South Korea, Iran, the Philippines and China are expected to challenge for the top honours in men’s basketball at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games starting here Friday. South Korea, who are ranked 31 in FIBA rankings, are aiming for their first basketball Asian Games gold medal in 12 years, reports Xinhua. The South Koreans have won the Asiad title three times – Bangkok 1970, New Delhi 1982, and Busan 2001....
Six years after being elected to the National Assembly, however, both Song and Won are frustrated. Not only because the idealistic goals of the 386ers have not been attained, but also because the movement itself has been humbled, having largely bungled its political opportunity. About 20 of President Roh Moo Hyun’s top advisers are 386ers—and critics blame them for the divisive political climate in the country, and for a slowdown in economic growth....
South Park Studios just revealed the first peek at its continuation of The Streaming Wars, and it definitely feels like something straight out of a modern South Park episode. Randy Marsh is seen sporting a stereotypical “Karen” hairstyle while loudly confronting numerous people for presumably minor issues. This all culminates in a dramatic utterance of “I want to speak to your… manager!” that contains all the force of a Skyrim dragon shout....
During San Diego Comic-Con’s South Park 20th anniversary panel, Trey Parker informed the crowd that him and his team wouldn’t be tackling Pokemon GO in the future. While this may strike some fans of both South Park and Pokemon as a little disappointing, Parker’s rationale behind the decision to pursue other topical issues makes a lot of sense: Parker is, of course, referring to the popular ‘Chinpokomon’ episode from Season 3 of the series, in which the four main characters (Cartman, Kenny, Stan, and Kyle) get swept up in a Pocket Monster-inspired craze called Chinpokomon....
No fee was given for the transfer but media reports indicated Saints had paid 14 million pounds ($17.61 million) for the player who has struggled to hold down a first team place in Italy. “At the age of 25, we believe Manolo can play an important part in the remainder of the season, while still having his best years ahead of him,” said Les Reed, Southampton’s executive director of football, in a statement....
Pitched against the top two teams in the world rankings, Southgate was delighted with the resilient nature of his side’s performances as they look to put down solid foundations ahead of next year’s World Cup. Joe Gomez produced a man-of-the-match display on his full debut as Brazil struggled to break down a home side that once again lined up in a 3-5-2 system. England could even have grabbed victory in the closing stages but substitute Dominic Solanke failed to mark his international bow with a late winner, prodding his close-range attempt at advancing goalkeeper Alisson....
England sits top of Group F in World Cup 2018 qualifying after Daniel Sturridge’s well-taken opener quelled early nerves and further headers after the break from Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill turned the closing stages into a procession. Three unbeaten games without a goal conceded - albeit against modest opposition - mark a satisfactory return for Southgate, who has shown a steady hand after Sam Allardyce’s dramatic downfall. Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez?...
The dilemma that faced Zuckerman—to grow or stand pat?—commonly faces small companies. But Zuckerman faced unusual circumstances. He decided to embark on this growth spurt at a time when most company founders are contemplating retirement—and unlike hard-charging, type-A CEOs, Zuckerman and his brand are all about balance. But driven by his desire to bring his company’s healthy-living message to more people, Zuckerman has hired a new generation of managers to lead a drive for growth....
Forty years into the future when COVID-19 finally comes to an end, the world will be meat-free and filled with driverless cars, virtual reality headsets, singing doorbells and incredibly realistic Alexa devices, according to the South Park writers. The one-hour special, available to watch on Paramount+ now, also shows what happens to each of the South Park characters. While we’ve seen Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman at 9-years-old for the last twenty four years, it’s a shock to see them all in their late forties....
Everyone is trying to get a slice of the pie and Samsung is even rumoured to be working on its own using its Bixby digital assistant. However, that was a no show in Berlin. We’re really not sure why Sony has called it by the model number rather than coming up with a nice name. It is referring to it in short as the S50G which still isn’t great....
Similarly to the previous Pro, the Pro-I builds on the company’s current flagship – the Xperia 1 III – with near-identical underlying hardware and a similar software experience, but it’s augmented by a bold new camera system that pushes past practically everything else currently out there; with the hopes of being perceived as a serious tool for creators and enthusiasts. Design & build Strong metal-framed design w/ excellent gripIP65/68-certified dust & ingress protectionDedicated two-stage shutter buttonAdditional shortcut key hard to use...
Samsung Galaxy Note 2: Well, this one’s not exactly 5-inches. At 5.55 inches, the Galaxy Note 2 is bigger than the other devices we’ve listed, but it’s fabulous. It’s also the priciest in this category, despite which it has been doing quite well worldwide. A 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 2 GB RAM, 64 GB of internal storage, and the S-Pen feature make the Galaxy Note 2 worth lusting after. The Galaxy Note 2 has an 8MP rear camera and a 1....
The challenges that Sophia has faced are not uncommon. At 14, her family (predominantly her uncles) pressured her to marry a 58 year old man. With the support of her father, she was able to avoid that life and attend school instead but not all have been as lucky. According to UNICEF, in 2014, 23% of women in Kenya were married before the age of 18. Sophia’s older sisters were married by the age of ten, and there is pressure for her younger sister to follow suit....
Sotheby’s has “an attitude problem,” Watson told NEWSWEEK, accusing the firm of breaking art-preservation laws in countries like Italy. The charges were repeated last week in a documentary on British television. In it, an undercover reporter asked a Sotheby’s expert in Milan how she might get an 18th-century painting by the minor artist Giuseppe Nogari out of Italy, where the export of any art work more than 50 years old requires a special permit....
As the music industry rushes toward its digital destiny, and the profits that may lie there–someday executives believe, we’ll all download recording from our homes–a number of musicians and fan are starting to push back. Some are rave kids like Deupree, Saturday-night futurists romancing th near past. But some are top stars, concerned the technology has made the music too sterile. Twelve years after the CD promised “perfect sound forever,” the producers of Mariah Carey’s latest album, “Music Box,” deliberately fed static crackle and surface noise into the mix, just to mess things up a little....
Willem Hanekom, the director for the African Health Research Institute, said that people who previously had COVID-19 and are being reinfected with the virus is happening at a much higher rate with Omicron. Hanekom said early data shows that Omicron is slightly escaping immunity based on the higher rate of reinfection. The data also shows that younger people, primarily those who are unvaccinated, are becoming infected more often by Omicron, Hanekom said....
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Monday in Seoul with U.S. special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun and held what the Blue House called “very serious” discussions regarding the state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. Moon asked the diplomat to “make constant effort for progress in the Korean Peninsula peace process.” The meeting came after what Biegun described as “hostile, negative and unnecessary” remarks recently issued by North Korean diplomats pushing Washington to reach an agreement before the end of the year, a timeline put in place by Kim in April....
While the movie is often referred to as Space Jam 2, it’s actually not a sequel to the original film as “everyone involved is quick” to point out. Although Warner Bros. did attempt several different variants of a sequel to the original film. The company initially tried an actual sequel, but Jordan wasn’t interested in it. The company then thought of various spinoffs, such as Spy Jam with Jackie Chan, Race Jam with Jeff Gordon and even Skate Jam with Tony Hawk but none of those ever came to fruition....
Sony never promised any PS5 news at the event, which is traditionally led by its TV tech, but with Microsoft revealing the Xbox Series X in December it’s understandable that fans had built up hopes for a similar declaration by Sony at CES. It’s easy to imagine that this might have taken the Japanese tech giant by surprise, as instead of dropping specs or design details, the company spent almost ten minutes building up to the reveal of… a logo....
