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Policemen yesterday removing steel mesh from windows of buses used to transport riot policemen. The National Police Agency said it removed the mesh from all 1,131 buses, citing a drastic drop in violent demonstrations as the main reason. A symbol of the military government in the 1980s, the vehicles were dubbed “chicken coop cars,” and [...]

From the NYT
The Ultimate Body Language: How You Line Up for Mickey

HONG KONG DISNEYLAND, the second Disney foray into Asia, is known to some in the theme park business as Disney Lite. At a little more than 300 acres, it’s far smaller than Disney parks in the United States, Japan and France, with fewer [...]

I put an order in for a new PC today.
I have been having problems with my old PC

The case is a GMC H60. GMC is not the giant motor company, General Motors, but a small Korean company which seems to have a good reputation here.
The thing I like about the case aside from the price [...]

I put an order in for a new PC today.
I have been having problems with my old PC

The case is a GMC H60. GMC is not the giant motor company, General Motors, but a small Korean company which seems to have a good reputation here.
The thing I like about the case aside from the price [...]

The International Association of Chiefs of Police training guide on profiling suicide bombers gives some guidlines as to how a terrorist behaves:

I exhibit all of these traits!

?¢‚ǨÀúBehavior. Does the individual act oddly, appear fearful, or use mannerisms that do not fit in? Examples include repeatedly circling an area on foot or in [...]

Got my rear wheel of my bike rebuilt today.
All 32 spokes were replaced for 20,000 won and only 15,000 won labour. Pretty good value.
I hope this stops the wheel from breaking a spoke every week or so.
Last time I got a spoke fixed, another one broke 600 metres from the bike shop!

Holiday Diary – From the Land of the morning calm to downunder

August 17 – Thursday

Finished work at Ulsan Language Academy.
Judy and I caught a 3pm flight to Kimpo airport, Seoul which was very relaxing. We flew over Pohang, which was very interesting because there were so many ships in the harbour.
After ariving at Kimpo [...]