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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Picture of the Day: Seoul’s Peace Marathon

» by October 6th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

Oct. 3, SEOUL, South Korea -- Some 10,000 runners start the 8th International Peace Marathon in Seoul on Oct. 3. The competition was held by the Gangnam District Office in ...more »

Picture of the Day: Taeguki’s In New York

» by October 5th, 2010 at 1:04 pm » Comments (5)

A group of Korean women in traditional costume carry a large Taegeukgi, the national flag of Korea, as they march through the streets of New York City in the annual ...more »

Update On South Korea’s Prostitution Crackdown

» by October 5th, 2010 at 2:08 am » Comments (83)

Here is an update on the crackdown on prostitution in South Korea, it is going about as well as most readers here expected: In July a series ...more »

Picture of the Day: Daejon University Food Festival

» by October 4th, 2010 at 1:08 pm » Comments (0)

Students pose with dishes that they made at a food festival at Daejeon University in the city on Thursday. [Chosun Ilbo] more »

North Korean Gymnast Caught Cheating

» by October 4th, 2010 at 1:30 am » Comments (22)

It looks like the North Koreans have learned well from their Chinese allies on how to cheat at the Olympic Games: International gymnastics officials are investigating another case of possible age ...more »

No Pressure to Join Global Warming Faithful

» by October 3rd, 2010 at 7:07 pm » Comments (21)

What is with these eco-facists? Do they really think this kind of video will get people to join their green faith? As you can see below the group ...more »

Picture of the Day: A Korean War Tribute

» by October 3rd, 2010 at 12:57 pm » Comments (0)

Government representatives from 17 nations that took part in the Korean War visited the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul on Monday. They offered flowers to a memorial stone ...more »

Park Chan-ho Sets Asian Born Wins Record

» by October 3rd, 2010 at 8:56 am » Comments (8)

Congratulations are in order for South Korean born Major League Baseball pitcher Park Chan-ho who has set the all-time wins record for an Asian born player: South Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho ...more »

Rick Sanchez Fired from CNN for Jewish Rant

» by October 3rd, 2010 at 12:47 am » Comments (38)

Speaking of journalists getting in trouble like the Stars & Stripes employees busted for surfing Internet porn at work, CNN's Rick Sanchez has just been fired for this rant: According to ...more »

Stars & Stripes Discloses That Employees Used Gambling & Porn Sites at Work

» by October 2nd, 2010 at 6:14 pm » Comments (5)

You would think people would know that at work you Internet usage is monitored?: A Stars and Stripes internal investigation found that “a considerable number” of the news organization’s Pacific employees ...more »

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