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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Buzz Aldrin On Knock Outs & Global Warming

» by July 20th, 2009 at 12:37 pm » Comments (10)

Via a reader tip, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing I give you Buzz Aldrin in action: Here is another reason to like Buzz Aldrin, he doesn't ...more »

Adultery Is A Crime In South Korea

» by July 20th, 2009 at 8:07 am » Comments (0)

For those that don't know, adultery is a crime in South Korea: The Supreme Court Monday upheld an appellate court's ruling that sexual intercourse outside of marriage, committed when divorce proceedings ...more »

Clean Up Begins After Busan Flooding

» by July 20th, 2009 at 4:42 am » Comments (4)

Take a look at this picture that shows how serious the flooding Busan was: Via Korea Beat. more »

British Documentary About the Korean War – The First Weeks, Part 2

» by July 20th, 2009 at 1:59 am » Comments (1)

Episode 7 - The First Weeks Part 2: In this episode is a detailed description of the USA's first land battle involving Task Force Smith, and the ill-preparedness of US soldiers ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – July 19, 2009

» by July 19th, 2009 at 3:15 pm » Comments (1)

The Koreas: Korea's first ever rocket launch to space has been delayed again for the third time. Expect more Dokdo nonsense in the coming days as Japan's annual defense white paper claims ...more »

Changes in Korea – The Internet II

» by July 19th, 2009 at 1:45 pm » Comments (10)

First, job news:  I had a phone interview with the Seoul school board (SMOE) and should know sometime this week if they will take me - which I can't really ...more »

Picture of the Day: Improvised Umbrella

» by July 19th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

Via KBS Global. more »

Miss Hawaiian Tropic Korea is Announced

» by July 19th, 2009 at 11:18 am » Comments (3)

[caption id="attachment_15057" align="alignnone" width="267" caption="Yesterday, the 18th, the finals for the 2009 Miss Hawaiian Tropic Korea contest were held at "The Ocean" resort in Yeosu. Preliminary contests were held in ...more »

Does Global Warming Cause Heavier Down Pours?

» by July 19th, 2009 at 9:07 am » Comments (5)

In my last posting I mentioned the scaremongering in the New York Times in regards to global warming causing heavier rains, and not long after posting that article I read ...more »

Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon Featured In the New York Times

» by July 19th, 2009 at 5:56 am » Comments (2)

The New York Times last week had a pretty complimentary article about Seoul's Cheonggyecheon Stream which I am a fan of myself, but the references to global warming in regards ...more »

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