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...blockbuster romantic comedy My Sassy Girl, she outdrank and verbally abused her meek onscreen boyfriend, all (more or less) in the name of love. In person, you don't get many of the withering glares, emasculating insults?and certainly not the Tyson-like uppercut?that Jun displayed on screen. Instead, you meet someone who politely waits for you to order lunch. In real life, it turns out, Jun isn't that sassy...
...screen persona has made the 22-year-old poster girl of South Korean cinema's commercial renaissance a star. Despite having made just five films, Jun has become famous throughout much of Asia, smiling on magazine and TV ads from Sapporo to Singapore. Her TV campaign for Olympus digital cameras helped hike the company's brand recognition by more than 15%, according to advertising company LG Ad. My Sassy Girl was seen by more than 5 million people in South Korea and sat on top of the box office for two weeks in Hong Kong, where local films and Hollywood...
...megapixel digital camera with 3X optical zoom. The innards were conceived mainly by Olympus' brain trust. (Its sleek body is less than 1 in. thick, thanks to a periscope-style zoom lens, and though measuring only 3.7 in. across, it still manages to sport a spacious 2.5-in. LCD screen.) In an automotive homage, the company worked with Ferrari designers to achieve a high-gloss red finish that's identical to the one on their cars. Your camera, however, won't come with a pit crew...
...voting machines boomed following the circumstances of the 2000 election in Florida. After the debacle, state officials began searching for new methods to facilitate voting and thus prevent another contentious election. Following California’s lead, many states began the transition from traditional punch card ballots to touch screen systems; yet, since the start of the switchover, many critics have come forth claiming that current systems are insufficiently equipped to stave off the threat of malfunction or manipulation. Therefore, many are calling for a paper trail, or “ballot receipts,” to ensure that...
...July 2003, Aviel D. Rubin, a professor from Johns Hopkins University, published an in-depth security analysis of the electronic voting machines manufactured by Diebold Inc.—one of the primary companies to benefit from the transition to touch screen voting. The report was full of criticisms of the company’s system and claimed that Diebold’s “voting system is far below even the most minimal security standards applicable in other contexts.” The report highlighted many of the potential dangers stemming from the nature of technology?...