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Brad Pitt scraps Brazil film promo amid unrest

PeopleJun 23, 2013

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) ― U.S. Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt has scrapped a plan to come to Brazil to promote his new film “World War Z,” the movie’s distributors said Saturday, citing social unrest in the country.A statement issued by Paramount said Pitt would not make a planned trip to Rio because of “ongoing events in Brazil.”The country is awash with protests after more than a million people took to the streets in recent days to decry poor public services and corruption as well as transport fare
Historic places in N. Korea listed as UNESCO world heritage sites

CultureJun 23, 2013

Historic sites in North Korea's ancient city of Gaeseong were added to the world heritage list of UNESCO on Sunday, official sources said.The decision was made during the 37th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, earlier in the day, sources following the event said. The session is set to continue until Thursday.The decision has been widely expected as the sites were recommended last month by the Paris-based International Council on Monuments and Sites, an advisor
Rooftop revolution

Food&BeverageJun 21, 2013

More roofs go green, get concept stores, restaurants
Calendar

CultureJun 21, 2013

Theater“A Tale of Two Cities”: “A Tale of Two Cities,” a musical based on the novel of the same title by Charles Dickens, is being restaged in Seoul after its first run in the city last year. The piece is set against the conflicts between the rebels and aristocracy during the French revolution and its parallel world in 18th-century London. It tells the story of Sydney Carton, a shrewd young English lawyer who develops a strong, unrequited love for Lucie Manette, a young, loving French woman who
63% of Koreans plan summer vacation

TravelJun 21, 2013

Are you planning to get away this summer? If you are, you are one of 63 percent of people in Korea set to take a summer vacation this year. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, 62.7 percent of 1,004 people surveyed on May 27-30 said they were planning or highly likely to take summer leave this year, which is about 12.1 percentage point ups from 2012. Most of the respondents were planning to take days off between July 29 and Aug. 4,
South Korea’s northernmost island surprisingly peaceful

TravelJun 21, 2013

Baengnyeongdo Island offers a unique mix of political thrill and natural tranquility
Around the hotels

TravelJun 21, 2013

Spa for men at Park Hyatt SeoulThe hotel presents “Park Club Spa for Men,” which includes a 60-minute full body treatment plus a 30-minute facial treatment. Highly trained therapists will provide customized treatments based on the guest’s physical condition and preferences. Facial treatment provides a deep cleansing to remove excess sebum and debris. Those who visit Monday through Friday before 8 p.m. will receive a complementary shirt dry cleaning and shoe-shine service. The package also includ
Conversations simmer at communal tables

Food&BeverageJun 21, 2013

Mary Altman and John Pinson, though each traveling alone on business, savored some conversation with their barbecue last week as they sat together at one of 4 Rivers Smokehouse’s large picnic tables in Winter Park, Florida.The two discovered they both live in Jacksonville, Florida, so they chatted about their lives there.“When you’re by yourself, it’s nice to meet somebody and, coincidentally, to meet somebody from your own hometown,” said Pinson, a salesman in his 70s.Diners such as Pinson are
Jjukkumi guui, (spicy grilled baby octopus)

Food&BeverageJun 21, 2013

I know that a lot of people are intimidated about cooking octopus. If you’re one of them, I urge you to try cooking with baby octopus, “jjukkumi.” Baby octopus is naturally tender and easy to handle. If you prefer, you can also use small squid for this recipe. Here, they are marinated in a spicy gochujang sauce and seared quickly on the grill. Marinating helps tenderize the octopus, so give it sufficient time to marinate. You will have tender baby octopus with a burst of flavor in every bite!2 t
Beware of infections during rainy season

HealthJun 20, 2013

With the monthlong rainy season having arrived this week, pay attention to your health, as the high humidity and temperature makes dangerous viruses more active.“Atmospheric temperature and humidity provide an ideal condition for bacteria and viruses to grow in food and water,” an official at the Korea Centers for Disease Control said.“The people should pay more attention to food they eat and the water they drink. Wash your hands as frequently as possible,” he added. The most common illnesses d
Local scientists find way to prevent alcohol damage to liver

HealthJun 20, 2013

A team of South Korean scientists has discovered a way to prevent alcohol damaging the liver, the Science Ministry said Wednesday.It has been widely documented that alcohol leads to the creation of reactive oxygen species in the body, which in turn damage the liver, causing hepatitis or even liver cirrhosis, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.However, little had been known about exactly what triggers the production of reactive oxygen.According to the ministry, the team
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS

HealthJun 20, 2013

LONDON (AP) ― A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.More than 60 cases of what is now called MERS, including 38 deaths, have been recorded by the World Health Organization in the past year, mostly in Saudi Arabia. So far, illnesses haven’t spread as quickly as SARS did in 2003, ultimately triggering a global outbreak
Wetting the bed

HealthJun 20, 2013

Nocturnal enuresis means bed-wetting at night. It is very common in children and is present in approximately 15 percent of children 5 and under. It generally goes away as children get older, and is only present in 1 percent of adolescents. CausesThere are three main causes. The first is an immature bladder function. These children often have problems holding urine even in the daytime, and can wet their clothes. The second reason is increased urine production during the night, compared to during
In Stephen King’s new horror house, it’s the everyday eeriness that grips

BooksJun 20, 2013

When it comes to Stephen King, I’m partial to the smaller efforts: novellas, short novels, experiments, the quieter, more interior stuff. It’s not that I don’t like his big books ― especially “The Shining,” which remains the scariest thing I’ve ever read, and the 1996 novel “Desperation,” an overarching consideration of sin and sacrifice and redemption, set in a Nevada mining town. Still, what makes King resonate for me is the detail work, the way he can get inside the most mundane situation and
A community pulled apart by racism

CultureJun 20, 2013

Until She Comes HomeBy Lori Roy (Dutton)Lori Roy mixes lyrical prose, a noir approach and gothic undertones for an urban story set in 1958 about a community pulled apart by racism, fear and image in her second novel. As she did in her 2011 Edgar-winning debut “Bent Road,” Roy delivers a timeless story that gives shape to those secrets and tragedies from which some people never recover.Detroit’s Adler Avenue is the kind of neighborhood where a woman makes a roast beef dinner twice a month for the