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...author of The Koreans. When a Korean does something wonderful, the country rejoices, but when one of its own goes off the rails, like Cho Seung-Hui, there's a collective sense of shame and burden. So much so that South Korea's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae Shik, pledged to fast for 32 days to show his sorrow today. "I can smell a collective sense of guilt," says Lim Jie-Hyun, a history professor at Hangyang University in Seoul. "There is confusion [in Korea] between individual responsibility and national responsibility...
...Chos of suburban Seoul, South Korea, didn't have much. They lived in a rented 430-sq. ft. basement apartment, according to the Korean paper Chosun Ilbo, and when they set off for the U.S. in 1992, Cho Seong-Tae told his landlord that the family was going to America "because it is difficult to live here" and that it would be better to live in a place where he is unknown...
...Chos of suburban Seoul, South Korea, didn't have much. They lived in a rented 430-sq. ft. basement apartment, according to the Korean paper Chosun Ilbo, and when they set off for the U.S. in 1992, Cho Seong-Tae told his landlord that the family was going to America"because it is difficult to live here"and that it would be better to live in a place where he is unknown...
Move over, Tae Bo. Professor of Psychology Ellen J. Langer has found a new way to exercise. A recent study conducted by Langer’s laboratory, published in the February edition of Psychological Science, finds that having the proper mindset plays a key role in producing the beneficial effects of exercise. According to Langer, being cognizant of these benefits acts as a placebo, thus amplifying the positive effects. “By fooling the mind, we essentially fool the body,” she said. Langer tested her theory on over 80 housekeepers employed by seven hotels...
...this.Cigarette PantsRemember how last year everyone and their mother wanted a pair of skinny jeans so that they could feel bad about their thighs in public? Well, skinny jeans are out, but skinny pants are in, meaning that you cannot click your heels up with glee and smash your Tae Bo tape with your instep, as you were wont to do if you had only read the first part of this sentence. Cigarette pants are like a trouser version of skinny jeans except they show your cellulite more. Thus you must work out harder with less reward and repeat...