Surge in Suicides Alarms Region’s Koreans - New York Times
Soonhee, left, and Yongho Kim. At dawn on Feb. 25, the couple left a note for their 20-year-old daughter outside their apartment door, doused themselves with gasoline and set themselves on fire, the police said. The blaze killed them and destroyed

Madison Media Institute expands to keep up with technology evolution - madison
Madison Media Institute used to be known as the place to go to learn how to be a disc jockey on the radio or to study production techniques for television. But today, the definition of media goes far beyond radio and TV, and Madison Media Institute

Anthropologie fills a void, offering a touch of whimsy that even - StarPhoenix
OK, I'll admit it: I'm an Anthroholic. I've had a longtime love affair with Anthropologie (and I have the charming summer frocks and decidedly less-charming Visa bills to prove it). I can actually recall my first coup de foudre encounter with

Teen gift guide - Carroll County Online
Reusable plastic water bottles end up in waste plants eventually and disposable water bottles end up there sooner and can cost a lot over the course of a year. Save your loved one some money and guilt by buying them a stainless steel water bottle

On Native Ground - American Reporter
BRADENTON, Fla., Dec. 4, 2009 -- The one remarkable film of 2009? "The Road,' starring Viggo Mortensen with a cameo by Robert Duvall, is based on Cormac McCarthy's National Book Award winner of the same name and is, if possible, even more

Netburst go away! - Toms Hardware
And that is only for the original Core 2s, the 45nm Penryn design increased performance per clock even more and consumed even less power. Now that Core 2 is being phased out (slowly but surely starting in January) and Core i7, i5, i3 is taking the

New Year honours list: MBEs - The Guardian
Mrs Gwendolen June Abraham, For serv the commty in Braunstone, Leicestershire. Hemant Acharya, Policy Adviser, Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Office. Samuel Adair, Director, Waterside Credit Union Ltd. For serv the Financial Services Industry in

Deja View: The Internet disrupts everything it touches - ZDNet Blogs
[I'm republishing some of my favorite posts of 2009 - just in case you missed them the first time around. Happy Holidays!] Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I’ve

A Sharp Rise in Suicides, Driven by Financial Hardship, Alarms Region - New York Times
They had navigated the move from South Korea and opened a nail salon on Long Island, but by last winter, Yongho and Soonhee Kim were in debt and deeply unhappy. They were fighting a lawsuit over nonpayment of rent on the Long Beach salon and were