Opinion: Mp3 v. CD
recipe: Crsipy Sugar Cookies
While many have converted to the mp3 (iP-‐ ŽĚƐ͕ njƵŶĞƐ͕ ǁĞ ƐĞĞŵ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ͛Ɛ as anything more than just remnants of the past. Of course mp3 players are portable and allow for easier ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ďƵƚ Ɛ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ĂŶ ƵŶĚĞŶŝĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂ-‐ ƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚ͘ dŚĞ ƐƵĚĚĞŶ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŚĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŇŝƉ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŬůĞƚ Žƌ ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŵĞŵŽƌŝnjĞ ƚŚĞ lyrics to the song is all lost in the technology of an mp3 ƉůĂLJĞƌ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ Ɛ ĂůƐŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ Ă ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ Ɛ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶƚƌŝ-‐ cate songs, create memories; the nights spent with ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂƌƟƐƚ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞĂĚƉŚŽŶĞƐ ŽŶ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ďƵƚ ůŝƐƚĞŶ-‐ ĞƌƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƟƐƚ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ůĂƐƟŶŐ moments unconsciously build up and without much ƌĞĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ƉŝĞĐĞ ƚŽ ŽŶĞ͛Ɛ life. /ƚ͛Ɛ ƚƌƵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛ ĐĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƵĐŚ ĂŶ ĞǀĞƌůĂƐƟŶŐ bond with the owner, but portable MP3 players have ƐŽŵĞ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽŽ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĐĂŶ DWϯ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ůĞƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ Ăůů ƉĂĐŬĞĚ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ŽďũĞĐƚ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŝdƵŶĞƐ͕ Ă ŶĞǁ ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶƌĞƐ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽ-‐ ůŽŐŝĐĂů ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ͞ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ͟ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ are not yet in the limelight. Not only does an mp3 ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ ŶĞǁ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ĂůůŽǁƐ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƉůĂLJůŝƐƚƐ͘ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ :͖ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŵLJƌŝĂĚ of songs and produce a playlist that can be played at Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ Žƌ ĂŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘ ƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ Ɛ ĂŶĚ ŵƉϯ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ͘ dŚƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŵƵƐƚ ĚĞĐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ route he or she wants to take.
Ingredients: 1 c sugar Ъ Đ ďƵƩĞƌ baking powder 1 egg vanilla ϭ в Đ ƐŝŌĞĚ ŇŽƵƌ
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¼ t salt ϭ Ь ƚ
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ϭͿ ƌĞĂŵ ƐƵŐĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ďƵƩĞƌ ƵŶƟů ůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŇƵīLJ͘ Beat in egg and vanilla. ϮͿ ^ŝŌ ŇŽƵƌ͕ ƐĂůƚ ĂŶĚ ďĂŬŝŶŐ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ͘ ůĞŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĞƚ ingredients. Mix well. ϯͿ Śŝůů ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ͘ ϰͿ WƌĞŚĞĂƚ ŽǀĞŶ ƚŽ ϰϬϬȗ͘ ϱͿ ZŽůů ĚŽƵŐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ЯͲŝŶĐŚ ƐŚĞĞƚ͘ Ƶƚ ŝŶƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ Ϯϰ cookies. 6) Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes. -‐ Melia Dunbar
boutique advice: fashion review: A Little tips from an Secret indian Father Tucked away near the end of Barron Ave ĂŶĚ ů ĂŵŝŶŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĚͲƉĂŶĞůĞĚ ĚŽŽƌƐ ŽĨ >ŝƩůĞ Secret open up to a wonderful array of clothes and ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƋƵĂŝŶƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƐƚŽƌĞ ĐĂƌƌŝĞƐ ŽŶĞͲ ŽĨͲĂͲŬŝŶĚ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĮŶĚ Ăƚ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ What’s more, the quality is on par with Blooming-‐ ĚĂůĞ͛Ɛ͕ ďƵƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŝƚĞŵ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ Ă ĨƌĂĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ the cost. Owner Sep Hines, who also owns the ĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƉ ŶĞdžƚ ĚŽŽƌ͕ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŶŶŽŝƐƐĞƵƌ ŽĨ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƵī͘ ^ŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝ-‐ ously worked as a fashion design in Korea, where ƐŚĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ŵŝdž between Anthropologie and Gap, the store may ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ŚŝŐŚ school shopper, but Sep makes sure to keep up with the latest trends. If you’re ever searching for Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĚĞĂů ŝŶ WĂůŽ ůƚŽ͕ ďĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ ďLJ >ŝƩůĞ ^ĞĐƌĞƚͲͲLJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ũƵƐƚ ĮŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐ͘
In -‐Man purses, or what I like to call, murses. They hold everything I could possibly want, and they look espe-‐ cially stylish coupled with an iPad and a black shirt. ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ / ǁĂƐ ŚĞƐŝƚĂŶƚ Ăƚ ĮƌƐƚ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽƩĞŶ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŵLJ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ / ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ foresee the rise of the murses. Ͳ ŽƩŽŶ ũĞĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ďůĂĐŬ ŝďĞdž ǁŽŽů ;ϭϳ͘ϱ ŵŝĐƌŽŶƐͿ ƚͲ ƐŚŝƌƚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĐůĂƐƐLJ͕ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ŇĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůů never go out of style. Ͳ&Žƌ ŐŝƌůƐ͕ / ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚ ǁĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŇĂƚƐ͕ Žƌ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ dŝĞŬƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ ŇĂƚƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌŽůůĞĚ up and put inside your purse (or your murse) for future use. These shoes are simple, stylish and, from the looks of it, comfortable. -‐Anything that is made out of wool. Wool underwear, ĞǀĞŶ ǁŽŽů ƐŽĐŬƐ͕ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ůƵdžƵƌŝŽƵƐ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ever wear.
Q & A w/ Owner Sep Hines:
Out -‐The color purple. It’s been in for far too long. Ͳ^ƟůĞƩŽƐ ĂƌĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ŽƵƚ͘ tŚLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝƌůƐ ǁĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŵ anyway? They hurt your feet and they can hurt people! Go for the Tieks, girls. Tieks are your friends. -‐Any purse that cannot carry an iPad. If you don’t have an iPad around with you, then what’s the point of your purse?
Where do you buy your clothes? I design clothes and makes them at our local fac-‐ tory but some of them are imported from Korea, New York, etc. Who is your target clientele? ALS trys to cover all ages and we will never stop evolving to be the best we can. Tell us about your past (fashion, career) that led you to open a store. As a designer in Korea and owner of Palo Alto dĂŝůŽƌŝŶŐ ŶĞdžƚ ĚŽŽƌ ;ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵ ďƵLJ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ĂůƚĞƌĂ-‐ ƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĐŚĂƌŐĞͿ͕ / ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ LJŽƵ ĂƐ Ă personal stylist, by picking styles for your best look. The name of our store was chosen by the Barron Park neighborhood, so we will do our best not to disappoint
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photography. It brings back memories of the simpler days with a disposabble camera in hand to shoot only the most treasured moments (beacuse of the picture limit). From the anticaiption of picking up the pictures at the local drugstore to pinpointing the own 1É#-É,. ɹ"2 10É "É,. É$.#,#É-1 ! 0¾É ' 1),. "2É* 0É "É &$ 1 " �ɼ. É , )ɲ $ping through photos and passng out copies to -1 " 0¾É¹ !É " ( É ' 1)#" �É . 0É #! É "É ¹ !É 0É$1 ' ",É "É,(! 1É " É 00! , 0É É so why not pick up a Kodak and start shooting? - photos by SoonKim
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The Truth about Yogurtland A
ƚƌĞŶĚLJ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚĞƌ͕ ĨƌŽnjĞŶ LJŽŐƵƌƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚŽ ŝĐĞ ĐƌĞĂŵ ĚƵĞ to its lower fat rates. With a plethora of stores popping up on University Ave, Castro St, and other downtown ŚƵďƐ͕ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ũƵŵƉĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJ ŝŶĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂƐƚLJ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉ-‐ ƉŽƐĞĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂů ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚƌĞĂƚ͘ hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ ĨƌŽnjĞŶ LJŽŐƵƌƚ ŵĂLJ ŶŽƚ ůŝǀĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚĨƵů ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ͘ ZĞĐĞŶƚ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŚĞĚ ůŝŐŚƚ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌĞǁŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ĨƌŽnjĞŶ LJŽŐƵƌƚ ũŽŝŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĨĂůůĞŶ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƐŝĞŐĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƌƚƵŽƵƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞ͘ dĂŬĞ zŽŐƵƌƚůĂŶĚ͕ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ tŝƚŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƐƚ ĐŽƐƚƐ͕ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Ψϯ ĂŶĚ Ψϰ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨƵůů ĐƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŽƉ-‐ ƉŝŶŐƐ͘ zŽŐƵƌƚůĂŶĚ ĨĂĐĞĚ Ă ĐůĂƐƐͲĂĐƟŽŶ ůĂǁƐƵŝƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ ĨŽƌ ŶŽƚ ƉŽƐƟŶŐ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ ŽŶůŝŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŝů-‐ ing to present a list in stores. The website places heavy emphasis on its product’s wholesomeness, healthful-‐ ŶĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐŝƚLJ͕ ďƵƚ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ŶŽǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ͘ >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĐůŽƐĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ LJŽŐƵƌƚͲŵĂŬŝŶŐ process, one sees that the main ingredients are high fructose corn syrup and sucrose, both of which are com-‐ ƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂƌƟĮĐŝĂů͕ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚ ĨŽŽĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽŵƉƚ ƌĂƉŝĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ŐĂŝŶ͘ WƌŝŶĐĞƚŽŶ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ĨƌƵĐƚŽƐĞ ĐŽƌŶ ƐLJƌƵƉ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞƐŝƚLJ ĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĂƉŝĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ŐĂŝŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƌŝƐŬƐ ĨŽƌ ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease. KƉƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƚͲĨƌĞĞ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ĐƵƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĂůĨ͕ ďƵƚ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶĐĞƚŽŶ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌƟĮĐŝĂů ƐǁĞĞƚĞŶĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƟĐĂůůLJ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ ŶŽƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂƚ͘ ZĞŐƵůĂƌ ǀĂŶŝůůĂ ĨƌŽnjĞŶ LJŽŐƵƌƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ϰ ŐƌĂŵƐ ŽĨ ĨĂƚ ƉĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĂůĨ Ă ĐƵƉ͘ zŽŐƵƌƚůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ĐĂƌĚ-‐ ďŽĂƌĚ ĐƵƉƐ ĂůůŽǁ ĨŽƌ Ϯ ŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ ĐƵƉƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŵ ;ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐ Ɛǁŝƌů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉͿ͕ ĂŶ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽƵůĚ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƐƵƌ-‐ ƉĂƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŝůLJ ŝŶƚĂŬĞ ŽĨ ϭϲ ŐƌĂŵƐ ŽĨ ĨĂƚ ďLJ ϰϬϬй͕͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ ĞĂƟŶŐ ƵƉ Ϯ ĐƵƉƐ ŽĨ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĨƌŽnjĞŶ LJŽŐƵƌƚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚ ŽĨ ĂůŵŽƐƚ half of the recommended dose of saturated fat: the harmful, ĂƌƚĞƌLJͲĐůŽŐŐŝŶŐ ŬŝŶĚ͘ EŽǁ͕ ůĞƚ͛Ɛ ƚĂůŬ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ďĂĚ ŶĞǁƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ŽƉƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ zŽŐƵƌƚůĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ĂůŽ-‐ ƌŝĞƐ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJ͘ ĨĂƚͲĨƌĞĞ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝƐ ϭϭϬ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ Ă ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƵƚĐŚ ŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞ ŚĂƐ ϭϮϱ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͘ Ž ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞ͗ ŝĨ LJŽƵ Įůů ƵƉ LJŽƵƌ ĐĂƌĚďŽĂƌĚ ĐƵƉ ƚŽ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŵ͕ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĞĂƟŶŐ ϰϰϬ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ;ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐ͊Ϳ ŽĨ ĨĂƚͲĨƌĞĞ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ŽƉƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƵƚĐŚ ŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞ͕ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĞĂƟŶŐ ϱϬϬ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͘ ŽƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ƚƌĞĂƚƐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶ /ŶͲEͲKƵƚ ŚĂŵďƵƌŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶŝŽŶƐ ;ϯϵϬ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐͿ͘ dŚĞ ƵƚĐŚ ŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐ ďĞĂƚƐ ŽƵƚ ĂŶ /ŶͲEͲKƵƚ ĐŚĞĞƐĞďƵƌŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶŝŽŶƐ ďLJ ϮϬ ĂůŽ-‐ ries. ŽŶ͛ƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐ͘ &ŝǀĞ ůŝƩůĞ ŐƵŵŵLJ ǁŽƌŵƐ ĂĚĚ ϭϰϲ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐŵĂůů ŚĂŶĚĨƵů ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞ ĐŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞ ĐŚŝƉƐ ;ϰϬ ŐƌĂŵƐͿ ĂĚĚƐ ϮϬϬ ŵŽƌĞ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͘ ƐƐƵŵŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ƵƚĐŚ ŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞ ƌŽƵƚĞ͕ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŶŽǁ ŚĂƉƉŝůLJ ŵƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ϵϰϲ ĐĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ϯϮ͘ϱϳ ŐƌĂŵƐ ŽĨ ĨĂƚ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĐĂůůŝŶŐ ͞ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ͘͟ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŝůLJ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ĨĂƚ͘ dŽ ƉƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟĚďŝƚ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͕ Ă Ăƌů͛Ɛ :ƌ ƐƚƌĂǁďĞƌƌLJ Ɛǁŝƌů ĐŚĞĞƐĞĐĂŬĞ ŚĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ϮϵϬ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ϭϳ ŐƌĂŵƐ ŽĨ ĨĂƚ͘ >ŝŬĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĨŽŽĚƐ ŶŽǁĂĚĂLJƐ͕ ĨƌŽͲLJŽ ŝƐ ƚĞŵƉƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ŶŽƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ͘ ,ĂůĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂƩůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ŝƐ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĞĂƟŶŐ ďLJ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ůĂďĞůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ͘ ŌĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ũƵƐƚ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƐƚ ͞ƚƌĞĂƚƐ͟ ĂƌĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ ŝŶ ŵŽĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ &Žƌ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƚƌŝŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ Žƌ Ăƚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĞŶĞƌŐĞƟĐ͕ ƚƌLJ ĮůůŝŶŐ ƵƉ LJŽƵƌ ĐƵƉ ŚĂůĨǁĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂƚͲĨƌĞĞ͕ ĨƌƵŝƚͲďĂƐĞĚ ŇĂǀŽƌƐ ůŝŬĞ ůƵĞďĞƌƌLJ dĂƌƚ͕ ƉŝĐŬ ĨƌƵŝƚ ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶŝĐĞ ĐƵƉ ŽĨ Ϯϭϯ ĂůŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ njĞƌŽ ĨĂƚ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ŇĞdžŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŝdžͲƉĂĐŬ͘ -‐ Elsa Chu
Addiction. dŚĞ ǀĞƌLJ ǁŽƌĚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƉŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů ĂīĞĐƚ͘ Ƶƚ / ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞ
ƚŚĂƚ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ũƵĚŐĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ Ŷ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŽ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ŶĞĞĚ͘ &Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨƵŶ ƉĂƐƟŵĞ͕ Ă ƐŽƌƚ ŽĨ ŚŽďďLJ͘ zŽƵ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ũƵƐƚ ƐĞĞ ŝƚ ĂƐ Ă ŚĂďŝƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƐƚŽƉ͘ /͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐĞĞ ŵLJ ͞ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͟ ĂƐ Ă ƐŽůŝƚĂƌLJ ŐĞƚĂǁĂLJ͘ / ŚĂĚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŶŽƟĐĞĚ ŝƚ ƵŶƟů ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ĚĂLJƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ƉĂƐƐ ǁŚĞŶ / ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ ŝƚ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƌŐĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĐĂŵĞ ďĂĐŬ͕ ĂŶĚ / ǁĂƐ Ăƚ ŝƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ĂƐ ďĂĚ ĂƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝƚ ƚŽ ďĞ͘ DLJ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŵŝŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŶŽƟĐĞ͘ tŚĞŶ ŵLJ ƉĞĞƌƐ Ăƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĨŽƵŶĚ ŽƵƚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƚƌĞĂƚ ŵĞ ĂŶLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ / ŐƵĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ͕ ĂƐ / ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůƵĐŬLJ ĨĞǁ ĂĚĚŝĐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ƐƟůů ĚĞĞŵĞĚ ͞ŶŽƌŵĂů͘͟ / ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ůƵĐŬLJ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͘ dŚŽƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŵLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ tĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚůLJ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĐůĂƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ͕ / ǁŽƵůĚ ƐŶĞĂŬ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŽůƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ ďĂĐŬƉĂĐŬ ŐĞƚ ŵLJ Įdž ŝŶ ĐůĂƐƐ͘ dŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͕ ŵLJ ŐŝŌ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ ǁŚĞŶ / ŚĂĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂĐLJ͕ / ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĂƟƐĨLJ ƚŚĞ ƵƌŐĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ͘ tŝƚŚ ŶŽ ŵŽƌĞ ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ŵLJ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ͕ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ůŽƐƚ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŵŝŶĚ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŵLJ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ŶŽƟĐĞ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ Ăůů ĮŶĂůůLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƚ͘ ^Ž ƚŚĞLJ ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ ŵĞ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ŵĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͘ ZĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƵƌŝƐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ͘ / ŵĞƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ŐĞƚĂǁĂLJƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ /Ŷ ŵLJ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ͕ / ǁĂƐ ĨƌĞĞ ƚŽͲĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽͲŝŶĚƵůŐĞ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ŵLJ ƉĞĞƌƐ͘ tĞ ǁĞƌĞ Ăƚ ƉĞĂĐĞ͘ EŽ ŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďŽƚŚĞƌ ƵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ Ăůů ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ŽƵƌ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ĂƐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŶŽƌŵ͘ / ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵLJ ƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ / ĐŽƵůĚ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĂĚͲ ĚŝĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŵLJ ďĞŶĞĮƚ͘ LJ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ͕ / ŚĂĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ŽďƐĞƐƐĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ / ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĚĂLJƐ / ŚĂĚ ƐƉĞŶƚ ƌĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ůŝƩĞƌĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŬ ŝŶ ŵLJ ƌŽŽŵ͘ dŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ / ĐŽƵůĚ ŚŽůĚ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ͘ ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕ ŵLJ ĮƌƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĐĂŵĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ͕ ďƵƚ / ŐŽƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ͘ / ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŵĂũŽƌ ǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĂů͕ ĂƐ / ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐŽ ůŝƩůĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ŵLJƐĞůĨ͘ / ĐŽƵůĚ ŽŶůLJ ƐƚĞĂů ĂǁĂLJ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ŚŽƵƌƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͕ ŝĨ / ǁĂƐ ůƵĐŬLJ͘ ůĂƐ͕ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƌĂƌĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ / ĂůŵŽƐƚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŐŽƚ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ ŵLJ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ &ƌĞƐŚŵĂŶ LJĞĂƌ ǁĂƐ ƐƟůů ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ͘ Ƶƚ / ƐƟůů ŚĂĚ ĂŶ ĂǁĨƵů ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĞŵƉƟŶĞƐƐ͕ Ă ŚƵŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶůLJ ŝƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐĂƟƐĨLJ͘ ůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ / ĨĞůƚ Ă ŐůŝŵŵĞƌ ŽĨ ŚŽƉĞ͕ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌŝŶŐ ŵLJ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ ŌĞƌ Ă ŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐ ŽƌĚĞĂů ŽĨ ĞŶĚͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲLJĞĂƌ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƐ͕ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĮŶĂůůLJ ĂƌͲ ƌŝǀĞĚ͘ / ǁĂƐ ĐĂƌĞĨƵů ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƌƵƐŚ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶƚŽ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂƐ / ǁŽƵůĚ ǁĞĂƌ ŽƵƚ ƐǁŝŌůLJ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ / ƐůŽǁůLJ ĞĂƐĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŝƚ͕ ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽƐĂŐĞ ĞĂĐŚ ƟŵĞ͘ / ƐŽŽŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ Ă ƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ / ĐŚĞƌͲ ŝƐŚĞĚ ŝƚ͘ / ŶĂŵĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŝĞĐĞ ͞ ĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ͘͟ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵLJ ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͘
Jokes!
Ͳ Leon Cheong
tŚĂƚ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ĐĂůů Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĐ ǁŚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ũĂŝů͍ ƐŵĂůů ŵĞĚŝƵŵ Ăƚ ůĂƌŐĞ͘ tŚLJ ĚŝĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ďƌŝŶŐ ƐƵŶŐůĂƐƐĞƐ ƚŽ ƐĐŚŽŽů͍ ^ŚĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ŚĞƌ ƉƵƉŝůƐ͘ tŚLJ ĚŝĚ ĂƉƚĂŝŶ ,ŽŽŬ ĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ͍ dŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚͲŚĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƉ͘ tŚĂƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ LJŽƵ ĚŽ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŽŐƐ͍ Ğ ĐĂƌĞĨƵů ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƐƚĞƉ ŽŶ Ă ƉŽŽĚůĞ͊ Ͳ Sharon Chen