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Getting back to routine after vacation

HealthAug 11, 2011

For people who have enjoyed a summer holiday basking in the sun, it isn’t easy to get back into the routine of the rat-race. It’s not only a psychological issue ― the body also finds it difficult to fit back into this strained life. Sunburn, extreme fatigue and dermatitis can also leave a “massive a
Study: Healthy eating means spending more at store

HealthAug 11, 2011

SEATTLE (AP) ― A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.An update of what used to be known as a food pyramid in 2010 h
Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions

HealthAug 11, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn’t trump common sense, the nation’s largest pediatricians group says.New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics arrive just as s
Debate heats up over whether obesity can be contagious

HealthAug 11, 2011

Can obesity spread like a social virus? Scientists have rebutted highly publicized studies by two U.S. researchers, citing flawed methodology and data, the New York Times reported.In 2007, Nicholas Christakis at Harvard and James Fowler at the University of California revealed a study that indicated
GKL names new CEO

PeopleAug 10, 2011

Grand Korea Leisure has said it named former Paju Mayor Ryoo Hwa-sun as the new CEO at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday. Ryoo received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Seoul National University and an MBA from Sogang University. GKL CEO Ryoo Hwa-su (GKL)He served as m
Best-selling children’s novel to be sold in Germany

BooksAug 9, 2011

A translated version of a best-selling South Korean children’s novel about the adventures of a hen who escapes her coop in search of freedom will soon be sold in Germany, the book’s local publisher here said Tuesday.“The book will be published in Germany and other German-speaking countries sooner or
LA children’s hospital gets art by Michael Jackson

CultureAug 9, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sketches by Michael Jackson as well as a signed portrait of the entertainer will decorate the walls of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.Jackson’s three children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- were on hand Monday to unveil the donated artwork. They include a dozen sketches drawn a
Linked Seoul runs Wednesday wine event

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

Linked Seoul is running its monthly Wine Down Wednesday this week. The networking event will take place at Italian restaurant StaSera at Dosan Park in Sinsa-dong, Seoul, from 7-10 p.m.The cost is 45,000 won on the door and includes food and drinks.There will be a draw for prizes including dining cer
BFIA runs fall term of Korean classes

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

Applications are open for the next semester of Korean classes run by the Busan Foundation for International Activities.The course, which uses Yonsei University textbooks, runs from Aug. 16 to Oct. 14.Five levels of tuition are available. Classes are twice a week, with daytime and evening timeslots.
Orientation session for Seoul expats

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center is running an orientation session to introduce new residents to the city.The session will take place on Aug. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the center, and explain the services and opportunities Seoul has to offer.The center also welcomes expats who have lived here a while
From peace island to war island?

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

Korean-American writer Paul Yoon’s 2009 short story collection “Once the Shore,” which won the prize for fiction at the13th Asian American Literary Awards, is set on a fictionalized version of Jeju Island and deals with the devastating impact of militarism, colonialism and the Cold War on a rugged i
Frisbee flingers get active

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

This is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Marty Nedjelski, founder and CEO of Republic of Korea Ultimate ― Ed.What goes on? We play 12 games each in various venues across Korea. The league is a mixed, social league, which me
Laughing Tree launches ‘Lab’

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

Haebangcheon’s first expat-run art gallery The Laughing Tree has moved to a space about four-times larger, has been reborn as Laughing Tree Lab and is holding its launch party Saturday. The event will feature an exhibition, video performance, music, DJs and some surprise art and spoken word performa
Falling through the cracks: Turned away for lack of ID

Expat LivingAug 9, 2011

This is the first of a series of articles about how foreigners can fall through cracks in the Korean health service. ― Ed When Katie Symank, then an English teacher here, became seriously ill, her experience was made all the more terrifying after she was refused hospital treatment for not having acc
11 percent of college students at risk of gambling addiction

CultureAug 9, 2011

A Korean study has found that the prevalence of problem gambling in college students is nearly twice as high as that found by an earlier study on the general population.(MCT)Daegu’s Catholic University conducted a study on 2,026 students nationwide, and found out that 11 percent of them were depende