Jumat, 30 September 2011

Today, TK Learned:

... that blog posts with multiple tables must be handled with extreme care.All major brand beers are hurting except for Pabst Blue Ribbon, because hipsters keep drinking it. That's good, because PBR is toxic. [Foreign Policy]DoJ announces that it is reviewing accounting irregularities in publicly traded Chinese companies, and their stocks tank. This will be fun. [New York Times: Dealbook]Georgetown...

Kamis, 29 September 2011

Suicide in Korea Series: II. The Numbers

[Series Index]Before there can be any meaningful discussion about suicides in Korea, we need a clear picture on the facts about suicides first. Looking at the demographics and trends in suicide, one can glean the starting point on understanding the suicide phenomenon in Korea.If you can read Korean, Statistics Korea -- the governmental body that periodically collects national statistics -- has the...