(토요모임) [Sep. 12, 2015] Saturday meeting topic

[Scarlet]

Howdy ! 

It's me Scarlett !   

This week we have 3 topics. 

◈ 15 Magical Korean Street Foods You Need To Try

◈ Would you feel inspired in a weird workplace?

◈ Has one picture shifted our view of refugees?

Hope you enjoy the topics. 

With luv 

Scarlett 

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15 Magical Korean Street Foods You Need To Try

posted on Sept. 2, 2015, at 6:46 a.m.

Sure, you can get Korean BBQ in any Koreatown, USA. But these local snacks are best enjoyed on the streets of Korea, made fresh for you by an ajumma who’s been in the fried food game for years.

1. Spicy Rice Cakes/ Ddeokbokki (떡볶이)

The sauce, which is a sweet and spicy combination of gochujang (Korean chili paste), dried chili powder, and sugar stewed in dried anchovy and sea kelp broth, goes with everything: Fried calamari, shrimp, dumplings, and kimbap. For advanced ddeokbokki eating, try adding ramen noodles, mozzarella cheese and a hard-boiled egg.

2. Fish Cakes/ Odeng/Uhmook (오뎅/어묵)

These skewers paired with the steaming hot odeng broth will warm you up right to the core. They’re great for a quick bite when you’re starving, as odeng is cheap and filling. Just walk right up to the cart and eat first, pay later, since you’ll probably want seconds or thirds.

3. Fried Rice Cake Skewers/ Ddeokggochi (떡꼬치)

A sweeter, less spicy variation of the ddeokbokki, ddeok-ggochi is stacks on stacks on stacks of glutinous rice cakes fried in piping hot oil, then slathered with a mixture of gochujang and ketchup. Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. Wash it all down with a refreshing sip of the hot odeng broth.

4. Ice Cream-filled Waffles (와플)

You can find waffle street vendors at most subway stations if you’re craving some underground sweetness. Eating on the subway isn’t recommended though, so opt for the less messy whipped cream filling and scarf it all down before your train comes. Save the ice cream filling for when you’re above ground.

5. Cotton Candy/ Somsatang (솜사탕)

One of the reasons Seoul street food rules is because you can get cotton candy in the streets without the hassle of elbowing a small child in the face at an amusement park. And because Koreans like taking everything to the extreme, we won’t settle for anything less than super-sized cotton candy.

Or cotton candy shaped like ducks.

Or flowers.

6. Sweet Korean Pancake/ Hotteok (호떡)

A flour dough pancake filled with brown sugar which is then pressed and fried in a thin layer of oil. Seen here are Busan-style hotteok, which are filled with sunflower seeds and nuts. Eat it folded up in a paper cup and try not to burn your finger on the hot brown sugar syrup oozing out after you take a bite.

7. Sugar Lollipop/ Bbopkki (뽑기)

In theory, you should be able to make bbopkki easily at home- all it is is a simple mixture of caramelized sugar and just the tiniest bit of baking soda. But alas, not all of us have perfected the art of making round, crisp bbopkki, so maybe let’s leave it up to the pros. If you can bite around the imprinted shapes without cracking the candy, you’ll get another one for free.

8. Tornado Potato/ Hweori Gamja (회오리 감자)

Like potato chips, but way more fun to eat. What should you do with the stick when you’re done? That’s your problem now, pal, as there are approximately two public trash cans in the entire city of Seoul. Be careful not to impale anybody.

9. Goldfish Bread/ Boong-uh-ppang (붕어빵)

A goldfish-shaped bread with sweet red bean filling on the inside, boong-uh-ppang has been around for decades, cementing its place as a nostalgic snack in the hearts of Koreans.

10. Goldfish Bread/ Boong-uh-ppang (붕어빵)

Another new variation of the classic boong-uh-ppang, this version has an ice cream party in the goldfish’s mouth.

11. Croissant Boong-uh-ppang

This variation is made from flaky croissant pastry dough pressed in hot goldfish mold pans. Fillings range from savory flavors like pizza, to sweet flavors like apple and mango. This one comes from a bakery called, ‘The boonguhppang that returned from Paris.’

12. French Fry-covered Hot Dogs/ Gamja Hot Dog (감자핫도그)

Kill two birds with one stone!

13. Egg Bread/ Gyeran-Bbang (계란빵)

There’s nothing better than the warm steam from a freshly made egg bread to thaw your nose during the freezing Korean winters.

14. Fresh-squeezed Lemonade (봉지 레몬에이드)

You can find lemonade and other various fresh-pressed juice stands every couple of blocks. If you need help, just look for whichever stand has the most women standing in line. The vendors are usually buff oppas wearing gauzy white v-necks with stand names like “Mr. #1 Lemonade”.

15. Fried Squid / Ojingeo Twigim (오징어 튀김)

Show someone you love them by giving them this beautiful fried squid bouquet.

Article source : http://www.buzzfeed.com/damilee/15-magical-korean-street-foods-you-need-to-try#.iv1rlpBPX

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<Questions>

Q1. Do you enjoy korean street food? Which one do you like most? Do you have similar concept of food in your country? 

Q2. Do you know how to make 'Spicy Rice Cakes'? Can you explain it in detail? 

Q3. Do you have any street food that makes you think about your past days? For example cotton candy or sugar lollipop(bbopkki)? What memories are coming up? 

Q4. If you have to recommend one street food among 15 items above to your western friend, which one would you suggest? 

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Would you feel inspired in a weird workplace?

By Dougal Shaw/ Business Reporter/ 31 August 2015 

Shoreditch tube

Can a quirky office make you a better worker? Meet the people who do conventional work in unconventional places.

Whether it's the constant babble of voices in your open plan office, the strip-lighting, or the claustrophobia of the battery-cage desk formations.

For a lot of us the workplace is really just not a great place to work.

Technology companies have famously tried to buck this trend, furnishing their employees with all the free food, pool tables and 'music jam' rooms they could possibly want. But if you're not one of those lucky ones (or have had enough of primary colours and bean bags) you might consider something a little more quirky.

Barking mad

Look up.

If you happen to be standing in Hoxton Square in a trendy part of London you'll see the TREExOFFICE.

This urban-treehouse-office is built on stilts around a tree. The pop-up office has eight workstations with power points and wifi available to rent individually, or the structure can be booked as a meeting space.

"It is made of compressed paper with see-through plastic and translucent polycarbonate," says architect Kathryn Timmins. This is good for the environment, but also helps workers feel at one with nature, she explains.

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"It's like a desk in a park, a very nice way to work" says regular Wieteke Teppema, a wine merchant.

She uses the treehouse as a base between visiting clients, and even books the space out for wine tastings.

She says she finds it a place of inspiration.

For local entrepreneur Darren Groucutt, who works at a creative agency, it is a tool to inspire others.

"It's got a wow factor," he says. "Our clients wouldn't have dreamed of having a meeting in a treehouse."

One mod con the space has not got is a toilet (but there is an informal arrangement with a local cafe).

Law of the Seas

Blue spaces are where New York attorney John Lenoir finds his inspiration.

The retired federal prosecutor has turned his yacht into an office, complete with view of the Manhattan skyline.

"It's a standard office, I have wifi and I can do anything I need to do," he says.

Armed with the internet, he can research and communicate with other lawyers. All part of the "trial prep" he does for the civil rights cases he now specialises in.

The only drawback, he confides, is setting sail.

There is a certain amount of rocking and rolling, he says, and he has learned to stow away carefully all his legal papers so they don't hit the deck -literally.

But this doesn't put him off.

"You are part of nature," says Mr. Lenoir of the boat's appeal.

"It's so amazing to feel part of this whole planet, with the tides and the weather and the wind."

Go with the flow

"Working away from the office makes you more creative and productive," argues Chris Ward.

The self-made public relations entrepreneur became synonymous with the virtues of working out of wifi-enabled coffee shops, thanks to his hit book "Out of Office".

But he too can see the advantages of leaving the coffee shop chain for these special places.

"Working in an extraordinary location can only be truly inspiring," he says.

It is the antithesis of the dull office, where we "make our work last until we're allowed to leave at 6pm."

"Extraordinary locations are more relaxing environments and allow you to get in the flow - that moment when we have our head down, full on working and time flies by."

Take the tube

Perched high above a warehouse in Shoreditch, London, on a disused underground train, Editorial Director Dan Davies at art collective Village Underground, finds he gets his work done despite some challenges.

"You don't feel trapped as you would in an office" he says, dismissing traditional workplaces as "air-conditioned veal-fattening booths".

His office is one of a series of refurbished carriages salvaged from a wreckage yard.

They were gutted of their mechanical parts, then hoisted on to the Victorian building by cranes, before a grand opening in 2007. It was part of a project to make affordable working spaces for artists.

The employees may not feel trapped, but they do sometimes feel cold.

"If we have all the heaters on, it eventually gets warm by four in the afternoon," says colleague Ava Szajna-Hopgood.

"You have to dress to go into the office, not for the journey, but for when you get there."

The carriage has no insulation and noise from nearby building works is another problem.

You can always stick your headphones on, advises Mr Davies.

Despite these practical issues, both are quick to defend their unusual workspace.

"It's a treat, you're not going to get bored sat in a tube train," says Ms Szanjna-Hopgood, "I make an effort to appreciate it."

"There's no big management in place, no hierarchy, and I think the space has affected that," says Mr Davies.

"We feel like we are part of London and we don't feel constrained or restricted."

Look out for the videos about these workplaces this week on the BBC News Website. If you use an extraordinary workplace and want to share your story, you can contact us here.

Article source : http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34073075

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<Questions>

Q1. How do you think about those kinds of unique and weird concept of working places? 

Q2. Which company do you work for? Do you satisfied with your work environment? When you are in an office, do you feel trapped or do you feel being creative or productive? 

Q3. Would you feel inspired in a weird workplace such as tube train, urban-treehouse-office and yacht? Which concept of place is the most suitable to be inspired, creative and productive? 

Q4. An article said some technology companies decide to furnish their employees with all the free food, pool tables and 'music jam' rooms they could possibly want. If your company offer those opportunities for you what would you ask?

Q5. What could be the advantages and disadvantages of those working places? 

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Has one picture shifted our view of refugees?

3 September 2015

A huge online conversation is taking place around the picture of a dead 3-year-old Syrian boy from Kobane, washed up on a Turkish beach. Will it change the way the world views Syrian refugee migrants?

Warning: This article contains a distressing image

The picture was of Aylan Kurdi, one of 12 Syrians who drowned off the coast of Turkey as they tried to reach the EU by boat. They were heading towards the Greek island of Kos.

A Turkish news agency shared the picture of his lifeless body being washed up and carried ashore by a Turkish policeman and it has sparked a huge - and global - surge on social media.

Here are five of the biggest talking points.

1. 'Humanity washed up ashore'

This Turkish phrase was used as people first began to share the picture using a Twitter hashtag ("#kiyiyavuraninsanlik"). It has been used 200,000 times in the past 24 hours. Other tags, such as "where children die in the world," also trended.

Turkish internet users commented on the moral issues the picture raises. "You should be quiet when kids are asleep, not when they die," said Ba Bacio. "Forgive us child, we did not care about you as much as we do for beached whales," said Burak Ates.

In English, debates soon emerged over whether the picture would change the way Europe views its refugee crisis, and debating how this image was different from the other graphic pictures that emerged from Syria.

2. Here is how we should remember him

Images that seem to show Aylan Kurdi and his 5-year-old brother Galip alive, and in happier times, soon emerged onto social media.

It's not clear where these images were first used, although Canada's National Post featured the pictures alongside an interview with the children's aunt who lives in Vancouver, and other journalists have said family members shared these pictures.

Online, many people are sharing these images and many are commenting that it's a better way to remember Aylan Kurdi. His name has now been used 50,000 times on Twitter.

                       Tweet with image of two young childrenImage copyrightMichael Weiss/ Twitter

3. Is it even right to share this image?

The BBC has chosen to publish only one photograph of Aylan, in which he is being carried by a Turkish police officer and is unidentifiable. However, several news organisations have published more graphic images of the boy.

On social media there was a similar debate about what purpose was served by retweeting or sharing such a graphic image. A blog post by human rights watch was widely shared, arguing the image being shared might influence European leaders. But many others urged people not to share the image, as it was too heartbreaking and graphic to take in.

4. 'The Arab conscience is dead'

There was an even bigger conversation about the pictures in Arabic than English, with 300,000 messages on Twitter using the tag "A Syrian Child Drowns". Many shared cartoons and memes commenting on the moral issues raised.

A cartoon showing someone retweeting the image of Aylan Kurdi's bodyImage copyrightTwitter

By Thursday, another Arabic tag was trending - "Arab Conscience". People using it argued that the Arab world was abrogating its responsibility towards these Arab refugees, who were instead heading to the West. The campaign to ask wealthy Gulf states to change their restrictive rules on refugees also picked up steam - with 12,000 messages declaring that "there is a popular demand to let in refugees" in Saudi Arabia.

A cartoon of sea animals looking at Aylan Kurdi's body and crying and a comment reading: I'm so ashamed of myself of Arabs R.I.P humaityImage copyrightAnssam Gibani / Twitter

5. Demands to change the West's asylum system - including in the UK

The demand to lift restrictions on asylum laws also surged further after the picture emerged. The "Refugees Welcome" tag, discussing Germany's relaxation of restrictions, gained an additional 74,000 tweets, and nearly 20,000 more used the English phrase "People Not Migrants".

A petition on the UK Parliament's website calling on the government to "Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the UK" saw a rapid surge in signatories - adding 150,000 new names on Thursday. It now stands at 240,000 signatories. The threshold for Parliament to consider the topic for a debate is 100,000 signatories.

Tweet with cartoon of dead child surrounded by toys, with the caption Image copyrightNAHAR BAHIJ/ TWITTER

Blog by Mukul Devichand

Research by Ravin Sampat, Mai Noman, Samiha Nettikara and Emre Bal

You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, and find us on Facebook. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending.

Article source : http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34142804

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A Reminder That A Syrian Migrant's Son Gave Us The iPhone

Europe's xenophobes should think twice.

Posted: 09/04/2015 03:04 PM EDT | Edited: 09/04/2015 04:52 PM EDT

image source : http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/03/europe/europe-migrant-crisis/

A Hungary ruled by right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban doesn't deserve to produce the next iPhone.

The populist leader has spewed viciously xenophobic and anti-Muslim rhetoric as migrants -- many of whom escaped violence in Syria -- amass in Hungary, a way station on the route to Germany. This, even as the world reels from the photo of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi's drowned body, cradled in the arms of a Turkish police officer. The gut-wrenching image only served to illustrate the desperate odds refugees face while trying to escape war at home.

Still, Orban is not alone. 

In Greece, masked gunmen attack boats of migrants, attempting to prevent them from reaching the shores of the European Union. Even in Germany, where the government has taken in a record 800,000 refugees, a surge in neo-Nazi attacks on migrants have rocked the country.

Images of people leaving a Hungarian railway station on Friday to travel to Austria on foot demonstrate rich nations' reluctance to provide safe havens to those lucky enough to set foot in a stable country.

But, lest we forget, one of the men who most dramatically impacted human civilization in the last decade was the son of a Syrian who migrated to the U.S. in 1954.

Perhaps you've heard of him. His name was Steve Jobs. 

Article source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syrian-migrants-son-steve-jobs_55e9d5cee4b002d5c075ec83

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<Questions>

Q1. What was your feeling after watching lifeless body of 3-year-old Syrian boy who washed up and carried ashore? 

Q2. Did you watch the image which shows Aylan Kurdi and his 5-year-old brother Galip alive? After comparing this picture with a picture of their dead bodies, what ideas are coming up in your mind? 

Q3. All of sudden, if you are forced to leave Korea due to political or religious reasons, which country would you apply for asylum(망명을 신청하다)? What is the specific reason for your choice of nation?

Q4. In the first place, do you think sharing the images of dead body was right decision in the humanitarian aspect? 

Q5. According to an article, wealthy Gulf states have restrictive rules on refugees. How do you think about their policy?

Q6. Hundreds of migrants resume their journey through Austria towards Germany - two days after Budapest unblocked their path through Hungary. Do you think why refugees want to go Germany? 

Q7. Do you think West's asylum system(망명제도) would be changed by this incident? 

Q8. Did you know that Steve jobs was a son of a Syrian migrant? How do you feel about that? 

Q9. How do you think about the neighborhood nations nearby Syria such as Hungary, Greece and so on. which has spewed xenophobic(외국인혐오) and anti-Muslim rhetoric? Why are they reluctant to offer safe shelters to those who have just escaped violence in Syria? 

* tend to be xenophobic(국수적이 되는 경향이 있다)

Q10. Please share your perspective changes on the refugees after this incident.