Article for sep,2 by Andy

[Andy]

정모때 잠깐 아놀드의 행보와 그의 백드라운드에 대한 언급이 있었답니다. 하야, 세계적 무비스타의 정치데뷔... 그것에 대하여 가볍게 함 이야기 해봄이 어떨지하여 올렸습니다. 개인적으로 돈이 그렇게나 많고 영화배우로 세계적으로 유명하고 이쁘고 명석한 마누라까지 있는 사람이 궂이 정치계에 까지 나가고자 하는 이유가 멀지 다른 멤버님들은 어찌 생각하실지 궁금도 하여서.. 토픽내용도 읽어보시고 관련기사도 영자신문에서 몇 개 읽어오심 더욱 멋진 토론의 장이 될지 싶습니다. Welcome new comers!!!

1st Topic : Arnold takes most space in spotlight

Arnold takes most space in spotlight By Martin Kasindorf, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — Masses of TV news cameras on Monday shadowed the leading candidate to unseat California Gov. Gray Davis in the recall election, even though the candidate was in New York City and was saying nothing about California politics.
Arnold Schwarzenegger visits children on the opposite coast at New York's Inner-city Games Foundation Summer Camp.
By Chris Pizzello, AP
"Look at all the press back there," actor Arnold Schwarzenegger joked to children surrounding him in a ceremony at City College of New York to promote after-school programs. "They're all here for you, all of them. ... They love to promote after-school programs. That's why they're here, right? Isn't it fantastic?"The square-jawed screen hero has attracted international news coverage and heavy support in polls since he jumped last week into the Oct. 7 election. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, is one of 193 who filed as candidates to replace Davis if voters recall the Democratic incumbent.Schwarzenegger, 56, has yet to comment in detail on California issues. But it doesn't seem to matter. The publicity blanketing him because of his celebrity status is all but burying the messages of his competitors on the ballot.Republican businessman Bill Simon, 52, and left-of-center independent contender Arianna Huffington, 53, want a share of the spotlight. On Monday, they called for a series of televised debates that would place them alongside Schwarzenegger. If his rivals can't do better at matching his access to "free media," as politicians call news stories, they'll have to spend extra millions of dollars on TV commercials during the eight-week campaign.Financial disclosure forms filed with state officials show that several candidates will have little trouble financing costly campaigns out of their own pockets. Simon has a $3 million annual income from family investments. Former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth, a Republican running as an independent, reported annual income of at least $670,000 and multimillion-dollar investments in six companies.Schwarzenegger can buy plenty of commercials, too. Apparently he is the wealthiest candidate and could become California's richest governor. He wasn't required to report the full value of his assets, but earlier estimates of $200 million may be conservative. Among his holdings: a Boeing 747 he leases to Singapore Airlines, an Ohio shopping mall and the Schatzi's On Main restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif. He released tax returns showing $57 million total income for 2000 and 2001.By contrast, Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, 50, says he needs cash to battle rich Republicans. His tax returns show that he and his wife earn about $124,000 a year.Election officials will announce Wednesday the list of candidates qualified for the long ballot. Some counties say they'll have to use paper ballots and count votes by hand, which will delay the results.California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley held a lottery-style drawing of alphabetical letters Monday to determine ballot position based on last names. To ensure that each candidate has an equal chance to be listed first on the ballot — a position that carries an estimated 5% advantage — the order of names is rotated on 80 different ballots, one for each state Assembly district.The drawing determined the rotation will start with R names. The letter S is 11th. This means that in many districts, before voters reach Schwarzenegger, they'll have to wade through dozens of names that start with higher-ranked letters, including Bustamante, Huffington and billboard model Angelyne. On such a long ballot, the rotation is fairer to Schwarzenegger than an unchanging alphabetical list.Schwarzenegger is urging voters to dump Davis and to let him "clean house in Sacramento." The governor said on NBC Monday that the recall is "an insult to the 8 million people who went to the polls last November and made a decision that I should be governor."Still, Davis, 60, said, "I'm doing my best to work harder to solve people's problems. ... I have gotten the message. I understand that a lot of people signed the recall."Schwarzenegger isn't getting a free ride in this unprecedented election campaign. Democrats criticized him Monday for backing Proposition 187, a ballot initiative in 1994 that would have barred illegal immigrants from receiving schooling and other state social services. It passed with a 60% majority. Appeals courts struck it down.The measure, opposed by many Hispanics and Asian-Americans, was heavily promoted by the governor at the time, Republican Pete Wilson.Wilson, chairman of Schwarzenegger's campaign, is still considered a villain in Hispanic communities that Schwarzenegger is wooing by stressing his own immigrant background.Bustamante, the only well-known Democrat running, is campaigning against the recall but is asking voters to choose him if Davis is ousted. He told NBC on Monday that Schwarzenegger's stand on Proposition 187 is "going to hurt him" because "the immigrant community understood that to be a real attack on them."

Find this article at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2003-08-12-recall-usat_x.htm


Question
1.” The square-jawed screen hero has attracted international news coverage and heavy support in polls since he jumped last week into the Oct. 7 election. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, is one of 193 who filed as candidates to replace Davis if voters recall the Democratic incumbent.”
Schwarzenegger became a sensational topic all around world in part because of his career change from a popular movie star to a politician. I would like to have a chance to talk if there is any politician who has similar career history in Korea.

2. “Shwarzenegger, 56, has yet to comment in detail on California issues. But it doesn't seem to matter. The publicity blanketing him because of his celebrity status is all but burying the messages of his competitors on the ballot.”
As Shwarzenegger case, it seems so far that his celebrity status is contributing to his election campaign, what else advantage will be brought to his political movement with his fame as a world movie star and what disadvantage would be expected, please share your option.

3. Schwarzenegger can buy plenty of commercials, too. Apparently he is the wealthiest candidate and could become California's richest governor. He wasn't required to report the full value of his assets, but earlier estimates of $200 million may be conservative. Among his holdings: a Boeing 747 he leases to Singapore Airlines, an Ohio shopping mall and the Schatzi's On Main restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif. He released tax returns showing $57 million total income for 2000 and 2001.

From the above paragraph, it is easy to imagine how rich Schwarzenegger is, but he is trying to get into new career field which does not guarantee any success to him yet. And it makes me personally curious about what would be motivation of people who would like to be in politics. Please share what possible reason you can assume for it.




참고사항. - Proposition 187에 대한 글.
지난 94년 피트 윌슨이 ‘프로포지션 187’(Proposition 187·이민자들의 권리를 제한하는 극히 보수적인 반이민법안)을 들고나온 덕에 엄청난 표차로 캘리포니아 주지사로 당선된 것은 이 지역(캘리포니아주)에 존재하는 미국인들의 반이민 성향을 잘 보여준다. 당시 ‘이민자의 주(州), 캘리포니아에 오신 것을 환영합니다. 그러나 이런 일이 당신네 주에서는 일어나지 않도록 조심하세요’라는 슬로건까지 등장했다.
연방법원에서 최종적으로 거부됐지만, 이 법안이 당시 선거기간에 발휘한 위력은 이번 중간선거에서는 전혀 다른 모습으로 나타났다. 94년 선거 때 윌슨에게 톡톡히 당한 멕시코 이민1세대는 물론, 1.5세대와 2세대들까지 그에게서 등을 돌린 것이다. 게다가 워낙 수적으로 증가한 멕시칸 유권자들을 의식해 이번 선거에서는 민주당과 공화당 어디에서도 이민법을 이슈로 내걸지 않았다. 물론 이것이 미국내 반이민 무드가 줄었음을 뜻하는 것은 아니다.


2nd Topic: Happy gathering with considering weight.

Happy gathering with considering weight.
It's 3 p.m. on a slow Thursday afternoon. You just got out of the longest, driest staff meeting in recent memory, and you arrive back at your desk to find an e-mail inviting you to join the rest of your team for happy hour at the little pub up the street.

Of course you want to go. You're social. You like the people you work with (well, most of them, anyway). But you also know that free-flowing drinks aren't the best thing for those of us watching our weight. Alcohol is just fermented sugar, and that means empty calories that are easily converted into triglycerides and stored as fat.

Fortunately, even on your most calorie-conscious days you can celebrate freedom from the nine-to-five by sharing libations with colleagues, so long as you plan ahead.
The First Rule: Eat
Never drink on an empty stomach. There are two reasons for this. First, without any food in your stomach to help your body absorb the alcohol, you will feel the effects very quickly. Seeing as better judgment is one of the first things to go when you get tipsy, that could easily lead to overindulgence on chicken wings or an unconscious attempt to empty out the bowl of peanuts.

Second, drinking lowers your blood sugar, which makes your body crave food to replenish it, so a little advance snacking, such as carrot sticks or some low-fat cheese and crackers, can help curb that urge.

"If you have the luxury of knowing ahead of time that you're going out for happy hour, plan to have some food right before you leave," said Ruth Kava, PhD, RD, Director of Nutrition at the American Council on Science and Health. "That makes it a little less likely that that you'll get tipsy and go for broke once a platter of food you really like gets passed around."
What to Drink
Usually, the calorie culprit is not the alcohol itself, but what you mix with your booze. A good rule of thumb is to avoid very sweet or very creamy drinks. Creamy means fat-rich dairy, and sweet means calorie-laden sugar.

A pina colada, for example, is made with pineapple juice and coconut milk, and an 8-ounce glass can have as many as 450 calories and 18 grams of fat. A rum and Coke has about 260 calories, and a gin and tonic has about 200, though at least those are fat-free.

"Liquor only has about 100 calories per serving, depending on proof, but if you mix that with something like ginger ale, [the ginger ale] will bring calories of its own," Kava says. "If you do order a drink with a high-calorie mixer added, I'd suggest having it put in a tall glass with plenty of ice, and sipping it slowly."
Try Something New
Another possibility is to try a low- or no-calorie mixer. One simple option is to mix the liquor with soda water instead of tonic, saving 100 calories (soda water has zero calories). Combine soda with vodka or with scotch for a classic and elegant drink. Having a rum and Diet Coke (instead of Coke), saves you 160 calories. There's even diet cranberry and diet tonic water on the market, though you might not be at a bar that stocks it.
If you'd rather opt for an unadulterated drink, here's how some popular choices break down:
? 12 ounces of regular beer: 150 calories
? 12 ounces of light beer: 100 calories
? 5 ounces of wine: 100 calories
? 1.5 ounces (a "shot") of 80 proof distilled spirits: 100 calories
Of course the easiest strategy of all is to join your friends at the pub and skip the booze. Have the bartender put your diet soda or sparkling water in a glass with a straw and a wedge of lime, and unless someone sniffs your drink, your teetotaling will go unnoticed. Your abstinence might also come in handy when it comes time for a ride home.

1. Have you ever thought calories when you eat or drink something? If so, what dish or drink is the highest you think and why ?

2. In Korean culture, normally we strongly recommend to drink alcohol when we’re in the pub. Do you think it should be fixed or modified? If it should be changed, how?

3. Furthermore, What do you think if someone should take lose weight? Just share your information about this. What you guys and girls do when you’re someone?

[뮤짱~]

주제 끝장나게 길다 헉~~ 그래도 빨리올라와서 좋긴 하네요 ~ ^^ 수고하셧음다.

[primera]

우와 디게 빨리 올리셨넨요~ 원츄~!!^^

[Arnold]

난 내예긴줄 알고... ㅠㅠ 간만에 정치예기함 해보자구요.... 앤디형 고생해떠요...... ^^

[NHK짱!]

허거덕! 물만난 고기도 아니고... 밸르구 밸렀구만요! ^^ 고생 하셨네요~ ^^

[espsyche]

9월 2일 화욜 정모 주젠가요?? 허거걱.. 토론을 한다구여?? 경청하도록 하겠습니다. -_-;;-영어소심쟁이-

[Andy]

8월달에 가입하신걸 보니 직영모 처음 이신가 보죠? 저희 직영모는 프리사이더가 리드 하는게 아니라 토론이 한테이블 인원으로 구성되어 있습니다. 각자 이야기 해서 매듭짖는 식이죠

[[쭌]꽃을씹는남자]

이번에도 디따 기네 ㅡ.ㅜ 우잉

[느끼]

문단 구분좀 해주시지... 눈이 아파요~~ ^.*

[sellin]

난 늘 Ms word로 옮겨서 프린트하는데..장작 6장이나 되네...넘 길다.

[동엽]

헉..넘 힘든주제네요...그냥 말해도 힘든 정치이야기를 ...영어로 프리토킹이라니...한숨밖에...후우~

[Cloud]

방대한 토론 자료에...신입이 몇 안갈지 모른다는...

[Andy]

걱정 마세요^^ 신입분들은 그냥 오셔서 듣기만 하셔도 괜찮습니다. 영어를 잘하시는 분들이 그다지 많지 않으니 오셔서 한번 쭉 읽으시고 한국말로 의견을 해주셔도 괜찮습니다.

[petite]

헉..아닌뎅..영어 잘하시는 분들 많던뎅....냐햐햐..ㅋㅋㅋ ㅡㅡ;;;

[angelos]

나두 그럼 경청이나 하러 갈까나...ㅜ.ㅜ;;-> 나 신입..(정치는 시로...)

[뽀송뽀송]

갈등하는 영어초보생 : 아~ 영어토론에 정치야그까지.. 첫정모가 두렵고만~~ -,.-

[프라이머플러스]

갈수록 쫒아가기 힘들어 지는것 같넹. 좀 살살 합시다. -_-;;

[freddy]

절라 기네요^^ 그래도 함 봐야지.

[레이]

헉 이건 한때 한창 잘나갈때(??) 하던 Reading 수준이당..

[James]

앤디님, 주제좀 잼난걸로 내주세요. 한국말로 해도 별로 할말 없는 정치야그는 시로. 서로 한마디라도 더 말하려고 다툴수 있는, 그런 수다떨기 좋은 흥미있는 주제가 좋은뎅. 내용 많고 심각하게 낸다고 좋은건 아니에용.

[박준범]

전 아놀드만 토픽인줄알았느디 두번째 토픽도 있네용...오널 어널드(earnold) 하궁 술과 칼로리에관한 두번째 토픽까정 모두 다루나용..?

[petite]

넹 둘다 다룹니당... 같이 스터디 하시는 분들하고 적당히 시간 배정하셔서 자연스럽게 야기하시묜 됩니당...