Sid Caesar, who died Wednesday at 91, invented TV sketch comedy, gathering a dream team of fellow performers and writers _ among them Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen _ whose own impact on comedy will be lasting.“He was one of the truly great comedians of my time, and one of the finest privileges I've had in my entire career was that I was able to work for him,” Allen said.“Your Show of Shows,” which debuted in 1950, and “Caesar's Hour” three years later, drew as many as 60 million viewers

Look at the season, and the United States should have a lock on the women's speed skating 1,000 meters. The Olympics, though, are different. And the Dutch are on an orange roll so far.Here are five things to watch for in the women's 1,000 meters at the Adler Arena:AMERICAN DOUBLE:  Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe are close friends and they want to be just as close on Thursday's medal stand. Say, one in the middle and the other at her side in the silver medal position. It is not farfetched.

 “목돈 빨리 쉽게 모으는 12가지 방법”이 미국 코스모폴리탄 지에 소개돼 화제다.1. GasPriceWatch.com (미국 유명한 기름 값 비교 사이트) 등 지역별로 기름값 비교 수치가 나와있는 사이트나 앱을 적극 활용하자. 한국의 경우 ㈜제임스에서 개발한 “lite”란 앱을 사용하면 주유소별 상세 페이지 검색과 GPS 연동을 통해 쉽게 내게 맞는 주유소를 찾을 수 있다. 특히 거리, 주유소 종류, 주유 연료 등에 따른 다양한 검색을 통해 해당 주유소의 상세 가격 정보와 가격 업데이트시간, 주소, 연료별 가격 등의 정보를 제공해줄 뿐 아니라 전화번호 걸기와 지도 내 검색 등의 기능까지 나와있다. 한 번에 몇 백원에서 많게는 몇 천원까지 절약할 수 있다.2. 생필품 쇼핑 시 알뜰상품들을 공략하고, 최대한 다량 구매하라. 친구들과 함께 코스트코 등에서 구매하고 나눠 가져도 좋다. 같은 성분의 약품도 브랜드에 따라 가격 차이가 클 수 있으니 꼼꼼히 따져볼 것. 3. 근처의 도서관에 가

South Korean speed skater Mo Tae-bum finished 12th in the men's 1,000 meters at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Wednesday.Mo finished the race in 1:09.37, coming up well short of winning his second straight Olympic medal in the distance. At the 2010 Vancouver Games, Mo won the silver medal behind Shani Davis of the United States.This time, Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands won the gold in 1:08.39, followed by Denny Morrison of Canada and Michel Mulder of the Netherlands.Mo, who bagged two medals

Hundreds of Islamic extremists posing as soldiers attacked a northeast Nigerian town for hours, killing 39 people and razing a mosque and more than 1,000 homes, survivors said Wednesday.In the ruins of the burned-out mosque, bodies covered in cloth lay ready for burial Wednesday, including three small shrouds covering children who did not look more than 10 years old.“Why us? Why us?” one woman wailed, trying to understand why militants set on creating an Islamic state in Nigeria would attack a t

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won is likely to attend the closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Games, officials said Wednesday, following public calls for a top government official to make an appearance at the event.Seoul was reportedly planning to send a vice culture minister to the Feb. 23 closing ceremony but changed its decision amid concerns that it could lose a chance to conduct sports diplomacy, especially as South Korea will be hosting the next Winter Games in its eastern alpine

The South Korean women's curling team lost to Sweden 7-4 in their round robin match at the Sochi Winter Games on Wednesday.South Korea's record dropped to 1-2 in the round robin play in its first Olympic tournament. Led by skip Kim Ji-sun, the team of Shin Mi-sung, Gim Un-chi, Lee Seul-bee and Um Min-ji beat Japan 12-7 in their first Olympic match on Tuesday, but lost to Switzerland later Tuesday and then to the world No. 1 Sweden.South Korea, at No. 10 in the world, is the lowest-ranked partici

South Korean companies on Wednesday said their consortium won a multi-billion dollar oil refinery and petrochemical plant project in Kuwait.The project, ordered by the Kuwait National Petroleum Co., is for an update of eco-friendly production systems at the existing Mina Al Ahmadhi and Mina Abdullah facilities so that sulfur content of petroleum products will fall under 5 percent whenwork is completed. The $12 billion Clean Fuels Project, moreover, calls for the expansion of combined oil refinin

South Korea may need more time to decide whether to take part in ongoing negotiations for a regional free trade pact, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the country's deputy trade minister said Wednesday, noting it may also require additional bilateral talks with other countries."Holding preliminary talks with all participating countries does not mean we are ready (to make a decision). Different countries have different conditions, and thus some may require two or even three rounds of talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's favorability among South Korean citizens has dipped to match that of North Korea's young leader, a poll showed Wednesday.The February poll of 1,000 South Koreans by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies saw respondents give Abe an average of 0.99 out of 10, a figure identical to that given to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.The Japanese leader was given 1.65 in the same poll last July and 1.43 last December before his rating dropped to the current level.The p

North Korea has demanded a $30 pay raise for its workers at an inter-Korean industrial complex in exchange for sending more workers, officials at South Korean companies operating in the complex said Wednesday.The base pay of North Korean workers at the Gaeseong complex, named after the North's border city where it's located, was set at a minimum of $67 per month based on an inter-Korean agreement. South Korean companies give a 5 percent raise annually, and each company pays overtime."North Korea

Household loans extended by South Korean banks declined in January as households' balance sheets improved on the back of year-end bonuses, and mortgage lending also fell, the central bank said Wednesday.Outstanding household loans by local banks, including home-backed and credit loans, reached 477.8 trillion won ($448 billion) as of end-January, down 2.6 trillion won from the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea.The January figure also compares with the 2.9-trillion-won growth in Decem

South Korea's money supply grew at the fastest pace in 10 months in December due to an increase in bank lending, the central bank said Wednesday.South Korea's M2, a narrow measure of the money supply, rose 5.3 percent to 1,932 trillion won ($1.812 trillion) in December from a year earlier, accelerating from a 5.1 percent on-year gain in November, according to the Bank of Korea.It marked the fastest on-year gain since February of last year when the money supply grew an identical 5.3 percent.On a

South Korea on Wednesday called on foreign companies to expand investment and employment, promising that it will work hard to create the world's most investment-friendly environment.In a meeting with foreign business leaders in central Seoul, Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok also promised to improve transparency of laws and implement its policies in a "stable" manner, eliminating any inconveniences foreigners could encounter in doing business here.The meeting was attended by heads of major business

The Seoul city government said Wednesday it will open a center to protect the rights of disabled people and toughen punishment against rights violators.The center for the rights of citizens with disabilities is set to open on Thursday in southern Seoul as part of the measures aimed at safeguarding the rights of the underprivileged.The center, to be supported by a group of a dozen lawyers, will be tasked with providing legal services for the disabled, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Governmen

A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced a son of disgraced former President Chun Doo-hwan to three years in prison with a four-year stay of execution for tax evasion in a 2006 land deal.The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence to Chun Jae-yong, the second of the former president's three sons, for colluding with his uncle to dodge 2.7 billion won ($2.4 million) in transfer taxes in the process of selling a plot of land in December 2006.The younger Chun was also ordered to pay a fine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Seoul this week for talks with his South Korean counterpart on such issues as North Korea and the political situation in Northeast Asia, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.Kerry will arrive in Seoul Thursday afternoon for a meeting with Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, the ministry said. This will be their second face-to-face meeting this year following the first one held in Washington early last month.Security issues involving North Korea are ex

LG Group said Wednesday it plans to install roof-mounted solar power technology at facilities of its key affiliates to cut costs and expand its energy solution business.The conglomerate will establish 19 solar facilities with capacity of 19MW by the end of this year, starting with LG Display Co.'s plant located in the northern city of Paju.When the project is completed, LG Group will operate South Korea's largest roof-mounted solar power facilities, with a capacity of 27.4MW when combining four

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Wednesday he believes current Japanese leader Shinzo Abe will honor a 1995 apology that he issued while in office for the country's colonization of Korea in the early 20th century.The 89-year-old former Japanese leader made the remarks during a speech at the National Assembly amid concern that Abe could refuse to inherit the so-called Murayama statement and a similar apology issued in 1993 by then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono."Prime Min

South Korea and New Zealand will resume their negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement next week after a near four-year pause, the South Korean government said Wednesday.The fifth round of FTA negotiations between the two countries will be held in Wellington from Monday through Friday, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The fresh round will mark the first of its kind since May 2010. The countries agreed to resume their negotiations late last year in a bilateral trad