Articles by 문예빈
문예빈
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토종브랜드 '보라색병' 인기 비결
7초에 1병이 팔린다는 에스티로더의 Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex 는 갈색병이라는 애칭으로 잘 알려져 있다. 안방 화장대에 하나쯤 놓여있는 ‘국민 화장품’인 갈색병의 독주를 한국 토종브랜드인 미샤가 막고 있다고 해 화제다.미샤는 Night Repair New Science Activator Ampoule에 보라색병이라는 애칭을 붙여 공격적인 마케팅을 시도했다. 2012년 1월 에스티로더 갈색병의 미투상품 (1위 브랜드나 인기 브랜드를 모방해 그 브랜드의 인기에 편승해 자사 제품을 판매할 목적으로 만든 제품)으로 출시된 보라색병은 지나친 베끼기가 아니냐라는 비판을 받았지만 제품의 우수성과 합리적인 가격으로 출시 3개월만에 매출액 100억원을 돌파했다. 미샤는 4가지 유해성분 무첨가를 강점으로 내세웠다. 보라색병은 화장품 보존제 파라벤, 에탄올과 인공색소, 인공향료가 들어가지 않은 순한 화장품으로 이목을 끌었다. 실제로 보라
한국어판 Jan. 28, 2013
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Seoul shares down 1.26 pct in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 1.26 percent lower late Friday morning due to losses in large-cap exporters, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 24.77 points to 1,939.71 as of 11:20 a.m.Big-cap tech names led the decline, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics plunging 1.86 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronic moving down 1.63 percent. Flat panel giant LG Display lost 2.98 percent.Carmakers also traded in negative territory, with No. 1 industry player
Jan. 25, 2013
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Seoul shares open lower on exporters' losses
South Korean stocks started lower Friday due to exporters' losses caused by the Japanese yen's sharp drop against the U.S. dollar, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 4.56 points, or 0.23 percent, to 1,959.92 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Hyundai Motor tumbled 3.61 percent after its announcement of last year's stellar performances on Thursday. Samsung Electronics also dipped 0.07 percent despite its record-high fourth-quarter earnings.The local currenc
Jan. 25, 2013
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Park to unveil prime minister nominee
President-elect Park Geun-hye plans to announce the nominee for her first prime minister on Thursday, transition team officials said.Park will unveil the nomination in a press conference at 2 p.m., officials said.The planned nomination is the latest in a series of steps toward forming the incoming government. Park has so far redesigned the organizational layouts of the administration and the presidential office. She has yet to select Cabinet members.The nominations for Cabinet positions are subj
Politics Jan. 24, 2013
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낯선 사람과 포옹, 건강에 해로워
가까운 사람을 껴안으면 혈압이 낮아지고 기억력이 좋아지는 등 긍정적인 효과를 볼 수 있다고 비엔나대학교 연구진이 밝혔다.연구진은 사람들이 다른 사람을 껴안거나 가까이 붙잡고 있을 때 옥시토신 호르몬이 혈류로 흘러들어가 혈압을 낮추고 스트레스와 긴장을 풀어주며 기억력까지 향상시켜 준다는 연구결과를 발표했다.또, 껴안는 행위는 공감 능력을 키워 부드러운 성격 형성에 기여할 수 있다고 한다.하지만 연구진은 원하지 않는 포옹을 받았을 땐 반대의 결과가 나올 수 있기 때문에 내가 편하고 가깝게 생각하는 사람들만 껴안으라고 권고했다. 원하지 않는 포옹을 할 땐 옥시토신 호르몬이 분비되지 않으며 오히려 긴장감이 더 높아진다고 밝혔다.신경 생리학자 줄겐 산디쿠헤르는 “잘 모르는 사람들이 포옹을 할 땐 포옹의 긍정적인 효과가 사라진다”고 언급했다. (코리아헤럴드)<관련 영문 기사>Hugging brings health benefits: studyHugging family members or love
한국어판 Jan. 23, 2013
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Netanyahu narrowly wins Israeli election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-line allies fared far worse than expected in a parliamentary election Tuesday, likely forcing him to reach across the aisle to court a popular political newcomer to cobble together a new coalition.While Netanyahu appeared positioned to serve a third term as prime minister, the results marked a major setback for his policies and could force him to make new concessions to restart long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians.More than 99 percent of t
World Jan. 23, 2013
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Boeing crisis deepens as U.S. grounds Dreamliners
Boeing suffered another huge blow on Wednesday as U.S. regulators ordered airlines to stop flying 787 Dreamliners until a fire risk linked to the plane's lithium batteries has been resolved.Japan's two biggest airlines had already taken almost half the global fleet out of service, but the announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) means 30 of the world's 50 Dreamliners have now been grounded."As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident earlier today in Japan, the FAA
Business Jan. 17, 2013
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Coca-Cola starts ads involving obesity
Coca-Cola is rolling out two different ads addressing obesity, one for policy makers and one for the general public, company officials said."It's the first time we're really leaning into the conversation," Diana Garza Ciarlante, a Coca-Cola spokeswoman, told Advertising Age. "We're doing it in a way that's anchored in what people expect of Coca-Cola. They expect us to be part of the dialogue, to lead where we can and to be responsive."A 2-minute ad, "Coming Together," began airing Monday on nati
Television Jan. 15, 2013
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침팬지, '공정성' 개념 있다
침팬지에게 공평함을 느끼는 감각이 있다는 연구결과가 밝혀졌다. 에모리대학의 여크국립영장류연구센터는 침팬지에게 공평함을 느끼는 감각이 있는지 여부를 밝히기 위해 최후통첩 게임을 이용한 연구를 진행하였다.최후통첩 게임은 한 플레이어가 다른 플레이어에게 보상을 나누자고 제안하고 다른 플레이어가 동의해야만 성립하는 게임이다. 침팬지들이 최후통첩 게임을 할 때 인간과 마찬가지로 공평하게 보상을 나누었다고 연구진은 밝혔다. 이때까지 공평함을 느끼는 감각은 인간에게만 있는 특성이라고 알려졌다. 이번 연구는 영장류가 공평함을 느낄 수 있다는 것을 증명하는 최초의 연구이다. 이번 연구결과는 침팬지를 비롯한 영장류가 공평함 이외에도 인간이 가지고 있는 성향 및 특성을 지닐 수 있다는 가능성을 열어주었다. (코리아헤럴드)<관련 영문 기사>Apes have a sense of fairness: reportFrom news reports A study has found that Chimpanzees hav
한국어판 Jan. 15, 2013
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대구철도, 여성 전용칸 검토중
대구도시철도는 여성승객을 보호하기 위한 일환으로 ‘여성 전용칸’ 운영을 검토 중이라고 밝혔다.도시철도 관계자는 복잡한 출근시간대인 오전 7시부터 9시까지 1,2호선 지하철 6량 중 1량을 여성 전용칸으로 운영하는 방안을 고려하고 있다고 언급했다.이번 방안은 급증하는 지하철 성추행사건을 막기 위한 예방책으로 제안되었다. 실제로 경찰청이 밝힌 ‘지하철 성추행 범죄 현항’에 따르면, 2011년 1,313건의 성추행 건이 집계되었다. 이는 2008년 466건에서 3배 이상 증가한 수치다. 실제 일본에서는 여성 전용칸을 운영하는 노선이 있다. 2000년 게이오(京王) 전철은 취객들의 횡포로부터 여성들을 보호하기 위해 여성전용칸을 만들어 현재까지 운영 중이다. 서울시와 서울도시철도공사는 2011년 여성전용칸 설치를 추진하려 했으나 남성에 대한 역차별 행위라는 주장 등의 반대 여론에 밀려 무산된 바 있다. 대구도시철도공사의 최종 결정은 이달 말 발표될 예정이다. (코리아헤럴드)<관련 영문 기사>
한국어판 Jan. 15, 2013
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Global handset shipments top 1.74 billion in 2012
Worldwide sales of mobile phones, including smartphones and feature phones, reached 1.74 billion last year, growing 1.8 percent from the previous year, data showed Sunday.The on-year growth was attributed to robust demand for some of the latest models in the smartphone market, such as Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 phones as well as Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5, according to the data by Strategy Analytics.Strong shipments of the Samsung and Apple phones, combined with seasonal de
Technology Jan. 13, 2013
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Survey reveals how not to get a job
Failure to appear interested in the job during an interview was the No. 1 mistake made by job seekers, a survey of hiring managers found.In a survey conducted for employment agency CareerBuilder by Harris Interactive, 62 percent of hiring managers said an apparent lack of interest was among the mistakes made during interviews by job candidates."A lack of enthusiasm can leave the employer feeling less than enthusiastic about you as a candidate," CareerBuilder said in a news release Wednesday.The
World News Jan. 9, 2013
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Arsenal held 2-2 by Swansea in FA Cup 3rd round
Arsenal threw away a winning position to draw 2-2 with Premier League rival Swansea following a late goal flurry in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.Michu slotted Swansea ahead with a neat finish the 58th minute, but Lukas Podolski leveled in the 81st and Kieran Gibbs volleyed Arsenal in front inside two minutes after playing a one-two with Mikel Arteta.But after Podolski only half-cleared a corner, Danny Graham pounced to equalize in the 87th and the sides will have to contest a replay. “We sho
Soccer Jan. 7, 2013
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Adele’s 2011 holdover ‘21’ still tops in 2012
Turns out Adele ruled 2012, too _ and set a record while she was at it.The British singer’s “21” was the highest-selling album in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to 2012 sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on Thursday. That’s a first in the SoundScan era.Adele sold 4.4 million copies of the album in 2012 after selling 5.8 million in 2011. She crossed the 10 million threshold in November and was only rivaled by Taylor Swift, whose “Red” was second on the list. If her a
Performance Jan. 4, 2013
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Study: A few extra pounds help you survive
Moderately overweight people are less likely to die than people of normal weight, a U.S. government study published Wednesday indicates.Being substantially obese, with a body mass index of 35 and higher, does raise the death risk 29 percent, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s National Center for Health Statistics said in the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.But overweight people with a BMI of 25 to 30 -- who make up more than 30 per
Technology Jan. 3, 2013
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