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World of fusion exercise classes is expanding

HealthJun 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― Most people would not think of combining seemingly polar opposite pursuits such as Pilates and boxing. But the odd pairing makes perfect sense to one fitness instructor.Former dancer and certified Pilates teacher Viveca Jensen thought the mindful core-strengthening properties of Pilates would complement and counterbalance the quick cardio-heavy pace of noncontact boxing with weighted
Playing with fire

Food&BeverageJun 1, 2011

Rubs, brines, marinades make thrills for the grillWALNUT CREEK, California ― We may grill all year round, but summer traditionally signals the start to barbecue season. And something about that barbecue grill, says Food Network star Guy Fieri, conjures up all the best parts of summer. Summer traditionally signals the start to the barbecue season. (Contra Costa Times/MCT)“I think we all have an add
Ahn leaves for Russia, eyes 2014 Games

More sportsJun 1, 2011

Ahn Hyun-soo, a three-time Olympic short track gold medalist, left for Russia on Wednesday to extend his career, with his sights set on the 2014 Winter Games.“It has finally hit me,” Ahn said at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. “I am worried and yet have high expectations. I will go there and train hard.”Ahn, who is 25, said he will be training with the Russian national team in Moscow
KFA takes steps to prevent match-fixing

SoccerJun 1, 2011

South Korea’s football governing body announced on Wednesday that it will set up a special committee to prevent match-fixing.Korea Football Association said in a statement that it will establish an emergency committee of representatives from the KFA, the Ministry of Justice and all the professional and amateur leagues here, including the K-League.The decision came as the country’s top division lea
Yacht race kicks off in Pohang

More sportsJun 1, 2011

The 2011 Korea Cup International Yacht Race kicked off on Wednesday with an opening ceremony in the east coast city of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. The Korea Cup, which is organized by Korea Sailing Federation and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, runs until June 6, covering a total of 600 kilometers. Participants of the Korea Cup International Yacht Race (Yonhap News
NK says Seoul offered summit talks

PoliticsJun 1, 2011

NK says Seoul offered summit talksNorth Korea said on Wednesday the South Korean government last month proposed holding a series of summit talks.A North Korean spokesman told state news agency KCNA that the proposal was offered during a secret meeting on May 9. Seoul offered holding three rounds of summit meetings in late June, August and next March, it added. Seoul also proposed a ministerial-lev
Seoul proposed 3 inter-Korean summits: N.K.

PoliticsJun 1, 2011

Anchor of the North Korean state broadcasting agency announces official statement. (Yonhap News)Ministry says North distorting South’s ‘real intentions’North Korea said Wednesday South Korea proposed to hold three meetings between their leaders and pleaded for any gesture to appease South Koreans still angry over last year’s attacks via an unofficial communication channel.Pyongyang’s powerful Nati
Millionaires control 39% of the world's wealth

Jun 1, 2011

More than 1 million millionaires live in China, their ranks swollen last year by economic growth, savings and a strengthening currency, according to a Boston Consulting Group survey. Millionaire households jumped 31 percent to 1.11 million in 2010 from the previous year, a BCG Global Wealth Survey released Tuesday showed. That puts China in third place for millionaire households, behind the 5.22 m
S. Korea's consumer prices grow 4.1 pct in May

Jun 1, 2011

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices grew at a slower pace in May, but they were still quite higher than the government's inflation target, raising concerns that price hikes still remain a drag on the nation's economic recovery, a report showed Wednesday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, the country's consumer price index rose 4.1 percent last month from a year earlie
Napoleon used years on St Helena to learn English

BooksJun 1, 2011
U.S. blasts Syria for boy's alleged torture, death

World NewsJun 1, 2011

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Syria's alleged torture and killing of a 13-year-old boy underscores that the Syrian government is making no effort to institute real reforms. Syrian anti-regime protesters carry banners during a rally in Talbiseh, in the central province of Homs, Syria, on Friday. (AP-Yonhap News)She says she hopes the child didn't die in vain, and that President Bas
Jobs to unveil Apple software innovations

TechnologyJun 1, 2011

A man wait outside an Apple Store in Beijing, capital of China, May 6, 2011. (Xinhua-Younhap News)SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2011 (AFP) - Ailing chief executive Steve Jobs returns next week from sick leave to unveil Apple's latest generation of software, the firm announced Tuesday.The 56-year-old cancer survivor will present Apple's new operating system, dubbed "Lion," at a developers conference in Sa
Man smashes cars to show hatred for rich

Social affairsJun 1, 2011

Police are investigating a 29-year-old man who smashed luxury cars in Daejeon to show his contempt for the rich.The man, identified by his surname Cho, smashed windows and mirrors of some 15 expensive domestic and imported vehicles in an underground parking lot. Before doing so, he beat a Chinese student without provocation. “Imported cars are pie in the sky for poor people. I hate the rich,” he t
Queens may can Korean-only signs in K town

PoliticsJun 1, 2011

Queens, a district of New York, is to regulate foreign language signs by requiring English translations.Two Republican councilmen, Peter Koo from Flushing and Dan Halloran of Whitestone, are planning on introducing the controversial bill.When the new law is enforced, shop owners are forced to change their signs so that at least 60 percent is written in English. Some streets in areas like Flushing
Headley: Militant had targeted Lockheed Martin

World NewsJun 1, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) _ An American admitted terrorist who is the government's star witness in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks said Tuesday that another militant with ties to al-Qaida had once plotted to attack U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin.David Coleman Headley, who has pleaded guilty to laying the groundwork in the three-day massacre that left more