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By: Eric Convey for the Boston Business Journal
The immediate surroundings as developer John Preotle talked about his new office complex in Medford on a recent morning were somewhat typical for a man in his situation. The bare concrete floor and open ceiling begged for additional tenants. Columns were spare — about four, not counting the elevator core, for each 32,000-square-foot floor. The windows were tall and wide.
What was unusual, was the view through all that glass.
Workers in the building at Rivers Edge look out on a pristine park next to the gently flowing Malden River. Next door is a four-story luxury apartment building that was built after Preotle's company sold off a parcel to another developer. Below is the new Tufts boathouse, a hub of warm-weather activity.
The view would be jarring for just about anyone familiar with the site. A half-dozen years ago it was a junk yard. Industrial scrap shared space with empty truck trailers. The river was shrouded in a tangle of scrap metal and other debris.
That was before Preotle's company, Preotle, Lane & Associates of New York, removed what he figures is about 1,200 tons of steel and 175 tons of tires. Preotle said it might have made sense to wait to complete the roughly $1 million, 18-month cleanup until he had found a developer to acquire the apartment part of the site. But, he said, as he brought in a number of potential buyers, most lacked the imagination to envision anything on the 30-acre site other than rust, weeds and a big vacant space that served as a parking lot. So Preotle Lane took the cleanup on itself.
At about the same time, Criterion Development Partners of Dallas (and Waltham) took on the apartment piece. Jack Englert, a principal, said a beautiful riverfront site just 10 minutes from Boston via the Orange Line was a good fi t for his group. "We would not have done this without the park," he said.
What they did was build the kind of residential project that is rare in Boston. At four stories, the building is big without being imposing. The 222 units range from studios to three bedrooms, though most are one- or two-bedrooms. Ceilings are high. Kitchens are topnotch. Amenities abound, taking up some 8,000 square feet.
Rents range from $1,450 for a 646-square-foot studio to $3,300 for the fanciest units, which happen to have two bedrooms each even though the biggest units are three-bedrooms that go for a little less.
The building cost about $60 million to build, with equity financing from Archstone and debt financing from what now is Wells Fargo.
Meanwhile, he's trying to rent out more units. About 37 percent are taken so far. And Preotle, represented by Grubb & Ellis Co., is after more tenants for his. The asking rate is in the mid-$30s, he said, but the right tenant with the right improvement needs "could do better."
Long term, Preotle has plans for more office buildings on the site. Two are approved, one at about 118,000 square feet and another larger.


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In face to face conversation, we often look away from the person we're speaking with. Somewhat paradoxically, the closer people sit to their conversation companions, the less often they look at them.
But other factors influence how often we avert our gaze, too. When we are asked personal questions, or difficult questions, or possibly when we are trying to deceive, we look away more often. When we talk with someone via a remote video monitor, we look at them more often than when we engage in the same type of conversation face to face.
So what's the cause of this behavior? Do several different causes lead to looking away, or is the root cause the same for all of them? Perhaps we look away when we are feeling socially challenged. After all, difficult questions, or social intimacy, or the heightened social awareness involved in deceiving others could all lead to the same feeling of being put on the spot.
But another explanation is possible at least some of the time. We get a great deal of information by looking at faces, and this information places a significant load on our cognitive systems. Perhaps, when we're asked a difficult question and need to concentrate, looking away from a face helps us focus on the cognitive demands of the question.
So do we look away because we're self-conscious, or because it helps us concentrate? Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon and Fiona Phelps devised an experiment to distinguish between these two possibilities. They asked 8-year olds four different types of questions: verbal, arithmetic, episodic memory, and autobiographical memory. Each question was rated by the childrens' teachers as easy, medium, or hard. Half the kids were tested face-to-face, by a questioner sitting across a table from them. The other half were tested via a real-time video link. Their questioner appeared on a video monitor. The children were videotaped as they gave oral responses to the questions. Later the tape was analyzed to determine how often they averted their gaze from the questioner.
Doherty-Sneddon and Phelps expected that the kids using the video monitor would avert their gaze less often. They were interested in a different aspect of the results: whether the kids in each condition would respond differently when more difficult questions were asked. Here are the results (click on the picture for a larger version):
The graphs show the proportion of the time the kids looked away as they responded to the questions. As expected, the kids in the face-to-face condition looked away more of the time than those in the video monitor condition. Otherwise, however, the results were essentially the same—as questions became harder, the children looked away more. Doherty-Sneddon and Phelps argue that if gaze aversion were solely due to self-consciousness, the kids in the face-to-face condition would avert their gaze proportionately longer as the questions became more difficult. Since this was not the case, the reason for looking away is probably simply to reduce the overall cognitive demand and focus on the question.
So it appears that there are at least two reasons we look away from others while we talk to them: because of our self-consciousness or embarrassment at the intimacy of the situation, and because averting our gaze enables us to focus on the ideas behind what we're saying. This is not to say there aren't additional reasons. As Doherty-Sneddon and Phelps point out, there are different expectations in different cultures for how much we should look at each other. However, their work does appear to demonstrate that there is more to gaze aversion than just social nicety.
Doherty-Sneddon, G., & Phelps, F.G. (2005). Gaze aversion: A response to cognitive or social difficulty? Memory & Cognition, 33(4), 727-733.


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Discover the Sweetest Way to Cardiovascular Health
Every once in a while there's some news that turns conventional medical wisdom on its ear. Case in point: recent studies have shown that dark chocolate is actually beneficial to your health. What's next? Eat all the ice cream you want?
You heard right. Chocolate. Small amounts of dark chocolate – one or two ounces per serving, according to the experts – have been shown to promote cardiovascular health. Turns out certain bacteria in your gut thrive on dark chocolate. They break it down and ferment it into beneficial anti-inflammatory compounds. These are the same compounds that lessen the inflammation of cardiovascular tissue.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. First let me emphasize that these health benefits apply only to solid, dark chocolate or raw chocolate. Forget about milk chocolate, chocolate bars, rum-filled dark chocolate balls, and the like. Don't assume those highly-processed forms of chocolate will help your heart. They can't because all the good stuff has been processed out of them.
Unlocking the Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Scientists have known for a while about the antioxidants found in cocoa powder. This is a substance made from husked, roasted, and ground cacao seeds, also known as cocoa beans. This cocoa powder contains powerful antioxidants called polyphenols. But it was believed that these molecules were not digested well because they're so large.
Now researchers have found that a type of bacteria in your gut actually does break down these powerful antioxidants into anti-inflammatory compounds. Turns out these microbes and lactic acid bacteria love to eat dark chocolate just as much as you do.
This helps to explain why dark chocolate has been shown to be so good for your heart. The anti-inflammatory compounds help reduce cardiovascular inflammation.
The other good news is that studies have shown that dark chocolate helps promote gut health. How? By feeding beneficial bacteria instead of the harmful kind. It actually acts as a probiotic that promotes a healthy gut.
More Dark Chocolate Health Benefits
Besides antioxidants, chocolate has other powerful compounds in its mix. These include anandamide, a brain neurotransmitter that helps block feelings of anxiety and pain. Another benefit of chocolate is the caffeine, which produces higher levels of mental alertness and energy.
Following are some of the recently proven benefits of the cocoa bean and its cocoa powder by-product, dark chocolate:
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-carcinogenic
- Improves gut health
- Lowers blood pressure
- Lowers stress hormones
- Lowers risk of Alzheimer's
How to Choose the Right Dark Chocolate
A recent study showed there are vast differences in the quality of dark chocolate. No surprise there. Some tested brands had high antioxidant levels and others did not.
Generally speaking, the darker the chocolate the higher the cacao content. And remember, the benefits are in the cacao, from which the chocolate is made. The problem is that cacao is bitter. So, the higher the cacao content, the more bitter the taste of the chocolate.
It's the antioxidants in the cacao that make the chocolate bitter. So the manufacturers will often remove them. But, it's the antioxidants that provide many of the health benefits of chocolate. To offset the bitterness, most kinds of chocolate are sweetened. The challenge is trying to get as much of the health benefits as possible, while making the chocolate edible. Make sure you read the labels carefully to get the biggest bang for your buck.
You should also assess each type of chocolate for the following:
- What type of sweetener? Pay attention to the kind of sugar or sweetener each choice contains. Natural, traditional sweeteners such as honey or organic cane sugar are healthy choices. What you definitely don't want are products sweetened with high fructose corn syrup or, worse yet, artificial sweeteners.
- Genetically engineered cocoa beans? Choose chocolate that is certified GMO-free or organic. Unfortunately, some of the chocolate on the market today, even dark chocolate, has been genetically engineered. Although the health impacts of GMO aren't known, one thing is for certain: they are developed for corporate profit and not for your health. So to be safe, choose GMO-free products.
- What kind of fat? Fat in chocolate is a good thing, provided it's the right kind of fat. It slows down your body's sugar absorption, which reduces your insulin spike. The best kind of fat in your dark chocolate is cocoa butter – the same fat that occurs in the cocoa plant itself. The main fatty acid found in cocoa butter is stearic acid. This is the only saturated fat that does not adversely affect LDL, and favorably affects HDL. In other words, cocoa butter is good for your cholesterol levels. The next best choice is coconut oil. Avoid vegetable oils, like soybean oil, and trans fats.
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When it comes to picking the chocolate that's best for your cardiovascular health, it pays to check the ingredients carefully. There are hundreds of brands of chocolate on the market. Unfortunately, not all of them support good health goals. Many manufacturers add unnecessary and downright unhealthy ingredients as filler or to make it taste better so you'll buy more.
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JAN 2018 "Thanks so much for having us" - Alice and David Wylde and "Always a privilege to sing at this wonderful, friendly club" Greg Rowlands.
SEPT 2017 Thanks so much for the review and the pics, and thanks for having me once again at the club. I really enjoyed it, a nice bunch of people. Best wishes for the future, and hope to see you all again soon. Jez
I very much enjoyed Saturday evening - Jez Lowe is such a quietly talented man and lovely to listen to. The birthday cake for all three of us ladies was delicious and I had a splendid time! SS
MAY 2017 - PETE HARRIS & JON VAUGHAN - We enjoyed playing the Acorn, very good venue, and appreciate audience. Thank you for booking us! PH
"Wow!!" "Right up my street. " JH
"I couldn't take my eyes off Jon" PP
"Wonderful guitar playing and I didn't know there were so many ways of playing the harmonica (blues harp)" GW
August 2016 - Pete Morton - We had so much positive feedback - stupendous, amazing, fantastic, fabulous - but mostly how good it is to be back after a year off ....
October 2016 - Mick Ryan and Paul Downes "We had a great time". A very successful evening CP All my party enjoyed the evening RL
Looking forward to attending the next evening and helping you celebrate your birthday, Thank you for the joy your music gave me, Louise
Sept 2014 - Dana & Susan Robinson wrote:
"A delightful club the Acorn is - a real testament to all the many years of work you've put into it. Wonderful to meet you and Jim as well."
July 2014 - Brian Willoughby & Cathryn Craig: "What a wonderful night. Minehead's Glastonbury without mud and tents. Also "The Acorn Shanty Crew sound brilliant ... PP
May 2014 - Dan Cassidy & James Hickman - Last night was sensational! GL and "Another wonderful evening the pair are so enthralling and professional" JH
JUNE 17th 2015 - Concert for United Reformed Church
Dear Eileen Ann, I just wanted to say how well I thought tonight's concert went; the Shanty Crew were on good form and got the audience involved, I think we all enjoyed ourselves, and looking at the audience involvement I think these local concerts give a lot to many people in a variety of ways. Mike was so happy to have Di there, his joie de vivre was palpable and as always there was a real rapport between Rob and Jenny. What I wanted to say however was how impressed I was with the Victorian set - your voice is always strong and true - as you know I am not really 'musical', but you and Jim came across as very confident and professional and he sang really well and with true feeling, it was a well - deserved triumph. You put so much into supporting all of us, and of course your very gifted daughter and her family, ( I empathise there), your enthusiasm holds us all together !
with much love, Rita
June 2015 Dear Eileen Ann,It was fitting that Geoff Lakeman mentioned his relative's workhouse experience – and for making the strong point that our folk arts generally, reflect our past origins and are a living heritage for future generations.
I have to say, you organise and run a great folk club across there in Minehead. Many other clubs, nationwide, could learn a lot from The Acorn. I regard what you have going there as an example of 'best practice' within the folk world. JH
AND FROM GEOFF LAKEMAN "I enjoyed the club - and a good singing audience."
July 2013 - Pete Morton/Darren Hodge/Somerset Nightingales/The Triplets:/Acorn Crew and Floor Spots. "Thank you for last night, it was very good, The main guests were brilliant and so were the floor spots." PC
ileen Ann and Jim aka The Somerset Nightingales on stage at the Cornwall Folk Festival at Wadebridge
Mar 2014 - Thank you for a lovely evening. It was great fun! We hope our paths cross at a festival sometime in the year! Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
May 2013 Brilliant club with bags of atmosphere and so welcoming" SS
We appreciate all the hard work you put into making the Acorn one of the most high-profile clubs around ..." (AW)"
"Thanks Eileen Ann for the great review; Phil (Beer) had a lovely time" VW
"Thanks for sending that lovely review - very well written and very flattering - and thanks again for a lovely night and your unparalleled hospitality." Paul Downes x
The Acorn Folk Club upholds traditional and contemporary folk music on eight first Saturdays and is committed to bringing the best professional performers possible to Minehead.
For our 14th Season we have international guests, leading artists on the current folk scene and outstanding features, whom we have seen and heard before booking.
Many of our guests have received BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and also appear at festivals and other clubs
Our new venue of the United Reformed Church Hall in Bancks Street, Minehead, has excellent acoustics and warm and clean facilities, and we are able to bring our own drinks and refreshments there - thus keeping costs down considerably. Also Minehead "the gateway to Exmoor" is a good place to visit, and people further afield find it's worth coming for the whole weekend.
The Acorn Folk Club was founded in 2002 by Eileen Ann Moore and her late husband John. She continues with the help of Jim Parham. The Acorn is run on an entirely voluntary basis and not for profit. It gives professional and amateur performers a platform, and gives listeners the opportunity to meet artists and hear good folk music in a warm and friendly environment, with plenty of space for banter and chat between acts and during the break.
We follow the very good example of Somers (Worcs), the Hoy at Anchor (Essex), and Bodmin, all long established clubs, (to name but a few). We start and finish on time, face the listeners when we perform, and show performers courtesy.
We look forward to seeing you at The Acorn Folk Club whether as a loyal regular, someone who comes occasionally, as a newcomer or a visitor.
Joy Peace and Tranquillity*
Eileen Ann and Jim
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"We have talked about it often, since our visit and reckon it is one of, it not the best we have been to." (RD of Somers Traditional Club)
Artwork and Brochure, Website Management
Albert Owen
TO CONTACT EILEEN ANN or JIM, ORGANISERS OF THE CLUB, PLEASE SEE RIGHT SIDE MARGIN ABOVE - 07811 744158 or click on "to send an email" ....
How to find the Acorn Acoustic Music Club
See link on right hand side under CHANGE OF VENUE
(1939 - 2005)
Founder of the Acorn Folk Club in September 2002
30th June 2018 - An extra: Acorn Acoustic will host the open stage at West Somerset Folk Festival from 4 - 6 pm. All welcome and tea and cakes will be served.
See link to westsomersetfolkfestival.co.uk
11th August 2018 - Birthday party - another International guest - BOB WOOD from Scotland, stunning finger picking guitarist with great sense of humour. And there will be CAKE!!
Always floor spots, musicians, singers, listeners alike all given a warm welcome! And always bring own refreshments.
"Making a Difference", "The Colours of a Dragonfly" (music & lyrics by Eileen Ann Moore) and "Slumber Ye Well" by the late Graeme Miles with Jim Parham
together as The Somerset Nightingales. Youtube Channel set up, filmed and recorded by Albert Owen.
Slumber Ye Well recorded by Albert Owen
and see Jimbo's Photos and Videos from festivals by clicking on No 3 on the left hand margin ....
Your comments:
Thank you for making us so welcome at the Acorn Club, we both enjoyed the evening very much - whenever we are in the area we will make a point of visiting again (RC)
We had a great time at the club and the hospitality was wonderful (Damien Barber)
"Many thanks for the wonderful evening at The Acorn as well as your very generous hospitality." (Dan McKinnon)
"We have talked about it often, since our visit and reckon
it is one of, it not the best we have been to."
(RD of Worcester))
The Caravan & Camping Club - non members welcomed. Minehead
Club Site, Hill Road, North Hill, Minehead, TA24 5LB 01643 704138
Pete & Yvonne - welcome tents and campervans - hill is too steep for
towing caravans, but there are other sites in the town.
plenty of street parking
Click on the link to get a map A is the church
click on the picture and go left to see the car park.
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iT'S SIMPLY BRILLIANT NEWS THAT WE HAVE GOT EVENINGS PLANNED RIGHT THROUGH TO AUGUST 2018. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT OUR PROGRAMME PAGE AND PUT DATES IN YOUR DIARIES! KEEP MUSIC LIVE IN MINEHEAD AND KNOW HOW TO BE JOYFUL! I
ACORN ACOUSTIC MUSIC CLUB meets at UNITED REFORMED CHURCH HALL, BANCKS STREET, MINEHEAD TA24 5DJ. Guests of National and International standing are booked on a roughly quarterly basis. Floor spots, musicians, singers and listeners are all given a warm welcome. Doors open at 7 for 7.30 pm start and, as many people travel a good distance to attend, we finish at 10.30 pm. Entry is £7 and there is a raffle to defray costs. The Club is run on a voluntary and non-profit making basis to uphold top quality folk music in Minehead, giving a platform for professionals and amateurs alike. If you wish to reserve a spot or a seat please ring 07811 744158 or email email@example.com, but it is OK to just come along. Bring own refreshments and have a superb evening in this lovely venue with wooden floor, high ceiling and really good acoustics in a warm and friendly atmosphere! Joy, Peace and Tranquility, Eileen Ann (Founder) and Jim (Co-organiser).
KEEP MUSIC LIVE IN MINEHEAD! .... Don't let time pass by, but see the colours of a dragonfly .... (EAM)


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Speyside Inn - Reader Reports & Opinion
These reports are a combination of questions and comment posted in our Speyside Inn forum and visitor reports added via the 'Add Report' tab above. The votes awarded are weighted by volume and date to give a truer representation of reader satisfaction [more details].
Reader Satisfaction Ranking: Weighted ranking based on 9 votes = 3.6 (max 5)
Guest Report
N K Dugan from U.S.A. visited in December 2012 and awarded
On Christmas day we went up to Speyside to stay at the Speyside Inn and dive there for two days. The Inn is the epitome of backpacker accommodations at a luxury price. Housekeeping left us only one towel when they cleaned the room. There were cobwebs on the ceiling. And while the Inn itself was bad enough, it could not hold a candle to the restaurant.
The restaurant at the Speyside Inn has to be one of the worst restaurants in the world. The food was terrible to the point of being inedible. The prices were extremely high for what we received. The staff was unfriendly, uncaring, and exceedingly slow. They really seemed put out that there were customers at the bar when we arrived.
Tanja and Adrian work very hard to make the dive shop and resort work. They were friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had a good time. The pace they are keeping will assure that they burn out very quickly. They simply cannot make the Speyside Inn work without support from staff which they absolutely do not have.
If we could go back and stay in Speyside again, we would definitely stay and eat at Blue Waters Inn. The prices for both accommodations and food were almost identical to Speyside Inns, but Blue Waters staff was a lot more pleasant and the rooms a lot more luxurious. In all, Speyside Inn is nowhere close to a good value for the price even in that very small market.
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Raphaele from France visited in October 2012 and awarded
We spent 6 days at the speyside inn resort and we recommend it. We were warmly welcome by Adrian at the airport. Our room was very clean and spacious. We found the dive masters to be very professional and friendly. The food was quite good as well.
Guest Report
Ilona from Switzerland visited in August 2012 and awarded
This simple but convenient hotel is a great place for divers. The office of the very professional Extra Divers is based on the premises of the hotel.
The rooms are nice, very clean and well equipped, all with waterfront view. The restaurant is excellent.
There's a beautiful garden and pool area and the road in front doesn't disturb at all (almost no traffic)
Speyside Inn seems a bit expensive compared to other places on the island, but that applies actually to the whole place of Speyside (restaurants, etc). Still, we think it was worth the money!
We enjoyed our stay and can recommand it without hesitation.
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Stephanie from U.S.A. visited in December 2009 and awarded
Our brief stay at the Speyside Inn was nice. The room was really nice, with a nice view of the ocean, and convienent to the beaches and town. Staff was nice and helpful. Compared to other places we stayed on the island, the price was high.
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Gabriella from Switzerland visited in March 2009 and awarded
It was a excellent and unforgetable holiday! Not only for divers - but for divers its supersuper: Beautiful trips (also to "JamesBond"-Island!) with very good guides and perfect equipments! The Hotel Speyside Inn is a nice and flowerful place to relax and with two lovely bars where you meet people from everywhere. And also the divemasters are there, and you can speak about your dive exkcursions and about fishes, fishes, fishes... Stop; the biggest fish is YOU. The staff helps to enyou your holidays round the clock. There is a headhouse with twinrooms and a few little houses (rooms with kithenette) for family or small groups. Round the houses you smell, you touch and you will like the pure rainforest, and in the middle a small pool.
Yes, you feel like in paradise!
The staff in the hotel and in the diving scool is always friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean (thanks to the girls who cleans every morning with big power!) and also a bing thank tho the ladies in the kitchen: I guess, they cook with magic hands - loved their different meals on the terrasse near the sea. And with me flew mre kilos back switzerland (mea culpa!) ...
I will come back to the speyside Inn, and im sure, that my friends will come with me the next year. They saw my fotos from my holidays and said: What a beautiful island, what happy tourists on the pictures - and we have not been there?! Also, come on, guys and girls! Explore tobago and the best hotel on place: Speyside Inn! I hope I'll met you!


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Wednesday, May 7th & Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Building 56 Room 167
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Join the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies Workshop for Dissertation Writers in Women's and Gender Studies participants on the first and second Wednesday in May as these students formally present their dissertation works in progress!
Students in the Dissertation Workshop are at all stages in the dissertation process. The workshop, taught by Professor Kimberly Juanita Brown, Assistant Professor of English at Northeastern University, provides an environment for to discuss theoretical considerations and practical ones relating to the writing of an explicitly Women's and Gender Studies-focused dissertation. Over the course of two workshop sessions which are open to the public, each student participant will give a formal talk on her research and subject matter. Topics and student presenters are listed below.
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Miriam R. Arbeit, Tufts University: "Promoting respectful sexuality and preventing sexual violence: A two-way tension in youth development research and practice"
Carol Kainyo-Karutu, Boston University: "The retention of women along the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV continuum in Kenya. What does it take to improve in that?"
Judy Margo, Boston University: "How do women learn about and access abortion care in South Carolina?"
Emily Owens, Harvard University: "Consent is Sexy: Black Women's Sexual Labor and the Law, 1806-1860"
Balbir K. Singh, University of Washington/ Harvard University: "The Body Politic: Race and Militancy in the US Sikh Diaspora"
Adeline Soldin, Boston University: "Proustian Performance"
Presentations on May 14th, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
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The college textbook industry is a racket designed to con students out of their money. There's already been plenty written about why it's a scam, though not as much about the hidden consequences of the status quo. Here's something notable: Overpriced textbooks are an under-the-radar contributor to the student debt crisis.
In 2012, the average graduating college senior with student loans held just under $30,000 in debt. That figure doesn't include course materials not covered by financial aid. A 2014 U.S. Public Interest Research Group study found that the average American college student spends $1,200 per year on books and supplies.
A separate survey conducted in 2015 by education tech company Rafter revealed that 38 percent of students used credit cards as their primary payment method for textbooks and other required items. That means the constant nickel-and-diming that comes with acquiring ancillary materials can be especially hard on students who struggle to make ends meet.
"When textbooks aren't affordable, it puts an incredible burden on folks going to school," says Sara Leoni, Rafter's CEO. "Feeling like you're the only person in the classroom without the textbook can be daunting."
So daunting, she explains, that it can impinge on one's ability to succeed. "Instead of the students walking into their academic advisor and saying 'I don't know what to do,' they end up just dropping. ... It becomes an uncomfortable situation for them. They already feel like outsiders."
While it's often the case students can find deals on oft-used texts — particularly for entry-level courses — the cost dilemma become more acute as students reach upper-level courses. Last year, Carl Straumsheim of Inside Higher Ed wrote about a $400 textbook for a 400-level chemistry course:
"While efforts to contain costs and increase access to course materials are well underway, those initiatives rarely target upper-level courses. And because of the advanced subject matter, fewer students have likely taken those courses in the past, meaning fewer used textbooks on the market."
It also means less of a chance to try and go without the book and still succeed, thus $400 (plus tax) on a credit card. And good luck recouping that cost when it comes to selling the book back.
Visualizing our textbook woes
Here's a helpful infographic (also embedded in the post below) that summarizes the findings of the Rafter survey. It illustrates many of the unseen costs and consequences of the unsatisfactory textbook state of the textbook industry. A few highlights:
- The National College board recommends a budget of $600 per term for textbooks; 93 percent of students budget less than $300.
- Financial aid does not always factor in textbook costs; 47 percent of Rafter survey respondents report that financial aid covered less than half the cost of their course materials.
- The high cost of textbooks will often limit a student's learning potential; 66 percent of students admit to having gone without at least one of their required books, cost being the primary reason. This leads to undue stress and anxiety as well as difficulty keeping up with the class, not to mention a hampering of the student-professor relationship.
The key takeaway here is that student debt consists of way more than just the figure presented on a loan statement. The incidental costs of things like textbooks add up. Wary students are then forced to choose between paying out the ear for course materials (that may not even be that valuable) or going to class unprepared.
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Leadership as Intercession Part 1: Key to Surviving and Thriving in Ministry
Editor's Note: Every summer we offer a special eReflections series that offers the opportunity to reflect on some aspect of leadership that requires a bit more consideration and prayer. Since summer rhythms are often slower and more spacious for pastors and ministry leaders, we thought this would be the perfect time to encourage the practice of intercession as an essential leadership discipline. Enjoy!
"A major difficulty in sustaining one's mission is that others who start out with the same enthusiasm will come to lose their nerve. Mutiny and sabotage come not from enemies who opposed the initial idea, but rather from colleagues whose will was sapped by unexpected hardships along the way." –Edwin Friedman
A couple years ago, our family watched a season of the reality TV show Survivor because we were acquainted with one of the participants—former NFL quarterback Gary Hogeboom. Gary emerged early on as a leader on his team—probably because of his age, his experiences on the football field and his responsibilities as a father of five children. After the season was over, an interviewer asked how he felt about being recognized as a leader so early on and he responded, "I didn't want to be the leader, because the leader always gets voted off the island!"
Most of us who have been in leadership for any length of time at all can resonate with this statement. I have seen and experienced things in leadership for which I still don't have categories and may never this side of heaven—as I'm sure we all have. But one thing is sure: the choice to lead something, to orient your life toward some vision or ideal and to lead in that direction opens you to a world of challenge and pain that you might not otherwise have to face.
If It Wasn't for the People
Gary's comment is an apt description of what many of us experience in leadership and an uncanny description of what Moses experienced in leadership as well. It seems the children of Israel were always trying to vote him off the island even though he had sacrificed everything to lead them! They were a particularly difficult group of people to work with. They complained a lot. They were headstrong. Sometimes they lied and were in other ways deceitful. They were rebellious and fickle. They were ungrateful and seemed to have a very short memory regarding all that God (and Moses!) had done for them. At times they even maneuvered behind Moses' back to oust him and appoint new leaders—one of the most painful things that can happen to a leader! Even his own brother and sister at one point questioned God's anointing on his life, succumbing to an insidious jealousy that nearly cost them their lives.
The Scriptures describe in great detail Moses' difficulties with the people he was leading and oddly enough, this is one of the things I find most helpful about Moses' story. When people start to fix blame on the leader for all that is going wrong, the loneliness and disillusionment can be blinding. And yet this tendency to complain and blame the leader is one of the most predictable patterns we encounter in leadership. As a wise person once remarked, ministry would be great if it wasn't for the people!
What is one to do with the people pains involved in leadership? How do we keep going when people turn against us and seek to undermine the very journey we have embarked upon together?
What's Really Going On
One of the basic disciplines that characterized Moses' life as a spiritual leader was his commitment to intercessory prayer; it seemed to be essential to his ability to persevere in ministry and find the wisdom he needed. But in order to carry the people into God's presence with a pure heart and a real commitment to their well-being, he needed to understand what was really going on.
The late Edwin Friedman, in his work applying family systems theory to life in congregations, says that criticism of the leader (which is a form of sabotage) is so predictable that it should be viewed as part and parcel of the leadership process itself. "Self-differentiated leadership always triggers sabotage which is a systemic part of leadership—so much so that a leader can never assume success merely because he or she had brought about change. It is only after having first brought about change and then subsequently endured the resultant sabotage that the leader can feel truly successful. When the sabotage comes, this is the moment when the leader is most likely to experience a failure of nerve and seek a quick fix."
This is exactly what happened to Moses. He had gotten the people out of Egypt—a huge and highly beneficial change; but after the initial excitement, patterns of criticism and sabotage kicked in almost immediately. The people complained and began to talk about turning back when they hit their very first challenge—the Red Sea (Exodus 14). Then they added insult to injury by reminiscing about being in the land of Egypt "when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread." They accused Moses and Aaron of bringing them into the wilderness "to kill the whole assembly with hunger" (16:3).
Refusing to Play God
This pattern of complaining and blaming the leader repeated itself with utter predictability throughout their journey, and Moses dealt with it in a couple of different ways. First of all, he refrained from taking it all too personally and refused to accept responsibility for what was ultimately God's responsibility.
Although Moses would not have had our modern-day jargon to discuss it, he seemed to have some understanding of the psychological process of projection—the way human beings unconsciously project their doubt and darkness onto someone else rather than taking responsibility for dealing with their own fear and anxiety. He might have also realized that people tend to project idealized expectations onto leaders—expectations that are often unspoken and held subconsciously—and then become angry when the leader does not meet those expectations.
But Moses refused to take on the weight of the Israelites' expectations. He would not allow them to treat him as if he were God nor behave as though he were responsible for something he was not. When they tried to put him in that larger-than-life role, he stopped it immediately by saying, "What are we, that you complain against us? When the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning . . . what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against the Lord" (Exodus 16:7-8). With one penetrating statement, Moses clarified the issue and shut down the projective process, insisting that they take it up with the One who was actually responsible.
This required real discipline, and I'm sure it was very hard to maintain at times, but the benefits were immeasurable. Not only did it relieve Moses of the burden of people's projections—a weight too heavy for any of us to carry—but it also freed him up to do what was most needed in the moment, which was to enter into the work of intercession. Unencumbered by the weight of undue responsibility, he was free to carry the people into God's presence and intercede on their behalf.
The Work of Intercession
One of the most consistent patterns of Moses' life in leadership is the regularity with which he prayed for the people he was leading and sought God's guidance for situations involving them. Rather than getting caught up in defending himself or arguing a point, he used his energy to carry the people into the presence of God, to cry out on their behalf and to listen to God for their next steps. Over and over again the pattern was very consistent: "The people complained . . . and Moses cried out to the Lord."
At Marah, when the people complained that they could not drink the water because it was bitter, Moses "cried out to the Lord" on their behalf (Exodus 15:23-25).
When they quarreled with Moses and with God at Rephidim, "Moses cried out to the Lord," asking God what to do (Exodus 17:3-4). Rather than lashing out at them or getting hooked into trying to prove himself to them, he battled it out in private with God.
When the people sinned by worshiping the golden calf, Moses' intercession saved them from being completely annihilated by God's anger. "Moses implored the Lord. . . . And the Lord changed his mind" (Exodus 32:11, 14). Moses laid his life on the line and identified with the people completely as he interceded for them, saying, "If you will only forgive their sin—but if not, blot me out of the book you have written" (Exodus 32:32).
When the people complained against God in the desert and the fire of the Lord burned against them, "Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire abated" (Numbers 11:2).
When Miriam was afflicted with leprosy because she and Aaron had become jealous and challenged Moses' authority, "Moses cried to the Lord, 'O God, please heal her'" (Numbers 12:13).
When the people refused to believe God and enter boldly into the Promised Land, they threatened to displace Moses and Aaron and appoint new leaders, and God's anger burned against them. And once again, Moses interceded for the people, reminding God of his character and his covenant.: "Forgive the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your steadfast love," he prayed (Numbers 14:19).
When Korah led a revolt against Moses and the whole congregation assembled against him, which brought about a punishing plague, Moses and Aaron carried incense into the middle of the congregation to make atonement for them (Numbers 16:46-47). Moses literally stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped (Numbers 16:48).
When God sent fiery serpents among the people because they had become impatient and spoke against God and Moses, Moses prayed for the people, and God instructed him to make an image of a serpent and set it on a pole so that everyone who had been bitten could look at it and live (Numbers 21:9).
Intercession on the Front Lines
Perhaps the story from Moses' life that most fully captures the significance of intercessory prayer as one of the basic functions of spiritual leadership is the battle with Amalek in Exodus 17. It is a picture that is worth a thousand words. Moses was usually the front-line person when it came to the challenges that faced the Israelites on the journey and he was no wimp; however, in this case somehow he sensed that his most important role in this particular battle was to stand on the top of a hill and intercede for the Israelite army.
He appointed Joshua as general for this battle. "I will stand on the top of the hill," he promised, "with the staff of God in my hand"—a symbol of God's empowering presence and his reliance on God in his leadership. (Exodus 17:9) And we all know the story—whenever Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed and whenever he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed.
The work of interceding—standing in the presence of God on behalf of others—was so real and so taxing that Moses' hands grew weary. But he knew better than to engage in this ministry alone. He had brought with him Aaron and Hur (who, by the way, was the son of Caleb), two of his most trusted colleagues. They took a stone and put it under Moses to support him physically. Then they stood on each side of Moses and supported him with their presence, holding up his hands to keep them steady until the sun set.
The battle was literally won on the basis of Moses' ability to remain in a stance of intercessory prayer on behalf of those God had given him to lead!
Leading on the Edge
Being this reliant on God for the actual outcome of things is a very edgy way to lead. We are much more accustomed to relying partly on God and partly on our own plans if the issues at hand are really important. "If you want to get the job done right, you better do it yourself!" is a sentiment that we apply not only to people but to God himself. It is always good to have a back-up plan if the life of faith doesn't come through, we rationalize.
Thomas Merton provides a challenging perspective that encourages us to walk right out to the edge of faith at key moments in our own lives in leadership. "Cowardice keeps us double minded—hesitating between the world and God. In this hesitation, there is no true faith—faith remains an opinion. We are never certain, because we never quite give in to the authority of an invisible God. This hesitation is the death of hope. We never let go of those visible supports which, we well know, must one day surely fail us. And this hesitation makes true prayer impossible—it never quite dares to ask for anything, or if it asks, it is so uncertain of being heard that in the very act of asking, it surreptitiously seeks by human prudence to construct a make-shift answer."
And so we might ask: What is the use of praying if, at the very moment of prayer, we have so little confidence in God that we are busy planning our own kind of answer to our prayer? It's something to think about.
©Ruth Haley Barton. 2014. Adapted from Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry (InterVarsity, 2008). Not to be reproduced without permission.
Ruth Haley Barton (Doctor of Divinity, Northern Seminary) is founder of the Transforming Center. A teacher, spiritual director, and retreat leader, she is the author of numerous books and resources on the spiritual life including Pursuing God's Will Together, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, Sacred Rhythms, Invitation to Solitude and Silence, and Longing for More.
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Scheme is last chance to dispose of unwanted quota
Simon Coveney , Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has announced the fifteenth Milk Quota Trading Scheme, to be the first of two Trading Schemes to allocate quota in respect of the 2014/2015 milk quota year.
The Minister welcomed the fact that, following detailed discussion with the farming organisations and with ICOS on how best to approach the final year of the Milk Quota regime, there continues to be general agreement that the structure and approach adopted in previous years should continue.
"As we approach the end of the milk quota regime a number of farmers will be making big decisions about the value of the quota they hold.
"While the annual review of the schemes with the farming organisations and ICOS considered a number of different options for this final year of trading, the consensus was that it would be best to continue with the current structure.
The Group did, however, recommend that the price of priority pool quota, which is primarily targeted at young farmers and smaller producers, should be lowered to 3 cent per litre. I have accepted that recommendation".
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His new-found popularity was also a burden, however. Political figures began to sidle up to him, and suddenly his obligations as a nobleman began to interfere with his work. Despite having his own lab, he began to feel that he couldn't get any proper research done. Worse, he married a low-born girl named Kirsten seemingly only for love, and her ignoble blood brought considerable wrath from the family. Brahe wanted to get away from it all, but word somehow reached the King that he was contemplating a move to Germany. In an attempt to keep his popular and successful scientist around, Frederick II offered Tycho an enormous incentive: the island of Hven. Perhaps because this unprecedented show of royal favor would at least partially placate his family's disappointment, Tycho Brahe accepted Hven as his personal fiefdom.
Hven was a small, sparsely populated island with little influence or economic power — and that made it perfect for Brahe. He had little need or want of wealth or political clout, and on Hven he could behave as he pleased. And he did. On Hven Brahe constructed the Uraniborg observatory which was to define his career. Here, he could build his ultimate tool literally from the ground up — and it was an enormous endeavor. At its height, construction of Uraniborg and its eventual sister-site represented a full 1% of the country's finances.
Brahe had large tastes in all things. Uraniborg became home to more than 100 students and astronomers, and he used it to host famously ostentatious parties. He was known to be a prodigious drinker, and the observatory's secluded nature seemed to evoke the most repressed aspects of his noble guests' personalities. Though Brahe was popular, he was also seen as a lush and a corrupting influence by more conservative Danes. There were even rumors (probably false) that his parties, the most legendary and exclusive in the country at the time, sometimes evolved into sex parties. The menagerie was made all the more surreal by the presence of Tycho's tame elk. It was a beloved pet until Brahe took it to a dinner off the island and it apparently drank too much beer, stumbled, and fell down a flight of stairs to its death.
Through all this, he kept up his observations. They were not just accurate, but incredibly numerous. Book after book was filled with positions, meticulously recorded with error ranges ever smaller — when he figured out how to reduce this error, he would go back and retake measurements for old points already recorded. His observations were used by other astronomers, most notably his assistant Johannes Kepler, to deduce the nature of the universe. Kepler's writing of his laws of planetary motion was possible only with the help of Brahe's great tomes of astronomical locations over time.
Brahe continued his work at Uraniborg for several decades, expanding the facility and never wavering from his measurements. Keen political skills honed from a life of nobility let him keep the royal favor necessary to keep spending, but after the death of King Frederick II in 1588, the son succeeded to the throne. The two clashed constantly, and after a number of particularly harsh altercations with the new King and some royally favored lords, Tycho Brahe left the country in exile. This was to end his days as a relevant figure in science, and he spent his last few years as a well-fed nomad, occupying various parties and dinner invitations with his famously pleasant company.
Brahe made other contributions to science, notably arguing that celestial bodies are free-floating entities rather than objects glued to large concentric spheres in which we reside, as was doctrine at the time. He proposed a new model for the orbit of the moon around the Earth, more precise than the existing one, and even pioneered herbal medicines that remained in use for centuries. He put forth a chimera system of the universe that became known as the Tychonic system, a geo-heliocentric model in which the Earth remained stationary. It persisted so long primarily because his measurements seemed to provide such incontrovertible evidence. His great work of writing, the Introduction to the New Astronomy, was cut short due to his own time-consuming standards for measurement — and his sudden and unexpected demise.
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April 7, 2014, Seattle – Today, the Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by five members of the Olympia Food Co-op against current and former members of the Co-op's Board of Directors for their decision to boycott Israeli goods. The court held that the lawsuit was a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAPP, and that participation in the boycott is protected by the First Amendment. The court also affirmed $160,000 in statutory damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs for the board members, and awarded attorneys' fees for the appeal. The lawsuit is part of a broader pattern of targeting pro-Palestinian activists in the United States, particularly in legislatures and across college campuses.
"Those who would try to intimidate concerned citizens speaking out on behalf of Palestinian human rights should take note," said CCR Senior Staff Attorney Maria LaHood. "The law and history are on the side of peaceful boycotts for social change, and today's ruling reaffirms that this time-honored tradition is protected by the First Amendment. Instead of trying to suppress speech calling for Palestinian human rights, opponents should address such speech on the merits."
The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4851?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Shawn Jiang resolved GERONIMO-4851. ----------------------------------- Resolution: Fixed This should have been fixed in another JIRA. > Server will get into abnormal status when trying to edit/delete Tomcat Connector HTTPS BIO network listener > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: GERONIMO-4851 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4851 > Project: Geronimo > Issue Type: Bug > Security Level: public(Regular issues) > Components: console, Tomcat > Affects Versions: 2.2 > Environment: win server 2008, jdk 1.6 > Reporter: Shiny Cheng > Assignee: Shawn Jiang > Priority: Critical > Fix For: 2.2 > > > First of all, the default path of Tomcat Connector HTTPS BIO network listener is <geronimo_home>/var/catalina. Thus, when trying to create a new HTTPS BIO listener, the value of keystoreFile should be set to ../security/keystores/geronimo-default. I suggest whether we could set the default path into <geronimo_home> or other one, which will be more closer to users' customs. > And this problem is somewhat related to the path setting. > Once you created a new HTTPS BIO listener, and set its keystoreFile as var/security/keystores/geronimo-default (or someone else which doesn't contain ".."). btw, under such circumstances, you won't be able to connect to the port cause the path is wrong. And then, edit the newly added listener, set keystoreFile to the correct value, i.e. ../security/keystores/geronimo-default (you see, this time there exists ".." in the setting). Click save, and you will find the server will seem to in process for a long time. During this, you won't be able to stop the server with normal procedure, i.e. shutdown or stop-server. And even you stop it with closing the command line directly, you won't be able to start it again. > Under this circumstance, all you can do is to access a brand new server. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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A Lifestyle of Worship
We worship God so that everyone can win: God, believers, and the lost!
God Wins: God is glorified when His people gather to praise Him in song, seek Him in prayer, listen to His Word, and give gifts to Him!
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Don't you love it when everyone wins? When we obey God, everyone wins. When we worship corporately, everyone wins. This is why we worship regularly. This is why we are always inviting lost people to join us in worship.


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Shadow of the Sentinels Trail is a 0.4 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Concrete, Washington that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
dog friendly
kid friendly
nature trips
Directions from Sedro-Woolley: Follow State Route 20 east for 17 miles to milepost 82. Turn left on the Baker Lake Hwy. (Forest Road #11). Continue on this road for 15 miles. The trailhead and parking area are located on the right behind the Komo Kulshan Guard Station. An accessible toilet is available at the trailhead.
very short walk but through old growth forest. such big trees
I love this walking trail. Perfect location for a quick drive and change of scenery for my boys. I love seeing how in awe they are of how big the trees are. Perfect for little kids and/or people with disabilities or physical limitations. The path is of good width, and boarded for wheelchair access .
So pleasant, perfect if you have little kids along. Didn't get any complaining about the length and the old growth forest is truly awesome. Boardwalks perfectly maintained, amazing variety of native plants. Directions are a little off though on All Trails...it's off of Baker Lake Hwy as a pulloff, not down the National Forest Road, if you get to Kulshan Campground, turn back around, go back to Baker Lake Hwy and it's just a little down the highway on the right.


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Aleks Rybchinskiy is a Neurosomatic Therapist with nearly a decade in the field working to heal clients by applying integrative and holistic therapies and methodologies mastered through accelerated completions of the prestigious practitioner programs at CHEK Institute in California, and Neurosomatic Educators Institute in Clearwater, FL. As a CHEK certified Holistic Lifestyle Coach and Level IV CHEK Practitioner, he combines his expert knowledge of metaphysical correlations with physical symptoms, as well as holistic nutrition and the sociocultural influences on lifestyle to help his clients make positive and permanent changes to their health, weight, and pain symptoms. He applies the science of mindfulness to access values and determine specific, attainable goals through a comprehensive system of health assessments, and 1-1 counseling.
Aleks splits his time between Austin & Chicago, where he operates his private practice, Fusion Health. He works with clients from all ages to address weight loss, muscle gain, pain, physiological imbalances, TMJ, frozen shoulder, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, headaches/migraines, visceral massage, cranial alignment, and many more. He also has a roster of clients all over the country, and is available for services and care outside of the Chicago & Austin area per schedule availability. Aleks is also a speaker and educator teaching workshops and courses on shoulder rehabilitation, core function, and more to come. He continues to stay active in his sport of beach volleyball where he demonstrates the importance of his professional and personal philosophies on health by improving himself, also, as an athlete. While not neglecting recovery and growth of the body and mind by adding in the practice of yoga, meditation and tai chi.


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Coming Soon to DramaFever June 29 to July 5
Next week we have some amazing new shows coming to DramaFever! A Korean remake of a classic drama starring top celebrities, an intense action thriller, a hilarious romantic comedy with a ghostly twist, and a funny and touching romantic film are all in store for you. Let's take a look!
1. The Time I Loved You, 7000 Days
Starring Ha Ji Won and Lee Jin Wook
Jang Ha Na (Ha Ji Won) and Choi Won (Lee Jin Wook) are incredibly close platonic friends: throughout 20 years, they've braved it all through thick and thin. As Ha Na's 30th birthday approaches, Won extols the virtues of aging as a man—like a wine—while explaining that women are like grapes that shrivel into raisins. Determined to prove him wrong, Ha Na strikes a bet on which of the two will marry before turning 35. Based on Taiwan's hit In Time With You, can these two friends make the ultimate leap?
Starring Kim Moo Yul and Lee Si Young
When Joo Young (Go Sung Hee) disappears, her fiance Kim Do Hyung (Kim Moo Yul) goes on an all-out mission to track her down. But as he drives himself to the extremes, Do Hyung eventually has to compromise his morals. Will he find his one and only bride, and will she recognize the man he's become?
Starring Park Bo Young and Jo Jung Suk
Despite her rare ability to see ghosts since she was a child, Na Bong Sun (Park Bo Young) has led a timid lifestyle as a sous chef. However everything changes when she's possessed by a temptress ghost (Kim Seul Gi) who sets her sights on Kang Sun Woo (Jo Jung Suk) -- Bong Sun's coworker and secret crush!
Qin Fen (Ge You) may be middle aged, but he's got it made as a wealthy retiree, and he's got a gorgeous girlfriend named Xiao Xiao (Shu Qi). Things are going great, up until Fen presides over a comical divorce ceremony for his friends, prompting a contemplative Xiao Xiao to question their undefined relationship. Secluded on a tropical villa, the couple enters a "trial marriage," in which they must reevaluate what they love — or don't love — about one another.
Which new dramas are you excited to see next week? Comment below!


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BBQ, The Sauce
Someone from /r/netsec complained that the lack of BBQ related posts on my blog was disappointing. They were right, I failed you all. I promised BBQ and 0days and haven't delivered fully on that. I promised the redditor to make it up with a post on pulled pork, however the weather has hampered that plan. I do have friends coming to visit for a weekend of hacking & BBQ, and sauce needs to age a bit before it is ready so let's do this. I will do a pulled pork post rain or shine on Friday.
Warning! Sauce does not make BBQ. You can not slap some sauce on meat and claim you have BBQ. Sauce compliments BBQ, it does not make BBQ good. If your meat is not good enough to over stuff yourself on without sauce, then just throw it to the dogs. BBQ takes pork, rub, smoke, time and love. Sauce is just an extra kicker!
This sauce is a North Carolina inspired mop sauce, a thin tomato and apple cider vinegar based sauce. It doesn't have to be used as a mop sauce, and works great right on top of your pulled pork. It makes a very good fry sauce when mixed 60/40 with mayonnaise. This sauce is a variation on a low carbohydrate sauce from The Wolfe Pit with some variations to fit my tastes. Don't let the words low carb deter you. I started making this when I was doing the low carb thing, I kept making it as is because it is damn good. This recipe makes about 2 & 1/3 cups, depending on how thin you want it. I BBQ for a lot of people, and always have a wide variety of sauces, this is always the favorite (I suggest not mentioning it is low carb! Those words scare people!).
- 16oz Tomato Sauce
- 4oz Apple Cider Vinegar
- 60g Stevia
- 3TBS Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce (American variation, Canadian & European variants differ!)
- 2TBS Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
- 2TBS Chipotle Tabasco Sauce
- 1TBS Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1TBS Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Pinch of Salt
The quality of your ingredient always reflects in the quality of your product. When important, I have mentioned the brand I use.
First step is to combine all the ingredients, squeeze the lemon and grind the pepper last. Using store bought lemon juice or pre-ground pepper is lame, and it won't come out the same. If you plan to put the sauce in a squirt bottle, make sure the black pepper is finely ground or you risk clogging the nozzle on the bottle.
Apply heat, stir all the ingredients together and bring to a boil.
Once the sauce has started to boil, cut the heat low and simmer the sauce for 5-15 minutes depending on how thick you want the sauce. A proper mop sauce is quite thin, but you may continue to cook for a thicker sauce. Make sure you keep stirring the sauce to avoid burning it!
When the thickness is to your preference, place the sauce in a glass container (sauce will stain soft plastics when hot), and age in your refrigerator for at least 24 hours.


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Definition of Curls
The rich abundance of this long blonde hair is enough to make heads turn. With the high definition of the curls and waves it is lifted to high hairfashion status. The heavy fringe flows across the forehead in a sultry diagonal double curve and disappears in a mass of huge whirly curls that play from the shoulders to the middle of the back.
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By Rachael Ladele, Taylor Mitchell, Brian Wolfe, Copeland Hanshaw, MacKenzie Cleary, and Corinne Barber. Period 2: 600 B.C.E- 600 C.E. Geographical Snapshots. Geographical Snapshots. Rome
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S:Social orders were established in Rome. The Patricians were the wealthier of the two. The Patricians were upper class while the Plebians were considered low class. The Senate was made up of Patricians while the Assembly was made up generally of Plebians.
P: "Innocent until proven guilty" originated in the Roman Judicial system. On court issues, not everyone had to vote. Instead, they elected representatives to make the decision.Geographical Snapshots
R: After the reign of Augustus Caeser, Christianity began to develop within the Roman Empire. The Roman powers used to see Christianity as a threat because they had set rules and expectations for their people and did not like them getting new ideas and feeling equal to higher powers.
I: The PaxRomana was "Roman Peace" and that is when they didn't focus so much on military power but put more interest in arts, science, and math. Since they weren't spending so much on the military, they had more money to invest in intellectual Rome.Geographical Snapshots
T: Romans made a large contribution to the technology in the world during the 2nd period. They introduced structures like the aqueduct that carried water from higher elevation to lower. This made it easier to get water to civilizations and also helped agriculture.
E: As the Roman empire declined economically, small landowners were frequently forced to sell their land to the owners of large estates. The economic self-sufficiency of the estates discouraged trade among the various parts of the empire. The decline in trade eventually produced a decline in urban population.Geographical Snapshots
S: The emporer was the highest authority in the Han society and government. Even still, the emporer was often ruled over by the empress or one of her male relatives. The rank below emporer were the kings. Below that is the nobles and then slaves.
P: After 92 CE, the palace eunuchs increasingly involved themselves in court politics, engaging in violent power struggles between the various clans of the empresses and empress, eventually leading to the Han's downfall.Geographical Snapshots
R: Daoism gained a new popularity during the 2nd period. In 184, the Yellow Turbans, a Daoist revolutionary movement, promised a new age of prosperity and security. Buddhism was also spread as Chinese cultural unity was dissolving.
I: The imperial examination was an examination system in Imperial China designed to select the best administrative officials for the states' bureaucracy. This system had a large influence on both society and culture in Han China.Geographical Snapshots
T: The Han Dynasty invented the ban liang coin type. In the beginning of the Han, EmporerGaozu closed the government mint in favor of private minting of coins. Later his widow Grand Empress Lu Zhi abolished private minting giving rise to the ban liang coin type.
E: The invention of coins for currency in the early 6th century BCE was a significent development for the economy because it made trade easier and also made it easier to value trade items based on the value of the currency. Coins were generally made of silver, gold, or bronze. The invention of coins stimulated trade and increased the total wealth of the society.Geographical Snapshots
-Example: Rock and Pillar Edicts
- After Ashoka's death in 232 B.C.E, the empire declined due to economic problems and pressure from attacks in the northeast.Change Over Time
The Gupta Dynasty in India (320-550 C.E)
-Hinduism also brought back the caste system which lowered women's rights.
- The Gupta Dynasty fell because they were under pressure from the White Huns in 550 C.E.Change Over Time
- Hinduism and Buddhism: As the MauryanEmpire fell, Buddhism became less popular, while Hinduism rose to its amount of followers in the Gupta Empire.
Gupta- smaller, decentralized, and had Hinduism as their main religion.
- Active Trade: The Indian Ocean Trade was very popular in this time period. It sent spices, tropical fruits, pearls, etc. to Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East. The monsoon winds controlled the trade routes.Change Over Time
Compare Greece and Rome
status of women
class separation
slaves = important part of society
city states
representative governments
only adult males in politics
Golden age v. Pax Romana
Tenant farmers
Emphasis on unifying laws
Colosseum = political (and social) display of power
Aqueducts and roads
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Not agriculturally advanced because of mountains
Dependent of rainfall