby Giffords, who cast her final vote in favor of her measure just after handing in her letter of resignation during an extraordinarily emotional half an hour of tributes on the floor. I will recover and will return and we will work together again, the Arizona Democrat declared in her letter, which was read by her friend Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Giffords did not come to the microphone, but walked haltingly to the top of the rostrum to hand her resignation paperwork to Boehner, who was far from alone in openly sobbing at the sight."


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Dry Itchy Skin
I have a year old mix named Brady who has recently gone through some pretty stressful health issues these past three weeks and thankfully has recovered wonderfully. Although through the entire process we saw that he was trying to itch much more frequently, we originally thought it was just because he had to wear a protective cone and was trying to itch where his stitches were healing. Once we took the cone off he seemed to itch everywhere. We were told to give him Benadryl by a local vet to help suppress it but we don't know what it could come from. He sadly has not been on a constant food source for more than a few weeks so we don't know if that is a factor, or stress from his illness, dry skin, or a side effect from his medicine. We want to try bathing him with a good shampoo first but we don't know what kind would be best for the situation, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also he does seem to have dandruff from time to time. Oh he also doesn't have fleas we have given him flea medicine and check him daily for them.
What are you feeding as this may have a lot to do with his itchies?
You could use an oatmeal bath which might be soothing to the skin but I would want to know what I am dealing with before bathing as it might make it worse?? Also look at anything new to your home. Whether it be new laundrey soap, cleaning supplies, or external items in your yard. What did the vet say about the constant itching? has the dog been checked for things like mange??
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He is eating Wellness dog food right now but we don't know what he ate at the shelter or if he did, he was extremely under weight when we found him. He was checked for fleas and mange during his vet visit to get shots as well as before his surgery. We would like to avoid taking him into the vet if possible he is petrified of them and we don't want to stress him out more. Everything in our home is new to him so it would be hard to pin point anything in specific that could cause a reaction :/ we are in the clear to bathe him on Monday. His incision will totally be healed by then. I just don't want to buy the wrong shampoo. He doesn't seem to have hives or any break outs that could be a noticeable reaction the only thing I have noticed is what appears to be some dandruff.
It could be a number of factors - best to focus on one thing and try to narrow it down.
Most skin issues as such are from allergies to food. Does the Wellness you're feeding have grains in it? I would try switching to grain-free (OR, if you were previously feeding a grain inclusive formula, it may take up to 3 months for the body to get rid of it in its system). Sometimes chicken in the kibble can be the culprit as well. I would add some coconut oil or olive oil to his food to work on the skin in the meantime (even fish oil is great). Was the Benadryl having any effect at all? |
Maybe its just the transition from the shelter to your home. How long have you had him?
I would pick up an oatmeal bath and see if that gives him some relief and try it on Monday. The shelter wasnt likely feeding wellness so perhaps he just needs the time to get used to the good food. It may take a few weeks for you to notice any difference. Maybe you could pick up some fish oils and see if that helps. Go easy at first because you dont want to give him loose stools! Also if he was an outdoor dog before you got him it may take time for his body to adjust to not having to be in the various elements...??? Good Luck How about a picture of your new addition?
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Sounds like Brady has had quite a lot going on recently, between being in a shelter, finding a new home, the surgery and vaccinations (which ones?), meds (what were the drugs?) etc. Could be that all the stress has taken its toll on his immune system and maybe he just needs some time to recover and settle in. Supplementing his diet with a good quality fish oil is a great idea as the omega3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory. Hope he's feeling better soon!
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I would opt for a bath too to get rid of any urface allergens, and I would feed a limited ingredient diet for now, something with preferably one meat source and one carb source. My girl is allergic to peas and white potatoes (among other things) and they make her itch, so it could be anything. The coconut is a great idea, and I like adding some extra support, like vetriscience's canine plus vitamins. If you add fish oil, don't forget to add vitamin E, or get some with E already in it.
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We bought some all natural oat meal shampoo and hope that will help. He already eats the highest quality food we can afford it does have some grain but no fillers or by-products. It's wellness super 5 mix and it says it helps sensitive skin. We will try the fish oils but he is super picky so he may not eat it. We know the shelter fed him whatever volunteers donated they never stayed consistent. He was one three medications an antiinflamtory pain medication and antibiotics. Hopefully the bath will help.
I'm a bit out of touch with current dog food ingredients, but the Super 5 isn't limited ingredients, which may (or may not!) be the problem. If you have continuing problems, it might be something to consider, and maybe there is an economical one out there that won't increase what you are currently paying.
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look closely, the lady at the Texas welcome center looks just like the clown....
1250 miles driven...and it is only day 4!
Trip Start
Jul 06, 2010
Trip End
Aug 04, 2010
Where I stayed
We took several breaks. One of which was Rayne, LA 'Frog Capital of the World." We didn't have a chance to ask the locals just how many frogs you have to have to qualify for such a title as it really should have been named, "Mosquito Capital of the World", thank you!
Monsieur Jacques was there and was so kind to take a photo with us.
My Aunt Gigi called and told us a little saying that is so appropriate..."Sundown to Sunset, you still haven't seen all of Texas yet." Boy, ain't that the truth! We crossed the border and would you know there are over 880 miles of highway across Texas?! I knew it was big but, woah!
Got to San Antonio around 9. Will be going to bed as soon as I get the wash.
Considering we were all stuck in a minivan together for 9 hours today, we still managed to have a good time. :)
Oh, almost forgot, the woman at the welcome center has named the clown, Tex.
Love the photo at the welcome station w/ all of you in the state's form...;o)
Yes, the Welcome lady could be related to your clown - the new- Tex!
Buttons/Bubba Dollars/ Tex. Waiting to see what other names he will collect?
It was over 30+ years ago when Corbett & I were traveling with the Baker girls and as we entered Texas State Line...the Triple AAA had the little poem we all remember to this day.... "The sun has riz, the sun has set and you ain't seen all of Texas yet!!!!!"
Glad your longest day is behind you.
great pics......soo glad your having the time of your life....I know your thinking of me I can feel it :) I miss you!!!! look foward to the next one! <3 you!


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Today we're recovering from Katie and Peter's awesome wedding weekend.
These are two of my favorite people that I absolutely consider family. Getting to celebrate with them and their parents and siblings and friends and extended families was something I will always treasure. Just good, kind people.
And the dancing was pretty darn fun too.
We'll be sharing more photos as they become available. Here's two from Paolo's camera that he shared with me:
I wrote on Instagram that Saturday was really the day I actually saw Simon for the first time as a young man. He and Anna have been looking forward to this weekend ever since Katie and Peter asked the three of us to be in the wedding last year.
Simon and Anna and I talked a lot leading up to the big event about how this was Katie and Peter's day and that best behavior was expected. Simon really took that to heart and was patient and polite and mature even during all the standing around & waiting time that seems to happen on the day of a wedding when you are in the wedding party.
He was so excited for his "uniform" (suit), including the bow tie that Peter picked out for him and he got ready with all the groomsmen who were just so fantastic with him. He didn't complain once about the outfit (he tends to be pretty particular about his clothes) and he happily wore the fancy shoes we picked out for him.
Basically he totally rocked the whole day.
One of my favorite things was having some of my family there as well. They've gotten the chance to know Katie and Peter over the last four years and love them just as much.
I can't wait to show you more photos of all the cool things Katie set up for the wedding and reception. That "best day ever" sign was a huge hit of course. She and Peter and their families put in a ton of work to really make it a magical celebration. I'll have her tell you all about it when they return from their honeymoon.
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Every second, 3 sharks in the world are killed by fishermen- their fins sawed off while they're gasping against the dry air. After the brutal disposal of their fins, the creatures are thrown back alive into the sea to die in agony for hours or days.
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Lovely shading technique, going from intense light to dark colors. The detail in this is wonderful.
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Great drawing. Why people kill creatures that are not doing anything to them is beyond me.
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Archaeologists discover saber-toothed vegetarian
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
The Associated Press
Thursday, March 24, 2011; 3:22 PM
WASHINGTON -- Surprised scientists have discovered the remains of a saber-toothed vegetarian. Researchers report that the leaf-crunching animal lived 260 million years ago in what is now Brazil. It was about the size of a large dog and had nearly 5-inch long canine teeth.
The research team notes that large saber-shaped canine teeth are unexpected in a plant-eating animal. They say the enormous teeth may have been for self-defense or for battling for territory or females.
The creature is known as Tiarajudens eccentricus (tee-AH-ruh-HOO-denz ek-SIN-trik-us).
The researchers report on their discovery in Friday's edition of the journal Science.


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Marine Products releases 3Q results
Posted onMarine Products Corp., manufacturer of Chaparral and Robalo boats, this morning announced a decline in sales for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30.
For the quarter, Marine Products reported net sales of nearly $31.6 million, a 39.8 percent decrease compared to net sales of nearly $52.5 million in the same period last year.
The company attributed the drop to a 47.7 percent decrease in the number of boats sold, partially offset by an 11.8 percent increase in the average selling price per boat.
"Our results were once again negatively impacted by some of the same macroeconomic and industry specific factors that have plagued the pleasure boating industry for over three years, CEO Richard A. Hubbell said in a statement.
This quarter, retail boat sales were also affected by the credit crisis and unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets. Not only has this crisis made consumers reluctant to buy discretionary items such as pleasure boats, but the recent curtailment of consumer and business lending has made it difficult to secure loans for boat purchases, he added.
The company, Hubbell said, does not see any signs of improvement, adding since the environment was worse at the end of the quarter than the beginning, we continue to reduce production in order to manage dealer inventory levels.
The companys stock was trading at $5.65 per share this morning. Its 52-week high and low are $9.75 and $5.16 per share.
Gross profit for the quarter was $5.1 million, or 16.2 percent of net sales, compared to $11.2 million, or 21.5 percent of net sales, in the third quarter of 2007.
Net income for the third quarter was $684,000, a 78.8 percent decrease compared to $3.2 million in the prior year. Net income decreased because of lower income before income taxes and a higher effective tax rate, the company said.
Net sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30, were $152.8 million, a 17.5 percent decrease compared to the first nine months of 2007. Net income for the nine-month period decreased 29.9 percent to $8.7 million, or 24 cents diluted earnings per share compared to $12.4 million, or 32 cents diluted earnings per share in the prior year.
"Although we are in the most protracted downturn in our company's history as a public company, we continue to be pleased with the market's reception to our new products, Hubbell noted.
The success of our redesigned Sunestas and SSi Wide Techs contributed positively to our financial results this quarter. As we announced in September, we introduced Chaparral's 400 Premiere Sport Yacht at our recent dealer conference. Our expansion into bigger boats is a natural progression given our history and engineering capabilities, and the 400 Premiere has been met with widespread acceptance.


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Overview - Christian Studies & Philosophy
Dr. Clair Budd, Chair
Fulfilling the Great Commission requires active intellectual life, strong leadership, and the ability to engage the world's cultures in a time of ever-increasing diversity and change. With this calling in mind, our Department seeks to deepen students' understanding of the Christian faith and shape their worldview in ways that are rooted in Scripture, theology, and philosophy. Recognizing the deep connection between faith and practice, faculty use classroom and experiential learning contexts to prepare students for effective ministry in a wide range of callings. As part of a full-orbed liberal arts education, the majors supported by the Department are thus designed to prepare students for service in the church, the academy, society, and throughout the world.
[Major and Minor requirements]
The BIBLE AND THEOLOGY PROGRAM offers an in-depth exploration of biblical content and theology. The major prepares men and women for vocational ministry and theological scholarship.
- The Pre-seminary concentration equips students for seminary and graduate level education. Men and women in this program have opportunity to develop the writing and research skills necessary to succeed in graduate school and ultimately to serve in pastoral and other leadership roles in church and society.
- The Pre-ministry concentration seeks to prepare men and women for ministry immediately following college. These students take courses, among others, in preaching, pastoral theology, biblical interpretation, and Christian Ministries in order to be as equipped as possible to enter some types of ministry without further seminary education.
Each of these tracks emphasizes biblical content and background, theological understanding, and exegetical skills. Both facilitate interpreting the Bible in its historical, cultural context and the ability to apply biblical principles to ministry in everyday life. In addition to studying individual books of the Old and New Testaments, students explore the rich historical and theological legacy of the Church and its implications for today.
As part of our goals for our students, the department provides opportunities for study abroad and cross-cultural experiences. In recent years our faculty members have sponsored study-tours to Greece, Turkey, and Israel. Some of our students have spent a semester in Israel earning course credit in biblical history and archaeology.
The CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES PROGRAM offers opportunity to increase understanding and thoughtful participation in the work of the church, with particular focus on the educational, discipleship, and missional components of that work. Majors demonstrate special concern for exploring ways to meet spiritual needs, from a Biblical perspective, as they exist individually and socially in various cultures.
A core of courses anchors students in Biblical/theological studies, including basic understandings of the Church and its mission in the world, in foundational practices of Bible study and other spiritual disciplines, and in experiences leading to effective ministry. Each program requires students to participate in a ministry internship. Students may major in Christian Ministries, Missions, or Youth Ministry; minors are also available in each of these areas. The department's Resource Center makes a wide variety of materials available for student study, as well as for applied ministry.
- The Christian Ministries Major prepares students for leadership in the disciple-making and teaching ministry of the church and parachurch. Preparation is supported through study of human developmental patterns and ministry approaches throughout the life cycle. A concern for organizational leadership and curricular resources contributing to spiritual formation is reflected in course offerings. Experiential learning occurs throughout the program.
- The Missions Major prepares students for cross-cultural ministry in an international setting or among ethnic groups in the United States. This program seeks to equip students with knowledge and understanding of the issues of intercultural interaction in general and cross-cultural communication of the Christian gospel in particular. Using a multidisciplinary approach, students learn to analyze intercultural problems, work within the arena of cultural diversity, and form the conceptual framework and practical skills needed for effective cross-cultural communication and ministry. Students complete a core of classes, then select one of three areas of concentration to complete the major: Cross-cultural Ministry prepares students to work within church and para-church settings; Social Justice equips students to engage in ministry among the poor, the oppressed, and the abused; Business as Mission provides a new mission tool for reaching the unreached world through an integration of spiritual and social concerns with the purpose of addressing needs of the least resourced peoples of the world.
- The Youth Ministry Major prepares students for leadership roles in ministry with adolescents in church and parachurch. Rooted in theological reflection and the study and understanding of the unique developmental journey of youth, this major equips students for evaluating various models of ministry with adolescents and developing their own consistent approach. A focus on teaching and mentoring youth is supported by study and practice in evangelism, discipleship, counseling, recreation, and assessment of cultural systems and influences that affect youth, with a goal of guiding youth to Christian maturity and participation in the Church's ministry.
- Leadership & Ministry Major - The Christian Studies and Philosophy Department also offers a major in LEADERSHIP & MINISTRY through the ADULT PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM (APS). For information on that program see the Adult Professional Studies section.
The purpose of the PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM is to acquaint the student with the field of philosophy, including its relevance to the formation of a Christian worldview. In this process, philosophy becomes an important element in preparation for both meaningful vocation and general intellectual life.
The curriculum in philosophy acquaints the student with the history of philosophy, the world's great philosophers, basic schools of thought, key areas of philosophy, and the classic questions in the field. In addition to the information conveyed in the curriculum, philosophy at Asbury seeks to develop key cognitive skills in the student: clear thinking, analysis, logical argumentation, critique. Beyond the level of skill acquisition, the curriculum is also designed to nurture the higher intellectual functions of understanding and valuing, which have traditionally been associated with wisdom.
Philosophy serves as an attractive major or minor as well as an enriching elective for any other field of study. As an undergraduate major, philosophy serves as a basis for graduate work in philosophical, theological, or divinity programs. A student can also major in philosophy in order to do graduate work in other fields, provided that he or she has done the necessary preparation in that other field. Philosophy is a beneficial second major as well, since it equips the student with cognitive skills and expands his or her understanding. As a minor, philosophy fits well with any major, since it is flexible and provides additional insight into one's first major and into intellectual issues more broadly. Simply taking some philosophy courses as electives helps the student in pursuing intellectual interests outside his or her major field.
Some career options open to philosophy majors are law, medicine, business, politics, government service, journalism, and writing. Historically, only philosophy majors score 5% or more above the mean on these important exams: LSAT, GMAT, GRE Verbal, and GRE Quantitative. Philosophy majors as a group have a higher mean score on the GRE Verbal than students in any other major. Surveys of medical schools indicate that philosophy is the preferred major for applicants who are otherwise qualified in chemistry and biology.
Philosophy is essential to being a truly educated person -- that is, to being a person who understands our cultural heritage, sees life holistically, discerns and critiques the assumptions of competing world views, and acts upon principle. This kind of education lays a ground work for success in any career because it enhances one's ability to deal with a wide variety of ideas and perspectives represented among different people, to solve complex problems, and to articulate a vision.
OT 100, NT 100, and TH 300 are Foundational course requirements for all students and do not apply to the majors and minors listed above.


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June 16 2010, 9:57 AM
About a decade ago, Frontline and The New York Times completed the in-depth "Hunting bin Laden," after the U.S. determined Osama bin Laden had orchestrated the 1998 bombings of two embassies, the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, and, of course, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
After all these years, the wealthy Saudi Arabian exile is still believed to be hiding in the mountains around Afghanistan, with a $25 million bounty on his head.
But that promise of fortune doesn't seem to have been the motivating factor in driving Greeley construction worker Gary Brooks Faulkner to Afghanistan in a solo hunt for bin Laden, according to The Associated Press. Faulkner, in his early 50s, was detained in the mountains of Pakistan while carrying a sword, a pistol, and night-vision goggles.
Catching bin Laden is Faulkner's obsession, says his brother, Scott Faulkner, who adds that Gary had been to Pakistan at least six times and who told reporters his brother is "not a sociopath. He's a man on a mission, and his mission just happens to take him half way around the world" (via 9News).
As Westword points out, Faulkner's "tale is another chapter in Colorado's kooky connections to terror."
Meanwhile, The Baltimore Sun wants more details about the "Christian literature" Faulkner was reportedly carrying.


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While You Were Sleeping: The Blogger Takeover Continues, Hedi Slimane's First for Saint Laurent, Plus More!
-Marciano teamed up with Swedish blogger and style icon Elin Kling for the brand's first-ever collaboration. The Elin Kling for Marciano capsule collection will hit stores in November, further proving the blogger takeover [EKforMarciano]
-See the best looks from Hedi Slimane's debut collection for Saint Laurent Paris.
-Karl Lagerfeld teased editors with a No Smoking sign at the Chanel studios. A major Saint Laurent reference! [WWD]
-British photographer Sam Taylor Wood shot the Maison Martin Margiela for H&M campaign in Paris. The editorial photo shoot and a series of short movies will debut this month to promote the collection which will be available in select H&M stores on November 15. [FashionIndie]
-See the latest snaps from the party scene during Paris Fashion Week.
-My-Wardrobe.com launches a limited-edition scarf designed by Lily&Lionel to raise money for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. [MyWardrobe]
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"I Find No Intellect Comparable To My Own"
Margaret Fuller very possibly spoke the truth, and the literary men of the age both admired and shied away from her
February 1957 | Volume 8, Issue 2
Because Emerson is the central figure in the consociation her friendship with him has, naturally, been closely studied, by none more surgically than by Emerson himself when he joined with William Henry Channing and James Freeman Clarke to edit her Memoirs in 1852. By then, in retrospect, he could put it: "When I found she lived at a rate so much faster than mine, which was violent compared with mine, I forboded rash and painful crises, and had a feeling as if a voice cried, Stand from under!" Contemporaneous documents demonstrate that only by the most nimble skill did Emerson manage to stand from under, that on several occasions he was sucked, if not exactly into, then to the brink of, the maelstrom of her devouring hunger for both affection and domination. They worked together in businesslike partnership on The Dial (the strain became too great for her at the end of 1842 and he took over the editing, though she continued to expend time and energy on the magazine), yet every once in a while their emotions would slip out of control. He would write her what in any other land except New England would be called a love letter, and she would berate him in barely concealed rage as he would retreat into his impenetrable "egotism." She interrupted the factual correspondence to tell him that he was hers and hers he would continue to be. Emerson took again to flight: "O divine mermaid or usher of men," he answered, "you & I are not inhabitants of one thought of the Divine Mind, but of two thoughts." They met, he informed her, as ambassadors of foreign states, she maritime, he inland. "I find or fancy in your theory a certain wilfulness and not pure acquiescence which seems to me the only authentic mode." He may have supposed that he was thus putting their relation on a sale basis: to one who listens for emotional undertones, he seems to be cleverly encouraging the flirtation. At any rate, she would turn on him with devastating frankness, telling him that he failed her "when my soul, in its childish agony of prayer, stretched out arms to you as a father." We may suspect that she was trying to lash him into reaction when she tells him, "You are not the friend I seek." Still, she struggled hard not to give him up: "But a beautilul foe, I am not yet, to you. Shall I ever be? I know not."
It all makes for a curious Yankee melodrama, wherein one suspects that they were toying with temptations they were both too virginal to recognize. On the other hand, they, like all the Transcendental group, stood for freedom—Emerson wanted The Dial to scare the bantlings of "Conformity"—and they may have dallied with these phrases in order to get a peep into regions where a Madame de Staël or a George Sand freely cavorted. But there comes a point, even in New England, when escapades that lead to nothing cease to yield any satisfactions whatsoever. Margaret reached that point in the autumn of 1844 and broke out of the mesh by an action which her New England associates could regard only as blackest treason: she went to New York.
One is tempted to imagine what Margaret Fuller might have become, say at the age of seventy, had she stayed in Boston. Would she, like Elizabeth Peabody, her only rival in the Transcendental Club, have ended up a dowdy eccentric, accepted at last by the community as harmless and even rather beloved as a local monument? We shall never know, for she not only removed to New York, but in that Babylon was the first female in America to join the working press. She wrote reviews and other columns for Horace Greeley's Tribune. Boston regarded New York as a brawling, vulgar conglomeration, not worthy of being called a city except insofar as a few strayed New Englanders, notably William Cullen Bryant, kept alive a faint flicker of culture. Women of anything like Margaret's distinction of mind could not be imagined as going there of their own free choice; for her to soil her hands with the ink of a Gotham newspaper was downright shocking. But for her to publish in that paper on August 1, 1846, a farewell to the city in which she brazenly reported that twenty months within it "have presented me with a richer and more varied exercise for thought and life, than twenty years could in any other part of these United States"—well, neither proper Boston nor Transcendental Concord could condone conduct so unbecoming her sex. Few in either locality bethought themselves that her journalism in the Tribune, an employment which Emerson said "is not satisfactory to me," was literary criticism of a maturity that nothing else in the country, except perhaps some pieces by Edgar Poe, could equal. They were the less likely to think this because they held Poe's critical efforts to be beneath contempt.


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Although she's often overlooked in favor of bigger names like Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand was one of France's most influential designers.
Born in 1903, Perriand attended art school at the Ecole de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, where she was less interested in the Beaux-Arts curriculum as she was in the metal and industrial design of modernism.
Le Corbusier, the functionalist/modernist architect, had mastered modernist exteriors but found he could not furnish their interiors with the right furniture. When Perriand approached him with her portfolio, she was dismissed with "We don't embroider cushions here," which was about the equivalent of "Make me a sandwich" in modernist design lingo—women learning avant-garde design were often shuffled toward weaving and textiles rather than architecture. After seeing her "bar on a rooftop" project, made out of aluminum, steel, and glass presented at the Salon d'Automne of 1927, Le Corbusier realized the error of his ways ways.
Perriand joined Corbusier and Jeunneret when she was 24 and was brought on for their furniture and interior design department, which they would later become well-known for. She was the only woman to work at their firm for ten ears.
Throughout her career she retained a commitment to erase dividing lines not just between the fine and applied arts, but between good design and popular accessibility, and vied for a democratic and collective approach to art. She also had strong socialist sympathies. Her politics can be most vividly seen in her collage "The Misery of Paris," which accompanied one of her living room displays in a 1936 interior design exhibition. She received none of her usual accolades that year.
Le Misère de Paris
Although the Perriand-Corbusier-Jeunneret trio worked collaboratively on many projects, more and more sources reveal that the credit of their ingenious designs belong mostly to Mlle. Perriand, if not entirely.
Perriand reclining in a chaise lounge she designed
Corbusier's very lack of enthusiasm for collaborative work led Perriand to leave the studio in 1937. But her career and designing didn't stop after she left Le Corbusier's studio (though you might think that after reading some sources!)
In 1940 she was invited to Japan to advise the Ministry for Trade and Industry on industrial design--no small business trip. Although her stay was meant to be only six months long, Germany invaded France not long after she left, prolonging her residency in Japan. When Japan allied with Germany, she went to Vietnam. The influence of Japanese and Vietnamese design and craftwork would largely influence her later works, including sliding doors, and using wood and bamboo where before she used aluminum.
"Oh hey, just hanging out by this bookshelf I designed that excels in both form and functon."
She was alter involved with the Formes Utiles, an art movement in the '50s that was an extension of the Union of Modern Artists (which Perriand helped found and organized their first exhibition), which emphasized affordable and functional furnishings (forerunner of IKEA anyone?).
Despite her expert interior designs, Perriand loved the outdoors, and was a perfect architect for the Les Arcs ski resort, which combined her interest in communal living skills with her ability to merge interior and exterior, using wide glass windows for a panoramic view.
Other notable works include working with artist Fernand Leger and furniture designer Jean Prouvé, remodeling Air France offices worldwide. Pop culture enthusiasts might also recognize the iconic '80s Maxell ad as featuring one of Perriand's chairs.
So the next time you put your feet up, visit IKEA, or hear Corbusier's name, think of Perriand! You can read more about Perriand and see her work in her autobiography, A Life of Creation, or in several large and heavy bound design books devoted to her artwork.
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Thanks for writing about Perriand! It always helps put things in perspective for me as a designer, when I realize just how recent it was that women were such a minority in the field. Things have definitely changed (at least in the graphic design world that I inhabit), but in talking to friends who work in landscape architecture, I know it's still a boy's club—sure more stubtle in the sort of discrimination, but certainly still an issue women designers deal with today.