| Hyun Gak sunim, a Zen monk, was born in Rahway, New Jersey. Educated at Yale College and Harvard University, he was ordained a monk under Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1992 at Nam Hwa Sah Temple. During his first winter retreat in Korea, he had a weird experience. Walking down the road, he heard an unfamiliar melody that made him cry. When he told his master the story, they determined that in his previous life he was a Korean resistance soldier and died in the battlefield during the Japanese occupation. At the time, he had wished to be born in a strong nation in his next life if he had one. According to him, that was the reason why he was born in the U.S. and became a monk in Korea and he was saddened when he heard that melody - The Korean anthem. I am not a Buddhist. But if the story reflects that there must be a destiny, we somehow could have generously understood the case of Victor Ahn who is a Russian short track speed skating athlete of South Korean descent. Whatever the reason for switching his nationality, it will be a path for his destiny. There are so many Korean immigrants all over the world, who switched their nationality. And the Olympics often become a hot time for immigrants to discuss their identities. If you were an athlete, are you going to represent Korea or the U.S.? I think it is a sign title you can choose for your nationality, if you want, but not your identity. Let's applaud Victor Ahn for his achievement. |
 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets in a new spending proposal that officials describe as the first Pentagon budget to aggressively push the military off the war footing adopted after the terror attacks of 2001.(NYT)
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More than 1.7 million people - including 730,000 in just six hours - have signed a petition at Change.org demanding an investigation into the controversial judging decision in the women's figure skating competition at the Sochi Olympics. (CBS)
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Russian troops took control of vital installations across the Crimean Peninsula on Saturday, and Russian President Vladimir Putin secured authorization to send in more as the Kremlin set the stage for a high-stakes international showdown over the future of Ukraine.(WP)
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WhatsApp is essentially a replacement to traditional text messaging. But unlike costly texts, which eat into cell phone owners' data plans, WhatsApps messages are sent over the Internet if connected to WiFi or a cellular network.(HP)
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The world is seeing sobering signs of climate change's accelerating impacts, from longer, more intense droughts to stronger storms and rising seas. Yet in contrast to the slow pace of international negotiations to combat climate change, national legislation is advancing at a startling rate. (CNN)
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Flying over East Asia, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) took this video of the Korean Peninsula on Jan. 30. City lights at night flickering dramatically reveal the relative economic importance of the cities, the largest being obviously visible from space.(Fox)
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