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    ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 23MAR08

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    The Koreas - Do you have a baby that can’t stop crying?  Well this video from Japan has been fielded test and proven to quiet even Korean children. - Very interesting series of postings about the book "I Married A Korean" that documents the life of a woman who lived with her husband during the American occupation of Korea. - It’s official, there is a problem in the Korean ESL teaching system. - Here is a cool picture of some really old tanks being fired by the ROK Army.  - Get this Pol Pot is alive and well and coming to Korea.  - Introducing the soju humidifier. - Here is good reason to have your Korean spouse keep their Korean citizenship so you don’t get this run around. - Bright tights on Korean women does definitely appear to be in style. - "A typical white hagwon teacher" - Kim Da-eun is Korea’s newest Budweiser girl. Japan - This has to be the stupidest way to combat global warming I have ever seen. - It is cherry blossom season in Japan and here is a chart to check when the blossoms will sprout in your area in Japan.  - Remembering Japan’s Railway of Death. - Times are definitely changing with a Japanese blogger winning the nation’s top literary award. - So how well do you know your Asian geography?  To find out check out this Asian geography test. China - Rebecca MacKinnon reports on how Yahoo and MSN are aiding Chinese authorities with trying to arrest Tibetan rioters. - Here is a video interview with a Japanese tourist who witnessed the rioting in Tibet. - Interesting read about the Internet in China is being censored in a way to promote Chinese nationalism.  - There is now a new leader elected in Taiwan and here are the complete election results. Milblogs - US Navy Seal Mike Monsoor is be awarded the Medal of Honor. - This is pretty inspiring, the Make A Wish Foundation granted the wish of a dying child cancer patient to become a soldier. - Interesting read about Iranian operatives in Iraq and the US’s failure to police the Iraq/Iran border. - So who’s mid-deployment/liberty girl friend is this? - Big news down in Australia with the discovery of the nation’s most famous sunken warship the HMAS Sydney. - The US Coast Guard is coming upon some unexpected Chinese "research vessels" during patrols of the Arctic.  - The US Air Force is now restricting access to certain blogs for their airmen.  Is the Air Force now taking Internet advice from China? - This could be quite an interesting Congressional race with SSG David Bellavia considering a run for the New York Congressional seat. ShareThis