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...confident and eager to integrate." Ju Seong Soon, a 25-year-old North Korean woman, studied English and computer technology after arriving in Seoul in 2007 and got married to a South Korean man through a matchmaking company last year. "I wanted to learn the language and the culture faster and feel more secure," says Ju. "On top of that, my husband is very sweet." (North Korean men, adds Ju, are colder and want to be treated as kings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korean Defectors: A Big Market for Matchmakers | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...Despite faster skaters and more scoring opportunities, Harvard couldn’t find the back of the net for almost the entire first period, and the Bulldogs generated just enough fast-break opportunities to give the Crimson a scare. Were it not for the strong play of Harvard’s defense and freshman goaltender Laura Bellamy, the game might have taken a different turn...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Hockey Holds On For 4-3 Senior Day Win Over Yale | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...were a faster team, and we were able to create some power plays for ourselves by moving our feet,” co-captain Cori Bassett said. “As a result, they had to hold on a little bit, and that’s what got us some power plays...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Hockey Holds On For 4-3 Senior Day Win Over Yale | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

Basic biology suggests that plants might grow faster in a world with more carbon dioxide, and field experiments bear that out: when you pump extra CO2 into a field or a forest, trees and other vegetation tend to get bigger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Eastern Trees in the Midst of a Growth Spurt | 2/6/2010 | See Source »

...Ostrofsky believes Amazon will have to revamp and upgrade the Kindle to stay competitive. "My guess is that Jeff [Bezos] is going to have to come out with a color version darn fast - probably faster than he wanted to - because the iPad is going to take market share away," he says. On Feb. 4 the New York Times reported that Amazon had purchased Touchco, a start-up company specializing in touchscreen technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amazon Outlook Bright Despite New Threats | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

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