2009. 3. 22. 11:36

[LIVE] Korea vs Venezuela - WBC2009 - Semi Final (경기종료)




한국과 베네수엘라의 준결승 경기입니다.
지금 10:2로 이겼습니다.

내일 일본이랑 미국이랑 경기 후 승자와 결승전을 치룹니다.
대한민국 화이팅!!


2009. 3. 20. 09:06

[LIVE] Korea vs Japan - WBC2009 - 본선 1,2위결정전(경기종료)

Korea vs Japan

--World Baseball Classic--

 

 

 


한국 대 일본 WBC 2009 본선 1,2위 결정전입니다.

경기 시작 시간은 한국시간 오후 9시입니다.

한국의 승리를 기원합니다!!

이치로가 정신차리길 바랍니다!!

대한민국 화이팅!!

로딩시간이 쫌 깁니다. 잠시 기다려주세요^ㅡ^ 
기다려도 시작이 안되시는 경우 Pause 를 누른후 다시 Start 버튼을 눌러주신후,
잠시 기다려주시기 바랍니다.



그래도 나오지 않으시면 이곳에 가셔서 보시면 됩니다.
다른 곳 링크 시켜놓겠습니다.

중계 보러가기

아쉽게 2:6으로 조2위로 준결승에 진출하였습니다.
그래도 수고하셨습니다.
대한민국 화이팅!!

2009. 3. 19. 09:50

[LIVE] Japan vs Cuba WBC2009 패자부활자전입니다. (경기종료)

WBC :: Japan vs Cuba
--World Baseball Classic--




 


(화면를 따올 수가 없어 직접 링크 시켰습니다.)

한국시간 낮 12시경기 시작입니다.
일본과 쿠바의 패자 부활자전입니다.
구바님들 입치로를 꺽어주세요.
2009. 3. 18. 09:08

[LIVE] Korea vs Japan - WBC2009 - 본선2차전 (경기종료)

 

Korea vs Japan

--World Baseball Classic--


 

 


한국 대 일본 WBC 2009 본선 2차전입니다.

경기 시작 시간은 한국시간 오후 12시입니다.

한국의 승리를 기원합니다!!

이치로의 망언을 저주합니다!!

대한민국 화이팅!!

로딩시간이 쫌 깁니다. 잠시 기다려주세요^ㅡ^ 

한국이 일본을 4:1로 꺽었습니다.
대한민국 선수분들 국민여러분 수고하셨습니다.

2009. 3. 17. 23:48

유후~ 급상승 랭킹!! 등극!!

 

냐하하하하, 급상승 랭킹에 첫줄에 등극되었습니다.

왼쪽은 급상승 블로그 랭킹순위이고, 오른쪽은 제홈페이지 오른쪽에 달아놓은 랭킹 위젯입니다.

Positive Think 가 첫줄에 딱 입습니다!!


몇일간 우울함을 달래기위한 글쓰기 및 불펌질(??)이 도움이 되었던것 같습니다.
불펌이면 불펌이겠지만, 글쓴분에게 양해를 구하고 그래도 안되는 글은 가져오지않았습니다.
나름.... 불펌을 하지 않으려고 노력한거죠 ... >-<후훗.

어째뜬, 한국이 멕시코를 이기고, 오늘 일본을 이길테고!!
전 다시 마음을 추수려 열심히 공부를 할테고, 또할테고!!


그럼~ 감사의 인사드리면서, 공부하러 슝!!

2009. 3. 17. 11:19

2009WBC 2R 한국-멕시코 경기 다시보기 !!

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2009. 3. 17. 07:48

비행기 여행이 처음이시라구요? 유용한 팁들입니다. 알아보고 비행기타러 고고~

비행기 여행시 유용한 팁!!

1.국제선 비행 탑승시 컵라면,과자등의 가벼운 스낵은 꼭 챙기세요!

-기내에서 나오는 식사와 간식이 입맛에 맞지 않을수도 있고 양이 차지않으실수도 있거든요. 뜨거운 물은 승무원에게 부탁하시면 되고요. 컵라면에 부을 뜨거운물을 부탁하실때 전혀 쑥쓰러워 하지 않으셔도 되요. 다만 주위에 앉은 다른 승객분들을 위해 김치사발면 같은것은 되도록이면 자제해주시는게 좋겠죠? ^^ 냄비우동같은 거라면 ok!

2. 얇고 가벼운 슬리퍼

-비행기에 오래 앉아있다보면 몸이 붓기 마련인데요, 가장 많이 타격 받는 부위는 아시다시피 발이랍니다. 때문에 가끔 기내에서 양말만 신고 돌아다니시거나 아예 맨발로 계시는 분들을 볼수 있는데요 사실 비행기 바닥이 엄청!! 더럽거든요. 가끔 맨발로 기내 화장실을 이용하시는 승객분들도 더러 눈에 띈답니다..거기 바닥 엄청 더러운데...ㅠ 개인 슬리퍼를 따로 챙겨오셔서 기내에서 이용하시면 조금이라도 발이 편하지 않을까요? 위생상 안전하구요. ^^

3. 우산

-해외여행시 가장 주의하셔야 할점 중 하나는 집에 다 ~있는데 당장 없어서 돈을 헤프게 쓰게 되는 경우랍니다! 그 중 하나가 바로 우산이 아닐까 싶어요~ 언제 어디서도 내릴수 있는 비에 대비하여 작은 우산하나는 꼭 챙기세요! ^^ 이런 소소한것을 미리 챙겨가시면 아쉽지도 않고 그 돈으로 기념품 하나라도 더 살수 있지 않을까요?~!

4. 목베개

-일반석으로 여행하실경우 목을 편히 가누지 못해 피곤해도 쉽게 잠을 들지 못할때, 힘드실꺼에요! 공항, 또는 요즘 어디서든 쉽게 구입할수 있는 목베개를 강추합니당~^^!! 요즘 보딩할때 보면 목베개를 아예 미리 목에 끼고 탑승하시는 승객분들도 계시답니다. ^^ Be a smart traveller! ^^

5. Noise Buster

-노이즈버스터는 헤드셋의 종류인데요 예민하신분들께 추천해요~ 신경이 예민하신분, 귀가 아주아주 밝으신분들은 비행기 소음으로 굉장히 괴로우실수 있거든요! 노이즈 버스터를 착용하시면 모든 소음이 제거되어 편히 쉴수 있답니다! 단, 이/착륙시에는 착용하시면 안되요! 비상 이/착륙시 신속히 대피하셔야 하니까요 ^^

6. Turbulence (난기류) 에 멀미를 느끼신다면

-비행기 가운데 (날개쪽) 에 탑승하시면 비행기가 난기류를 통과할때 가장 적게 영향을 받는다네요, 꼬리쪽이 제일 심하게 흔들리구요. 여행사 또는 항공사를 통해 티켓을 예매하실때 좌석배정까지 되는지 확인하시고 미리 좌석배정이 가능할 경우 비행기 가운데 쪽으로 신청하시면 된답니다!

7. 안전벨트 착용

-좌석에 앉아계실때는 항시 안전벨트를 착용해 주세요. 실로 1970년 중반에 일어난 알로하 (Aloha) 항공사고를 예로 들어볼께요. 당시 알로하 항공사 비행기의 비지니스 석 위쪽 기체가 뜯어지는 바람에 -_- (사실이랍니다) 당시 비지니스석에서 서비스 하던 승무원 한명이 하늘로 날라가 버리는 말도 안되는 사고가 있었답니다. 다행히 기내 승객분들은 대부분 안전벨트를 착용하고 계셔서 그 외 사망자는 없었으나 뜯어져 나간 기체 사이로 들어오는 엄청난 공기의 압력과 빠른속도로 랜딩하는 속도로 인해 일반석에서 서비스하던 승무원들도 공기에 떠돌아 다니는 물건에 맞고 넘어지는 부상을 당했었지요. 물론 단한번 일어날까말까 하는 사고였지만 이 밖에 많은 케이스의 위헙이 따를수 있는것이 비행기 사고이니 좌석에 앉아계실땐 답답하지 않을정도로만이라도 안전벨트 착용은 꼭 해주세요!

8. 배가 볼록해지신다구요!

-모든 승무원의 가장 큰 고민중 하나는 아마몸의 변화(?)가 아닐까 해요.ㅎㅎ 그 변화라는게.. 똥배가 볼록~ 나오는 거거든요! 가장 큰 이유 중 하나는 Sodium 의 엄청난 수치를 알면서도 어쩔수 없이 먹게되는 기내음식과 기내압력으로 인해 배에 가스가 차는 것이랍니다. ㅠㅠ 꿍꿍이 역시 비행 마치고 난 후 몇시간은 볼록나오는 배때문에 기분이 너무너무 답답하답니다. 마찬가지로 탑승하시는 승객분들 대부분도 이 경험을 하실꺼에요. 조금이라도 도움이 될수 있는건 물 내지는 사과쥬스, 크랜베리 쥬스를 많이 마셔주시는 거랍니다! 사과쥬스는 물과 함께 섞어 드시면 훨씬 더 좋구요, 크랜베리 쥬스도 몸의 가스를 빼주는 역활을 해주구요. 대신 탄산음료는 되도록이면 피하세요! 가스를 엄~청 많이 생성하거든요! 참, 과일 중 포도 역시 가스를 생성해내는 , 기내에서만큼은 나쁜과일이라네요. ^^;; (승무원들 사이에서 그렇게 통해요..꿍꿍이는 개인적으로 포도를 안좋아해서 기내에서 먹어본적은 없지만요..)

9. Mouth Refreshner (구강청결제)

-장거리 노선에 해당되는 건데요, 먹고자고~를 반복하다보면 어느덧 입 안이 텁텁해지고 경우에 따라서는 입냄새~로 이어질수 있겠죠? 그때를 대비한 유용한 아이템이랍니다. ^^;; 더러 아주 청결하신 분들은 꾸준히 양치를 해주시지만 대개의 승객분들은 기내에서 잘 씻지 않으신답니다. 그럴수 밖에 없겠죠. 승객수 대비 화장실 수가 결코 넉넉하지 않으니까요. 꿍꿍이도 승객으로 탑승할땐 거의 좌석에 꼼짝않고 앉아 있는 스타일이라서 잘 안 씻는다는 ^^;; 그래두 입 안이 텁텁하고 냄새나면 본인 스스로가 괴롭잖아요~ 스프레이 형식의 구강청결제나 입에 넣었다 헹구어 내는 액체 형식의 궁강 청결제는 하나씩 챙겨주세요! 크기도 아주 자그맣구 휴대하기 편하실꺼에요!

11. 액체류기내반입금지

-이미 많-은 분들이 아시겠지만 영국에서의 액체폭탄테러로 인해 반입이 금지되어버린 액체에 대해 간략히 설명해 드릴께요. 개인당 100ml 양 미만의 액체나 젤류는 반입하실수 있답니다. 단, 아무리 액체의 양이 100ml를 넘지 않는다 해도 용기 크기가 100ml를 넘으면 압수당할수 있습니다. 이렇게 해서 개인당 총 1000ml 미만의 액체류와 젤타입의 물품을 기내에 반입하실수 있으니 기내가방을 꾸리실땐 꼭 참고해주세요~ ^^

2009. 3. 14. 12:48

2008/2009 챔피언스리그 16강 결과!! 8강 진출팀 확정!!

챔피언스리그 16강 1,2차전 결과입니다.

8강 진출팀은 포르투, 바르셀로나, 아스널, 맨테스터Utd, 리버풀, 첼시, 비야레알, 바이에른뮌헨

이렇게 8팀입니다.

이번에 16강 문턱에서 세리에 A 팀들이 다 무너졌습니다.

역시나 프리미어리그 팀들의 강세가 이어졌구요,

맨유, 리버풀, 아스날, 첼시. 역시 대단합니다.

8강 조추첨은 다시한다는데, 어째거나 전 저희 박지성 선수가 있는 맨유가 좋은 활약을 했으면 합니다.

8강 경기날짜는 4월 7~8일에 1차전, 14~15일에 2차전이 있습니다.

2009. 3. 14. 12:28

[BarcaTV]FC바로셀로나 방송입니다.

링크가 깨진 경우 말씀해주시면 최대한 빨리 복구시켜놓겠습니다.

LIVE 경기는 방송하지 않습니다.

 

2009. 3. 13. 17:04

[MUTV]맨체스터유나이티드 방송입니다.

링크가 깨진 경우에 말씀해주시면 최대한 빨리 복구 시켜놓겠습니다.

LIVE 경기는 방송하지 않습니다.

2009. 3. 4. 16:30

2008/2009 챔피언스리그 16강 2차전!! 인터넷 무료 중계!!

챔피언스리그 16강 1차전 결과와 2차전 일정입니다.

집계 1차전 2차전
아틀레티코 - 포르투 2-2 리포트 » 3월 11일 »
리옹 - 바르셀로나 1-1 리포트 » 3월 11일 »
아스날 - 로마 1-0 리포트 » 3월 11일 »
인테르 - 맨체스터 유나이티드 0-0 리포트 » 3월 11일 »
레알 마드리드 - 리버풀 0-1 리포트 » 3월 10일 »
첼시 - 유벤투스 1-0 리포트 » 3월 10일 »
비야레알 - 파나티나이코스 1-1 리포트 » 3월 10일 »
스포르팅 - 바이에른 0-5 리포트 » 3월 10일 »


축구를 사랑하시는 해외동포여러분,

또 다른 스포츠를 좋아하시는 해외동포여러분,

무엇으로 중계방송을 보시나요?

한국에서는 티비로 MBC,KBS,SBS 등의 소유의 스포츠 케이블 방송을 보시죠?

인터넷으로는 보통 아프리카 티비로 보시죠?


 

하지만, 해외로 나가게되면,,, 중계방송을 해주는 나라도 있고 안해주는 나라도 있고,

해외에서는 아프리카 티비의 해외접속을 차단하고 있어서 볼 수가 없죠,,


해외에 인터넷으로 중계를 해주는 사이트가 있습니다.

화질이 좀 미흡하긴하지만 무료이고 속도가되면 2개이상을 켜놓고 볼수도 있습니다.


 

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2009. 2. 19. 12:40

Clinton to Assure Seoul of Alliance, NK Policy

Clinton to Assure Seoul of Alliance, NK Policy


Hillary Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to assure Seoul of Washington's commitment to a coordinated approach toward North Korea during her two-day trip to South Korea that begins later Thursday as Pyongyang escalates tensions with missile threat and bellicose statements.

In her first visit to Seoul as the top U.S. diplomat, Clinton is also likely to outline her vision for the Seoul-Washington alliance and discuss some global concerns including climate change and the reconstruction of Afghanistan, Yonhap News reported. She traveled to South Korea in 1993 and 1996 as first lady.

Clinton will arrive at Seoul Airport at 10:45 p.m. from Indonesia, accompanied by President Barack Obama's senior Asia policy official at the National Security Council, Jeffrey Bader, climate change envoy Todd Stern, and Christopher Hill, the outgoing top U.S. negotiator on North Korea, according to her itinerary released by South Korean and U.S. embassy officials. "Secretary of State Clinton has no schedule for any official event today," a foreign ministry official said.

She will kick off her official activity here Friday morning with a visit to the U.S. military command in Seoul.

Clinton will hold one-hour talks with Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan on a wide range of alliance issues, security concerns and other global challenges, said the ministry official.

"Since it is their first (foreign ministerial) talks, they will have broad discussions on the development of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, the North Korean nuclear issue, North Korea's recent threats, the global financial crisis, the climate change, a plan for a bilateral summit, and other issues of mutual concern," he said.

Clinton is expected to make clear that her government will deal with the North Korean nuclear and missile issues in close consultation with South Korea and that Washington does not recognize Pyongyang as a nuclear weapon state.

In response, the South Korean minister will brief her on Seoul's plan to expand its contributions to Afghanistan and play a greater role in other global agendas.

Yu and Clinton plan to have a joint press conference after their talks.

The secretary will then pay a courtesy call on President Lee Myung-bak, who arranged a one-hour luncheon meeting with her, unusual protocol for a foreign guest who is not a head of state.

Lee's aides said the president took into account Clinton's status as a former first lady.

Clinton is also set for a brief bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, who served as Seoul's ambassador to Washington in the Bill Clinton administration, with the climate issue and the world's economic woes high on agenda.

The secretary is to meet a group of female students and leaders from various walks of life to show her support for women's empowerment before flying to China Friday night, the fourth and last leg of her eight-day regional tour.

Her trip comes amid reports that North Korea is readying for a ballistic missile launch from a base on its east coast, along with the North's repeated verbal threats warning an "all-out confrontational posture" against the conservative South Korean government.

2009. 2. 19. 07:53

How is Weather of Toronto ?

My English is so bad, so I am studying English.
Thus I write this because I want to improve my English.
Actually, This aticle is not good, so I hope to your understanding.
If you find my mistake, leave your advice for me.
Thanks for reading.

It is snowing...
Oh my god, again.....

During last week, oneday, rainny, oneday, sunny.
thus all of snow were melt and glass seems like green.


Today, Weather cast said it will snow.

Light snow. close 1cm.

.......L.I.E...

It is already over 3cm.

Can I see in Korea ? Never....

Snow of every coin size are falling. Just drop drop drop....



 


weather
Snow piles up on the ground... again...

2009. 2. 17. 07:28

Free Phones Are Not Free

Free Phones Are Not Free



By Kim Tong-hyung
Staff Reporter

The ever-fiercer competition among mobile operators is flooding the market with ``free" handsets ― but it won't be as free as it may appear unless consumers check the plan that comes with it and do some related math before signing up.

Although the marketing frenzy has consumers picking up new phones at a fast clip, mobile users are advised to take a harder look at the contracts that could see them paying a lot more than they bargained for.

Phone shops and online shopping sites are pitching free phone deals to lure customers at a time when spending is tight. And most of the offers exempt users from subscription fees, reflecting the splurge on promotional expenses by mobile carriers.

Predictably, the recent battle is spurred by the rivalry between SK Telecom, the top mobile operator with more than a 50 percent market share, and KTF, the No. 2 carrier.

KTF is currently involved in merger talks with parent company, KT, the country's biggest telephone company, which will finally allow it to shed its size complex to its bitter industry rival ― and expanding its mobile customer base ahead of the expected marriage seems a priority.

SK Telecom, though, has no intention of giving an inch. The carrier's popular handset models ranged between 300,000 to 500,000 won on the shelves just last month.

The best-selling phones included Samsung Electronics' SPH-390 (341,000 won), SPH-W460 (388,300 won) and SPH-W510 (528,000 won), LG Electronics' LG-SH240 (335,500 won) and LG-SH400 (418,000 won) and Motorola's Z8M (422,400 won).

However, the products are now among the 20 SK Telecom handsets that are currently included in free deals.

KTF is responding by expanding its rebates and bulking up its own free deals. Samsung's SPH-W2700 (445,500 won) and LG's LG-KH2200 (429,000 won) are all provided free of handset prices and subscription fees to KTF customers.

The intensifying marketing battle is yielding results on paper. SK Telecom acquired about 450,000 new customers in January, representing nearly 14-percent growth from the 395,000 in December.

KTF also garnered 298,000 new subscribers last month, representing more than 12-percent growth from December.

In comparison, LG Telecom, the smallest mobile carrier that hasn't gotten into the free-phone frenzy, attracted only 180,000 new subscribers in January, which represented a decline from the previous month.

Although customers are clearly attracted by the idea of not paying for the ultra-cool gadgets they bring home, the deals could be at the expense of lavish contracts that may severely erode wallets.

Some free phone offers are basically installment pay plans, as dealers would require the subscribers to spend a certain amount of money, say 30,000 to 40,000 won per month, under a 24-month contract.

Thus, the user has to pay for the phone in its entirety when he or she is forced to switch handsets before the expiration of the contract.

Other free phone deals limit the type of contract subscribers could use, loading them with expensive rate deals and added-value services that will make the monthly phone bills look unfortunate.

2009. 2. 17. 07:28

Good Koreans, Good Americans, Good Japanese

Good Koreans, Good Americans, Good Japanese


This is the first in a new Korea Times series called ``Understanding Korea, Koreans,'' by Jon Huer. The writer is a professor at the University of Maryland College Asia. He will take a critical approach to describing Korean society and culture in a way that will help foreigners better understand Korea and show Koreans how foreigners view Korea and them. What emerges from his articles is a description of a society that is economically modern but sociologically pre-modern, with all the strange and incomprehensible cultural clashes that are natural to such historic mismatches.

By Jon Huer
Korea Times Columnist

Of Korea, Japan and the United States, where I have lived long enough to observe certain things, I notice that there are "good people" in all of them. By good people I mean those who show friendliness and warmth to us when there is no immediate personal benefit. Once defined as such, I can say I have met many good people in Korea, the United States and Japan.

Good Koreans are good in the way Americans or Japanese are good; they're helpful on the road, honest and sweet to strangers. But they are ``good" in different ways as well, from a sociological perspective.

Good Koreans are good as individuals. They are helpful, honest and sweet with you, mainly because they are good in their individual consciences. As individuals, they have a strong sense of what is right and wrong, moral and immoral, virtuous and sinful.

If you search for the structural origins of their goodness in something larger _ such as history or a social system, you'll be disappointed, because there is little evidence of goodness in Korea's history or social system. Colonialism and war completely destroyed any public or institutional basis of morality in Korea. Being helpful, honest or sweet does not help one's career in Korea, yet each good Korean is good in spite of such obstacles. In his or her individual heart of hearts, the good Korean has searched for answers to good and evil and has come to a certain conclusion, individually, personally and alone. This origin of goodness in Korea is all the more memorable in that it is truly a triumph of the individual.

In the United States, the goodness we find as travelers, neighbors and strangers is just as helpful, honest and sweet. But the sociological origin of this goodness among the good Americans is in their social institutions and public instructions.

Perhaps because the United States is a harsh, take-no-prisoners, competitive society, there tends to be a constant institutional emphasis (namely at schools and public announcements) on being good "human beings." Even the worst Wall Street types boast of their humane contributions and helping hands.

As an American, one is taught to have compassion toward the "less fortunate," and most Americans tend to root for the underdogs, Davids against Goliaths. If you meet a "good" American on the road, it's likely that he was taught to be a good human being by some public message.

In spite of the fact that Americans are considered individualists, free and independent, it is quite surprising how much of the American social character, whether in a group or alone, is actually a publicly-processed product.

The good Japanese are different from both of the above. There is no "public" in the American sense of established institutions and organizations, nor is there an "individual" conscience or soul in the sense that good Koreans have in abundance.

The good Japanese are what the Japanese "nation" makes them.

If the Japanese nation is good in its national goal and beliefs, the Japanese people are also good; if the Japanese nation is nasty, individual Japanese are equally nasty as individuals. Very rarely, unlike in Korea, does a Japanese citizen deviate from his collective-national creed and expectations.

Thus, the goodness of the Japanese is wholly tied to what his or her nation stands for or teaches. During the evil time of World War II, virtually all Japanese citizens showed pitiless evil. Today, most Japanese citizens are helpful, honest and sweet to strangers because the nation is no longer bent on conquest.

Reliable Model for Foreigners

If the above descriptions are true, the most true and predictable is that Japanese are good because of their national character formation. The nation of Japan controls every heart and soul in Japan at all times at the conscious, unconscious and subconscious levels. It is often shocking how little remorse ex-Japanese soldiers feel about their atrocities in the last world war. In their view, their nation commanded the people to "be" that way, and that's how they were. Because of this controlling mechanism, most Japanese are predictably reliable most of the time.

The least reliable or predictable group would naturally be Koreans. Quite unlike the Japanese, or even Americans, one is never sure of what a Korean reaction would be when encountered as a stranger. One reaction could be the most wonderful display of hospitality and friendliness; the next reaction could be just the opposite: rude and savage.

The range of receptions from those one meets in Korea is about as unpredictable as the number of individual Koreans one encounters. The ways Koreans treat Europeans and Americans and laborers from Bangladesh are so varied that it's almost unbelievable that they're from the same nation.

Even among the latter, of course, a conscientious Korean factory owner would be equally incredible in his goodness toward the downtrodden.

Between the two types of goodness stands the American variety: somewhat less predictable than Japanese goodness but more reliable than the Korean type.

Unless one runs into a mugger, robber, or other random misanthrope, most Americans and American neighbors are helpful, honest and sweet. Strenuously socialized in the importance of legality couched in humanity and justice all their lives, most Americans and most institutions display a predictable reception to strangers and outsiders that's fair and expected.

It is interesting that different social types create different varieties of goodness in their respective citizens. This idle speculation can lead to many incidental questions and further speculation. Any takers?

Jon Huer teaches sociology at the University of Maryland University College Asia, and can be reached at jonhuer@hotmail.com.

2009. 2. 17. 07:27

Passport Loss Leaves BK Out of WBC

Passport Loss Leaves BK Out of WBC


Kim Byung-hyun has wanted to resurrect his career through the World BaseballClassic (WBC), but the loss of his passport has completely dashed his hopes.
/ Korea Times File
By Kang Seung-woo
Staff Reporter

Kim Byung-hyun's nine-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) is full of dumbfounding affairs ― allowing a game-tying homer in the ninth inning for the second-straight game of the World Series, a middle-finger gesture to home fans of the Boston Red Sox and several refusals to pitch.

Now, the dormant Kim has finally found another to stash away amid the recesses of his storied career as the 30-year-old sidearmer failed to join the South Korean national team practice in Hawaii due to the loss of his passport.

``I was informed that Kim had lost his passport,'' Korean team manager Kim In-sik told the reporters, Sunday.

``As we have to submit the final roster for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) by Feb. 22, we have agreed to take him off the list.''

Free agent Kim, who had been training on his own in Los Angeles, reportedly returned to Korea recently after injuring his ankle.

Kim, a former Arizona Diamondbacks closer, attempted to get a new passport, but, because it took several days, the headman and his coaching staff have decided to remove him from the 32-player training roster.

``By Feb. 21, we have to finalize the list after checking up on individual players' condition,'' Kim, 61, said.

The national team, which reached the semifinals of the first baseball world cup in 2006, has to cut its members down to 28.

Kim, a native of Gwangju, is 54-60 with 86 saves, most of which were gained in his early career.

Meanwhile, the Korean team's injury woes are continuing with inured shortstop Park Jin-man now expected to be out of the final roster.

``I think I will not be available in the tournament because the pain in my shoulder has not stopped,'' said the 32-year-old, whose solid fielding was showcased at the WBC three years ago.

Since the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, the infielder has played for the national team in 50 games.

Worse, Lotte Giants shortstop Park Ki-hyuk, a top replacement for Park Jin-man, picked up a rib injury during team practice.

Manager Kim has called in Son Si-hyun of the Doosan Bears to fill the position.

2009. 2. 17. 07:17

'Thank You'

'Thank You'


In this October 1989 photo, Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, left, exchange greetings of peace with the late Pope John Paul II at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul, where the 44th International Eucharistic Congress was held.
/ Korea Times File

Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922-2009)

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korea's most influential and prominent Catholic leader, passed away Monday at the age of 86.

Living through times of war, invasion and political chaos was difficult, but the late Cardinal held ``Pro vobis et pro multis'' (For you and for many) as his lifelong pastoral motto, inspiring not only local Catholics but Korean society and beyond.

The senior Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and former Archbishop to Seoul was born on July 2, 1922 in Daegu, shortly after the March First Independence Movement against Japanese colonialism. He was the youngest of eight children in a devout Catholic family. He continued a tradition that ran in the family, for his grandfather John Kim Bo-hyeon died while preaching in prison, and both his parents were eager to raise at least one of their children as a Catholic leader.

After graduating from Dong Sung High school, a Catholic institution, Cardinal Kim studied philosophy at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan from 1941 to 1944, and at the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul from 1947 to 1951. While he was studying in Japan under a scholarship from the Daegu parish, he was temporarily sent to train as a student soldier but returned to his studies when the Korean War (1950-53) ended.

In 1963, he went to Germany to study theology and sociology at Munster University and his educational drive went on as he received honorary doctorates from many universities throughout his career, including Seoul National University, Seton Hall University of the United States and Ateneo University of the Philippines.

He became the Archbishop of Seoul in 1968, gaining much responsibility and many followers. At his inauguration ceremony he said, ``We must destroy the high walls of the church and plant our churches within society,'' emphasizing reform and realistic involvement with the world. He won the support of young intellectuals, workers and ordinary citizens as he strived to build a religious community that was unafraid to support the weak and participate in building the country.

The same year, the late Pope Paul VI appointed Kim as cardinal, making him the first ever from South Korea. He was only 46 at the time, and the youngest among the 136 cardinals around the world. With the elevation of his title, he was named Cardinal Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle.

During the 1970s, he served as the president of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Korea, the committee person of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Asia and the president-delegate of the Special Assembly for Asia of the World Synod of Bishops.

But he lived trued to his words of planting the church within society particularly during the politically tumultuous 1970s '80s. South Korea lived under authoritarian governments and the cardinal was vociferous in fighting their injustice. At a Christmas mass in 1971, he strongly denounced the Park Chung-hee government for trying to extend its rule and in the following year, announced a statement further blasting the administration. He recalled in his memoir later of that time that: ``I stood, unintended, at the center of human rights, social justice after having undergone various incidents … It was a hard time when I had to endure government pressure as well as criticism from within the church.'' In the 1980s, Myeongdong Cathedral was a sanctuary for students and citizens calling for democracy. The Cardinal stepped forth to block riot police from entering its compound where democracy protesters huddled. Of that time he later said: ``I thought that allowing police to enter the cathedral compound to take away students was the critical juncture that would decided whether Korea went along the path to democracy or extended military regimes.''

On May 29, 1998 Cardinal Kim left his title as Archbishop of Seoul, ending 47 years of service. Cardinal Kim was friends with neglected minorities, and constantly met with disabled people as well as condemned criminals and the homeless. He was passionate in serving and defending farmers and workers, and later launched the Catholic Urban Poor Pastorals Committee to support the poor.

As a Cardinal and moreover, a warmhearted man, Cardinal Kim pursued love, peace, democracy and the fundamental rights of Koreans, which was difficult in his earlier days.

Not only did he hope for the well being of his fellow Koreans, but he also hoped for the welfare of many more ― ``Pro vobis et pro multis.'' His lifelong pursuits were yet to be fulfilled in society, but Korea is indeed lucky and honored to have had such an inspiring religious figure.

sanghee@koreatimes.co.kr