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12/16/2012
California attracting the cars of the future (video)
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Coca Cola eyes Myanmar
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) sees big potential in Myanmar (former Burma) and is in talks with prospective local partners, but it will be a long time before it begins operations, its regional head said on Friday.
Myanmar, emerging from decades of military rule and one of only three countries in which the company has no operations, is an attractive market for Coca-Cola.
"Anyway, we won't rush into hasty agreements", said Manuel Arroyo, president of Coca-Cola's ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Unit.
"There's no doubt about the potential of the market, but obviously we need to walk a very clear, open and transparent line before operating there," he told Reuters in an interview during a meeting of U.S. businesses in Cambodia.
"We're assessing different options to decide who will be our best partners, or whether we'll go on our own. Of course all of this will require quite a lot of work, and many, many months ... to do the proper due diligence," he added. "We're still in the very embryonic stage."
The firm will work closely with the U.S. State Department to make sure prospective partners are appropriate, as required by new U.S. rules on investing in Myanmar, a country of 60 million people, announced by President Barack Obama last June.
Myanmar's quasi-civilian government took office in March 2011 and is overhauling its economy, easing media censorship, legalizing trade unions and protests as well as freeing political prisoners.
Despite ceasing operations in 1960, Coca-Cola drinks have been smuggled into Myanmar for years over the border from Thailand.
The agreement will leave Cuba and North Korea as the only Cokeless nations in the world.
from Reuters
12/09/2012
NY Bike Share Program to Begin in May
New York - The city’s Transportation Department said Friday that its long-awaited bike share program has been postponed because of equipment damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy.
Bike share will now begin in May and on a smaller scale than originally planned. Initially the plan was to have 7,000 bikes at 420 stations by March, then expand to 10,000 bikes and 600 stations by June. Now, the plan is to have at least 5,500 bikes at 293 stations by May. There is no timeline for the program to expand to 10,000 bikes.
Before the storm, the system’s equipment was stored at the program’s facility in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Though some pieces, like bike frames, were not significantly damaged, many individual parts of the system with electrical components will have to be refurbished or replaced.
Janette Sadik-Khan, the city’s transportation commissioner, said in a telephone interview on Friday "I am pleased that a March opening is still expected, given the scope of the storm’s damage. There were several feet of water in the bike share warehouse that night. The system’s pieces are weather-proof, but they’re not intended to be totally submerged in salt water baths. We will literally have to open every piece of equipment with a transistor or a circuit board to see what the damage is.”
The new timeline for the program, known as Citi Bike and operated by Alta Bicycle Share, will not affect the $41 million in private financing from Citi.
The 5,500 bikes will be clustered in Midtown, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Officials hope to expand to 7,000 bikes by the end of 2013, filling gaps in planned service areas across Brooklyn and into Long Island City, Queens.
Ms. Sadik-Khan said “We still remain committed to expanding the program to 10,000 bikes, but we are not sure when that might happen.
Last summer, the program was delayed amid software concerns after a dispute between Public Bike System Company, Alta’s partner based on Montreal, and 8D Technologies, which had supplied the software for successful programs in cities like Boston and Washington.
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1. in May
2. at least 5,500 bikes
3. at the program’s facility in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
4. No, they weren't (significantly damaged)
5. open every piece of equipment
6. to see what the damage is.
7. to expand to 7,000 bikes
8. last summer
9. I don't know
10. I think so
adapted from The New York Times
12/08/2012
12/03/2012
Digital dodgers - A new program for taxpayers
MANY Italians have an awkward relationship with the taxman. This is hardly surprising. The authorities believe that more than 4m households, around one fifth of the country’s total, submit dodgy tax returns. Around a quarter of these declare an income of roughly zero, a claim often belied by the lifestyles of the taxpayers concerned. Since 1973 the authorities have been allowed to assess income tax on the basis of information they uncover about an individual’s spending habits; it has been up to the taxpayer to prove that the taxman is wrong.
Traditionally, the art of completing a tax return has centered on guessing how little income one can declare without sounding ridiculous and provoking an audit. Italy’s taxpayers now have an official helping hand to do this. On November 20th the Agenzia delle Entrate (tax-collection agency) released a program that allows families to calculate the income they should declare in order to avoid raising the authorities’ suspicions. Called the Redditest, a test of reddito (income), the program can be downloaded from the agency’s website and allows taxpayers to juggle their figures on their own computers.
The Redditest kicks off with the key figure—declared income—and then invites the user to add details about his homes and cars and how much he spends on holidays, pets, jewelry, alimony and so forth. The program makes allowances for such things as where the taxpayer lives and how many children he has. It then tells him whether his declared income sounds consistent with his expenditure.
The Redditest adds to the tools that the authorities hope will bring down tax evasion, but will it attract users? Andrea Alfieri, an accountant in Rome, has doubts. Only about 65% of Italian households have computers, and the Redditest program is not especially easy to use. “Keeping all the pieces of paper required for using the program accurately seems very burdensome,” notes Mr Alfieri. Moreover, independent tests have revealed anomalies in the way the program has weighted different towns and types of spending; changes may be needed.
However, the main reason to suppose that Italians will shun Redditest is that they do not trust the authorities. Often in the past, the rules have changed while the game was under way. The government insists that none of the numbers tentatively tapped into home computers will find their way into the taxman’s clutches, but not all Italians believe it.
from The Economist
12/02/2012
French Court decision on Concorde Crash
PARIS — Twelve years after the crash of an Air France Concorde jet outside Paris that killed 113 people, a French appeals court (in - at -on) Thursday dismissed all criminal charges against Continental Airlines, despite (to say - saying - say) that a stray part from one of its planes led to the crash of the supersonic jet.
The ruling (reverses - reversing - reverse) an earlier court decision that (will find - found - find) the U.S.-based carrier guilty of manslaughter.
The appeals court in Versailles dismissed manslaughter charges against Continental Airlines and two of (its - it's - his) mechanics..
(Although - Anyway - Despite) the appeals court upheld the findings of aviation investigators that the accident was the result of a chain of events that began with a metal strip on the runway that fell off a Continental Airlines jet. The part punctured one of the Concord's tires, which struck the plane's fuel tank, set off a fire, and brought down the jetliner.
The court upheld Continental's civil responsibility in the case and ordered the airline (pay - to pay - paying) $1.3 million in damages to Air France. That money is intended to compensate the airline for lost business, and to be used toward settlements to the victims' families.
(Although - However - In spite) the verdict is not the end of legal proceedings in the crash.
The chief engineer in charge of the supersonic program is set to go on trial in January to determine his responsibility for the crash.
And now that the criminal case against Continental is over, Air France is free to sue the U.S. airline (for - to - as) recover the settlements to the victims’ families.
adapted from VOA
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11/25/2012
11/18/2012
Croatian Generals' War Crimes Sentence
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(At - On - In) 2011 Ante Gotovian and Mladen Markac, two former Croatian generals were sentenced to 24 and 18 years, respectively, on charges of war crimes committed during the 1991-to-1995 Balkans war. A third general, Ivan Cermak, was acquitted. He returned to the Croatian capital, Zagreb, (when - where - were) Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor greeted (to him - on him - him).
(Last - The last) Friday Appeals judges at the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes court (will overturn - overturn - overturned) the convictions of the two former generals.
Friday's (ruling - sentence - conviction) is the latest development concerning "Operation Storm", a Croatian offensive carried out in 1995 to reclaim the republic of Krajina from Serb control.
Some reports claim that the late Croatian president, Franjo Tudjman, (is - was - were) a key member of what was described as a "joint criminal operation," during which hundreds of Serb civilians (is - was - were) killed and thousands of (others - another - the others) driven from (his - there -their) homes.
(Unless - Though - However) many Croats consider the two convicted generals to be national heroes and the operation they directed to be the legitimate liberation of Croatian territory, the Zagreb government agreed to cooperate with the U.N. probe to help pave the way for membership in the European Union.
11/12/2012
Argentina beat Wales, 26-12
CARDIFF, WALES — Any doubts about the difference that regular international competition can mean to a team, and how it is viewed in the world order, were answered in a single match when Argentina beat Wales, 26-12.
Argentina’s first match after its debut season in the Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship saw Los Pumas put on their best performance ever on British soil. Argentina had won in Wales before, 11 years earlier to the day, but that and its victories over England in 2008 and Scotland on four occasions represented Los Pumas picking off of Europe’s low-hanging fruit.
This time, Argentina defeated the reigning European Six Nations champion, and by a margin that in no way flattered Wales.
The difference between previous Argentina teams, which arrived for autumn tests in Europe untried, and the current one, hardened by six matches against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, was not lost on Wales’s interim coach, Rob Howley.
“Their experience and their exposure to the Rugby Championship have taken them to another level,” said Howley, who is filling in while the incumbent, Warren Gatland, scouts players for British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia next year. “You have to play against the best to learn, and they’ve certainly learned from it.”
Howley said that Wales’s performance had left him “disappointed, frustrated and annoyed.”
“We know we’re a better team than that,” he said.
Wales, though, played as well it was allowed — and Argentina, superior in every department of the game, allowed very little.
When the host led, 12-6, shortly after halftime, the score seemed a total misrepresentation. A 17-point scoring burst by Argentina between the 51st and 59th minutes — a drop goal from outside half Nicolás Sánchez was followed by brilliantly worked tries from wingers Juan Imhoff and Gonzalo Camacho, both converted by Sanchez — restored logic and justice to the scoreboard. Wales never remotely threatened a comeback.
Argentina turned things around without its two most experienced backs. Center Felipe Contepomi, the only player left from Argentina’s previous victory in Wales, and fullback Juan MartÃn Hernández both left the match Saturday with injuries. “We are all sad for Felipe,” said Argentina coach Santiago Phelan, another veteran of 2001, albeit as a player.Contepomi’s knee injury looked serious enough to cause worries among players of any age — and at 35, there were fears that his could be career-ending.
It all made for a striking beginning to four consecutive weekends of confrontations between Northern and Southern Hemisphere players — for British and Irish players, it also was the start of their campaign to secure places on the Lions squad. For every other team, the four weeks of matches offer a final chance to affect the International Rugby Board’s world rankings before the draw for the 2015 World Cup on Dec. 3.
“We need to be calm and realistic and not get carried away before our next match against France,” said Phelan. The sense of those words was underlined a few hours later as France flattened Australia, 33-6, in Paris. The victory snapped a run of five consecutive losses to the Wallabies, and it lifted France over England among the top four of the world rankings, which will guarantee a top seeding in the 2015 World Cup. (New Zealand, Australia and South Africa are ranked No. 1-3.)
“It is a matter of great pride to beat Australia,” said Pascal Papé, the French caption, who said the whole team was well aware of a 59-16 beating inflicted by the Australians in Paris two years ago. “None of us wanted to relive that, and it made us extra motivated.”
adapted from The New York Times
Chrysler's airbag issue
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(Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC ……………………………………………… (recalls - is recalling - should recall - recalled) 919,545 Jeep sport utility vehicles from the 2002 to 2004 model years to fix a part that ………………………………………………(could - should - must - will) cause the airbags to inadvertently deploy.
Chrysler ……………………………………………… (recalls - is recalling - should recall - recalled) 919,545 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs from model years 2002 through 2004 ………………………………………………(although - but - because - however) a part in airbag control modules ……………………………………………… (should - must - will - may) fail, according to documents filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Chrysler.
A failure of that module ………………………………………………(will - must - could - should) cause the front airbags or side curtain airbags to deploy inadvertently while the SUVs are being operated, increasing the risk of injury or accident, according to NHTSA documents.
Of the vehicles recalled, 744,822 ……………………………………………… (was - were - is - are) in the United States; 49,430 in Canada; 21,828 in Mexico; and 103,465 outside North America, Chrysler said.
Chrysler said that about half of the recalled vehicles ……………………………………………… (was - were - is - are) Grand Cherokee and the other half Liberty.
Chrysler has been controlled ………………………………………………(during - for - since - in) 2009 ………………………………………………(for - by) Italy's Fiat SpA.
In October 2011, NHTSA ………………………………………………(was opening - has opened - opened - will open) a preliminary investigation relating to complaints of inadvertent airbag deployments in Liberty SUVs, according to the documents.
The probe ……………………………………………… (founded - found - finds - is finding) 215 cases of inadvertent airbag deployments that resulted in 81 minor injuries involving both SUVs in the United States, according to the documents. There ……………………………………………… (will be - is - was - were) no crashes caused by inadvertent airbag deployment.
Chrysler's dealers ………………………………………………(should - could - will - can) install a supplemental jumper harness to the airbag control module at no cost to owners. The recall ……………………………………………… (should - could - will - can) end in January.
from Reuters
11/11/2012
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US UnitedHealth to take 90% stake in Brazil's Amil
US health insurers are looking for international opportunities due to the fact that the industry faces greater regulation at home as part of the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law.
UnitedHealth, the biggest US health insurer by revenues is looking to become more of a global force in the healthcare industry. It bought PacifiCare for $9.2bn in 2005 and Sierra Health Services for $2.6bn in 2007.
As part of plans to increase its presence in emerging markets, UnitedHealth Group will spend $4.9 billion to acquire a 90 percent stake in Amil Participacoes, the largest healthcare company in Brazil.
By entering the Brazilian healthcare market, UnitedHealth can better access the country’s 200 million population, only 25 percent of which has private insurance, at a time when Brazilian leaders increasingly are turning to private companies to insure its citizens.
Brazil’s Amil Participacoes has about 5 million members, a provider network of 3,300 hospitals and 44,000 doctors, and also owns 22 hospitals and about 50 clinics.
“Brazil is a consistently growing and evolving market for private sector health benefits and services. Its growing economy, emerging middle class and progressive policies toward managed care make it a high potential growth market”, UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley said Monday in a statement.
“Combining Amil, the clear market leader serving a market of nearly 200 million people, with UnitedHealth Group’s experiences and capabilities developed over the last three decades, is a unique growth and value creation opportunity,” said Mr Hemsley.
Dr Edson Bueno, Amil’s founder will remain chief executive of the unit after the deal closes. Bueno and his partner Dulce Pugliese will retain their 10 percent ownership of Amil for at least five years. Amil also will invest about $470 million in UnitedHealth Group shares, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
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11/07/2012
11/05/2012
Lance Armstrong scandal
An Australian sports wear company is seeking US$2m in damages from cycling’s government body, claiming its brand has been damaged by the mismanagement of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
Skins, which has backed cycling teams since 2008 and supplied the USA cycling team with race suits at the London Olympics, alleges Union Cycliste Internationale is responsible for a “total loss of confidence” in professional cycling that has harmed its brand.
“Skins was under the illusion that professional cycling had been fundamentally reformed to contain doping and minimize the risk of scandals with which the brand of any sponsor could be associated,” the company said in a letter sent to UCI.
Armstrong was banned for life and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after the US Anti-Doping Agency published a report claiming the US cyclist had used performance enhancing drugs.
The move by Skins to seek damages raises the possibility that other sportswear companies might also launch action against UCI.
Armstrong’s biggest sponsors severed ties with the former professional cyclist soon after the allegation emerged that he was at the center of the “most sophisticated and successful doping program that sport has ever seen”. Nike, Trek, RadioShack and AB InBev have all dropped sponsorship ties.
Jaimie Fuller, Skins chairman, said an “overhaul” of cycling could only be achieved by a “credible and capable” governing body and called on UCI President Pat McQuaid and Honorary President for Life Hein Verbruggen to step down.
The UCI has set up an independent commission into itself and ordered Armstrong to return the prize money he received for his seven Tour de France titles. It is seeking to recover up to $3m.
Mr McQuaid recently denied allegations that the governing body accepted a donation from Armstrong in return for overlooking a positive test.
from Financial Times
11/04/2012
Are you paying a tip or a bribe?
There's actually a fine line between the socially acceptable act of tipping and the immoral act of bribing, according to Magnus Thor Torfason, (photo) an assistant professor in Harvard Business School's Entrepreneurial Management Unit.His article for Social Psychological & Personality Science, "Here's a Tip: Prosocial Gratuities Are Linked to Corruption," was co-authored with Francis J. Flynn, the Paul E. Holden Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford, and Daniella Kupor, a doctoral student at Stanford.
Torfason and his colleagues found a link between these two behaviors when they studied cross-national data and per capita gross domestic product, income inequality, and other factors for 32 countries. In short, countries with higher rates of tipping behavior also tended to have higher rates of corruption.
Tips and bribes can possess striking similarities that may lead to their positive association, the researchers report. "In a sense, both are gifts intended to strengthen social bonds and each is offered in conjunction with advantageous service. One could even argue that the main difference between the two acts is merely the timing of the gift: Tips follow the rendering of a service, whereas bribes precede it."
The link between tipping and bribing may come in part from "temporal focus," or how each individual thinks about and weighs the past and future. In some places, tips are provided not so much to reward good service but to encourage good service in the future—a perception that brings the tip closer to the purpose of a bribe, which is also focused on future service.
The mixed messages that can come with these cash exchanges have deep roots in history. During the Middle Ages, feudal lords traveling beyond their territories would toss coins to beggars in hopes that these acts of kindness would ensure safe trips. And in Tudor England, guests who stayed overnight were expected to leave payment for their hosts' servants at the end of their stay as a way of compensating for the extra work their visit created.
Today, most people in Western societies draw a distinct line between tipping and bribery, and the fact that the two are linked runs counter to what most people would expect. When Torfason and his colleagues asked 51 participants from a national online pool about their impressions of the relationship between tipping and bribery, just 5.9 percent said they thought they were "probably positively related," whereas 78.4 percent thought they were "probably not related."
"In the United States, people assume tipping and bribery are not related," Torfason says. "There's a clear distinction between professions that are tipped and situations where informal payments would be considered a bribe." And yet, despite this distinction, corruption exists in the United States, where consumers regularly tip restaurant wait staff, taxi drivers, hairdressers and others.
"Richer countries tend to have less corruption than poorer countries," Torfason notes. "But if you control for GDP in the US, our country is higher in tipping and also higher in corruption than other similarly rich countries."
The Torfason team decided to take a particularly close look at Canada and India—which were similar in their tipping habits, but quite different in their bribery levels—with Canada seeing little bribing activity and India seeing substantially more.
The researchers concluded that the reason for this difference was rooted in the way people in the two countries viewed this exchange of money.
Indians were more likely than Canadians to tip with the hope that the offer would bring about better service in the future. Canadians viewed tipping more as a reward for a service received in the past. The researchers found that Indians also rated bribery as more morally acceptable than did Canadians.
"In the mind of someone who thinks of tipping as something that implies better future service, tipping and bribery are closer together," Torfason says.
The author, Dina Gerdeman, is a freelance writer based in Mansfield, Massachusetts
11/02/2012
Spain's economic crisis and Catalonia (video)
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10/31/2012
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10/29/2012
Slappers: how to improve productivity (audio)
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Using an app called RescueTime, which measures how much time you spend on websites, Sethi found that he spent approximately 29 hours on Reddit and Facebook chat during the week.
He posted an ad on Craigslist and wrote "I'm looking for someone who can work next to me at a defined location (my house or a café) and will make sure to watch what is happening on my screen. When I am wasting time, you'll have to yell at me or slap me. Compensation: $8 / hour, and you can do your own work from your computer at the same time."
In less than an hour, Sethi's inbox was flooded with 20 emails. He eventually settled on a woman named Kara, and the two met at a local cafe the next morning.
Sethi wrote that it wasn't "the fear of the slap" that drove his productivity, but the fact that someone was there to encourage him to focus and help him brainstorm. "Kara became my boss, knowing what I needed to get done, and forcing me to do it," he added.
1. how much time you spend on websites,
2. 29 hours
3. someone who can work next to me
4. to yell at me or slap me.
5. $8 / hour.
6. In less than an hour
7. 20 emails.
8. at a local cafe
9. No, it wasn't "the fear of the slap" that drove his productivity
10. Yes, he did.
10/28/2012
Gangnam Style (video)
Click on the logo below to watch the video and then answer the questions
(A) Are the following facts mentioned on the video above?
1. "Gangnam Style," quickly catapulted Psy, the 35-year-old South Korean rapper onto the international stage, quite literally. His real name is Jae-Sang Park,
2.'Gangnam Style' made K-pop cool again.
K-pop (Korean-pop) has been around the music block for a while, but "Gangnam Style," a song sung almost entirely in Korean, has helped bring it back onto the international scene.
"Gangnam Style" is the most popular music video on YouTube this month. As of this writing, it had more than 582,503,295 views since being posted in July -- more than Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" or Nicki Minaj's "Starships."
It is also currently the number-one music video on iTunes, beating out Taylor Swift's "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together," Justin Beiber's "As Long As You Love Me," and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake." According to the Wall Street Journal, it's the first time a Korean artist has topped that category.
3. 'Oppan Gangnam Style'roughly means "Girls, your big brother is Gangnam Style."
4. Gangnam is a wealthy district of Seoul, South Korea
5. Psy has been around for over a decade
The rapper's debut album, "PSY ... From the Psycho World!" was released in Korea in 2001. The song "Gangnam Style" is a track on his sixth album.
He also starred in two movies, "Mongjunggi" in 2002 and "Mongjunggi 2" in 2005.
Like many other pop stars there these days, Psy is a judge on the Korean talent reality TV show, "Superstar K" -- think the Korean version of "American Idol."
(B) If you haven't watched the video, just click on the Play Button or on the Photograph
(C) Here's the English translation of what Psy sings in Korean.
Oppa is Gangnam style
Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and humanly during the day
A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee
A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes
A girl with that kind of twist
I’m a guy
A guy who is as warm as you during the day
A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
A guy whose heart bursts when night comes
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
A girl who looks quiet but plays when she plays
A girl who puts her hair down when the right time comes
A girl who covers herself but is more sexy than a girl who bares it all
A sensible girl like that
I’m a guy
A guy who seems calm but plays when he plays
A guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comes
A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I’m a man who knows a thing or two
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I’m a man who knows a thing or two
You know what I’m saying
Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
(A) Are the following facts mentioned on the video above?
1. "Gangnam Style," quickly catapulted Psy, the 35-year-old South Korean rapper onto the international stage, quite literally. His real name is Jae-Sang Park,
2.'Gangnam Style' made K-pop cool again.
K-pop (Korean-pop) has been around the music block for a while, but "Gangnam Style," a song sung almost entirely in Korean, has helped bring it back onto the international scene.
"Gangnam Style" is the most popular music video on YouTube this month. As of this writing, it had more than 582,503,295 views since being posted in July -- more than Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" or Nicki Minaj's "Starships."
It is also currently the number-one music video on iTunes, beating out Taylor Swift's "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together," Justin Beiber's "As Long As You Love Me," and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake." According to the Wall Street Journal, it's the first time a Korean artist has topped that category.
3. 'Oppan Gangnam Style'roughly means "Girls, your big brother is Gangnam Style."
4. Gangnam is a wealthy district of Seoul, South Korea
5. Psy has been around for over a decade
The rapper's debut album, "PSY ... From the Psycho World!" was released in Korea in 2001. The song "Gangnam Style" is a track on his sixth album.
He also starred in two movies, "Mongjunggi" in 2002 and "Mongjunggi 2" in 2005.
Like many other pop stars there these days, Psy is a judge on the Korean talent reality TV show, "Superstar K" -- think the Korean version of "American Idol."
(B) If you haven't watched the video, just click on the Play Button or on the Photograph
(C) Here's the English translation of what Psy sings in Korean.
Oppa is Gangnam style
Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and humanly during the day
A classy girl who know how to enjoy the freedom of a cup of coffee
A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes
A girl with that kind of twist
I’m a guy
A guy who is as warm as you during the day
A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
A guy whose heart bursts when night comes
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
A girl who looks quiet but plays when she plays
A girl who puts her hair down when the right time comes
A girl who covers herself but is more sexy than a girl who bares it all
A sensible girl like that
I’m a guy
A guy who seems calm but plays when he plays
A guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comes
A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles
That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Beautiful, loveable
Yes you, hey, yes you, hey
Now let’s go until the end
Oppa is Gangnam style, Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady oh oh oh oh
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I’m a man who knows a thing or two
On top of the running man is the flying man, baby baby
I’m a man who knows a thing or two
You know what I’m saying
Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh- Sexy Lady, Oppa is Gangnam style
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