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When people date 'out of their leagues'

A scene from the tvN drama, "Dating a Beauty"By Ko Dong-hwan Men and women react differently when they are set up on a date with a person they consider ``out of their league,’’ according to a joint survey by marriage consultancies Bien Aller and Only You.After quizzing more than 500 single adults, the companies reported that men are usually euphoric about meeting a woman they thought was too attractive for them. Women are excited as well, but seem to approach the date with more strategy to ensure the man is attracted to them as well.In a multiple-answer question, 44 percent of the male respondents picked ``heart thumps with anticipation’’ as their first reaction to being set up with a woman more attractive than he is. Less than 30 percent of the women picked the same answer.The most popular answer among women was ``thinking ways to seduce him,’’ supported by more than 50 percent of the female participants.``I guess this backs the perception that men are normally more passionate and romantic, while women are more realistic,’’ said S

May 15, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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Uruguay president says `US must learn Spanish harder'

By Ko Dong-hwanJose Mujica CordanoUruguayan President Uruguayan President Jose Mujica Cordano has become an American press darling with his interesting mixture of humility and opinionated straight talk, USA Today reported on Monday.Meeting U.S. President Barack Obama at the Oval Office, Cordano showed up without a tie and declared that Americans must try harder to learn Spanish as much as Uruguayans are devoted to learning English.He then proposed the U.S. follow the footsteps of Germany, which promised to send 10,000 scholars to Uruguay to help improve the country’s human resources.Being the world’s first president to legalize cannabis, Cordano emphasized the importance of uprooting the evils of cigarettes.Regarded as one of the individually poorest world leaders, Cordano is famous for his down-to-earth lifestyle; he lives in a rural shack with his wife, donates 90 percent of his income to charity and is frequently seen mingling with pedestrians. 

May 14, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

Uruguay president says `US must learn Spanish harder'

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Hyo-ri: wives don't always want sex

By Ko Dong-hwanLee Hyo-riK-pop queen Lee Hyo-ri has rarely been seen on television since moving to Jeju Island and marrying her guitarist boyfriend Lee Sang-soon in September.However, Hyo-ri did appear on the SBS television talk show “Magic Eye’’ Tuesday night, and showed the audience she continues to be her bumbling, lovable self.  The show’s guests, including Hyo-ri and fellow pop star Lee Juck, somehow veered into a serious discussion about people pressured or forced into unwanted sex with their partners.Passionately condemning husbands who force their wives to have sex with them, Hyo-ri said, “That’s right, the wife doesn’t always want to have sex.’’Of course, talk shows don’t provide the most intelligent setups and other guests reacted as Hyo-ri was making a comment on her husband. This made Hyo-ri blush, although she maintained that sex should be consensual in marital relationships.Despite landing Hyo-ri as a guest, Magic Eye managed only a poor viewer rating of 3.8 percent. 

May 14, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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Elusive Yoo known as judo master

By Ko Dong-hwanYoo Dae-kyunProsecutors are scrambling to locate Yoo Dae-kyun, one of the major shareholders of Cheonghaejin Marine, which is under an expanding investigation over the sinking of its Sewol ferry that left more than 300 dead or missing.If they finally find the elusive Yoo, investigators may have to brace for a physical struggle. Those close to Yoo said the bulky 44-year-old is well-versed in martial arts, including judo.The Yoo family also leads the feverish religious cult, Salvation Sect. The cult’s several hundred members have been threatening authorities they will use all means necessary to resist an investigation, which has officials concerned about the possibility of a violent encounter.Yoo is the son of the Yoo Byung-eun, 73, the reclusive patriarch and founder of Chonghaejin, who left the majority of the company’s shares to his two sons.An investigator from the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office visited the Salvation Sect’s Geumsuwon compound in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday in search of Yoo and his father.It was notable that the in

May 14, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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So is Window 7 really safer than XP?

By Ko Dong-hwan              After making Herculean efforts to phase out its old Windows XP, Microsoft admits the company’s new operating systems aren’t really much safer.According to Microsoft’s own Security Intelligence Report, which was first obtained and reported by Forbes, computers powered by Windows XP had lower virus infection rates than machines powered by the company’s newer software such as Windows Vista and Windows 7.The virus infection rate for XP computers was measured at 2.42 percent, compared to 3.24 percent of Windows Vista computers and 2.59 percent of Windows 7 computers. The data is somewhat surprising considering that Microsoft had severed all security updates for XP, leaving computers using the system vulnerable to hacking.Computers powered by the latest Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems had virus infection rates of 1.73 and 0.08 percent, respectively.Forbes argued Windows Vista and Windows 7 might be more vulnerable than XP as there have been certain types of malicious programs that target Windows Vis

May 14, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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Angelina Jolie to take break from showbiz

By Ko Dong-hwanAngelina Jolie, a cinematic icon equally famous for her humanitarian efforts, is planning to take a temporary leave from show business.In an interview with Britain’s Showbiz Spy, Jolie quipped she was “done with Hollywood’’ for now. Jolie wishes to focus on raising her six adopted children and her work with the United Nation.The interview came as her latest movie “Maleficent,” which is her first film in four years, is being promoted across the globe.Asked about how her acting fits alongside rest of her life like raising children, directing and working with UN, Jolie said her new film conveys a good sense of morality to children. “Maleficent,” based on Walt Disney’s 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty,” will hit theaters in the nation on May 29.        

May 13, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

Angelina Jolie to take break from showbiz

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Traffic congestion worst in Hongdae

Intersection in front of Hongik University By Ko Dong-hwan Traffic congestion has become a major problem for Seoul City and the flow of vehicles was found to be worst in the street in front of Hongik University, a major leisure district.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s “2013 Seoul Vehicle Speed Report’’ announced on Monday, vehicles pass the street in front of the university at a daily average speed of 12 kilometers per hour.This is dramatically slower than the average speed of 25.1kph measured in Seoul’s main roads.Another bad traffic area was the road near Supyogyo, which is between the Seoul Chungbu Police Agency and the Uljiro 3-ga Subway Station, where vehicle movement was measured at 12.4kph.The report, however, indicated that the traffic situation has improved slightly in the nation’s capital.When combining inter-city expressways and main roads, the average speed of cars was measured at 26.4kph, an improvement from 24.2kph in 2012.

May 13, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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Fla. police find coffin full of weapons including crossbow

By Ko Dong-hwan Police at Volusia County, Florida, discovered a coffin full of weapons that was lying upside down at a park.Deputies found 46 weapons, including a crossbow, double-sided ax, a black-colored sword and a ball with metal spikes. Police at the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, which provided an image of the coffin to the media, said there was no evidence that the weapons were used recently and no foul play was suspected.The coffin was first discovered on Thursday by workers at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who immediately alerted the sheriff's office.

May 13, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

Fla. police find coffin full of weapons including crossbow

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Drunkard climbs Sidney Opera House

By Ko Dong-hwan Police rescued a man after he climbed to the top of the Sydney Opera House, according to Australia’s Daily Telegraph.The unidentified man, wearing only swimming trunks and an undershirt and apparently intoxicated, climbed the 67-meter-high building on Sunday.According to a video posted on the newspaper’s website, two rescue workers approach the man to put on safety gears. The man, unable to stand straight, slouches down.It took more than an hour for rescue workers to bring the man to safety.The police said that the man climbed the building in drunken joy and had no intention to protest about anything. 

May 12, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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Comedian debuts as UFC round girl

By Ko Dong-hwanMaeng Seung-jiComedian Maeng Seung-ji, who is equally popular for jokes and movie-star looks, is preparing to debut as a ring girl for Road FC, the country’s largest combat sports promotion.The 29-year-old will circle the canvas holding numbers at Road FC 015 at Wonju Gymnasium in Gangwon Province on May 31, Road FC said.Maeng, a self-confessed fight fanatic, has also been cast for the upcoming reality television show “Crying Fist-Tokyo Express,’’ which will pit together amateur mixed-martial arts (MMA) enthusiasts. The show will air its first episode on May 25.

May 12, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

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When people date 'out of their leagues'

Uruguay president says `US must learn Spanish harder'

Hyo-ri: wives don't always want sex

Elusive Yoo known as judo master

So is Window 7 really safer than XP?

Angelina Jolie to take break from showbiz

Traffic congestion worst in Hongdae

Fla. police find coffin full of weapons including crossbow

Drunkard climbs Sidney Opera House

Comedian debuts as UFC round girl

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