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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Black Ops

» by July 23rd, 2011 at 10:33 pm » Comments (15)

The news about a spree of killings (assassinations) of Iranian nuclear scientists made me think about one of the anti-US/USFK myths/items I first heard about teaching Korean adults 1996-98. ...more »

Picture of the Day: Park Tae-hwan Ready To Swim

» by July 23rd, 2011 at 12:52 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="408" caption="South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan jumps into the water in final preparations at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 22 ahead of his upcoming ...more »

USFK Commander To Crackdown On Use of Acronyms

» by July 23rd, 2011 at 3:32 am » Comments (42)

For anyone that hasn't served in the US military due to the use of acronyms it truly is a different language with different dialects depending on where you are stationed.  ...more »

Site Selected For Comfort Women Museum

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 5:37 pm » Comments (24)

They should build this place right next to the Sodaemun Prison along with constructing a Dokdo Museum and this would allow Koreans to spend a whole day getting their anti-Japanese ...more »

Picture of the Day: Dokdo Related Anti-Japanese Rally

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="'Ugly' Japanese : Furious Korean protestors tear up portraits of Japanese lawmaker Sindo Yoshitaka during a rally near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, Friday. They object ...more »

South Korean Schools Moving From Paper To Digital Media

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 9:58 am » Comments (1)

I haven't gotten into the tablet market yet because I am a big user of my Kindle which does many things a tablet can do for much cheaper a price.  ...more »

Gyeongi-do Government Reverses Course On Foreign English Teacher Cuts

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 8:18 am » Comments (3)

Good news for all you English teachers in Gyeongi-do that may have been effected by these cuts: A provincial education authority said Friday that it will maintain the number of foreign ...more »

Politicians–Got to Love Them

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 5:51 am » Comments (2)

“There is a long-term plan to reduce the number of foreign English teachers,” said Shin Jong-cheol, a member of the GPC. “In ...more »

USFK Court Martial Results for June 2011

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 3:25 am » Comments (3)

Here are the court martial results for June 2011. There was yet 4 more people convicted of DUI's in the Korean courts. Court-Martial Results for June 2011 At a Summary Court Martial ...more »

Gyeonggi Province to Dump Native Teachers Update

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 2:35 am » Comments (1)

This was posted over at www.waygook.org where NSETs who want to be more productive than those at Dave’s hangout, share lesson plans, and thoughts: Dear GEPIK Teachers, Many of you may have ...more »

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