10.31.2010

A strong vitality baby in Indonesian tsunami


(Posted by Susan Liao)
    After the tsunami in Indonesian, on October 27, a baby boy about eighteen months old has been found on a clump of bushes by rescuers. Afterward the baby was taken to the local hospital, and the baby is recovering very well by doctors and nurses cared for him.

    On October 27, a ten years old boy is the new rescuer of rescuers. He was found a baby crying on a clump of bushes and the baby still to live. Then, the new rescuer boy has taken the baby to the local hospital. The baby is recovering very well.

    That baby gave a hope of existence to surviving the terrible disaster hundreds of people. So, the baby has been named “miracle baby”. The baby shows how the strong vitality he is.

    The death toll has risen to morn than four hundreds people. Unfortunately, the miracle baby parents also died in that Indonesian tsunami.
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Merapi, the Volcano’s guardian dies

    The Volcano Merapi was erupting on October 26 in Indonesia. It has been thirty people were died on that accident. It is including Maridjan. He is the volcano’s guardian.

    Maridjan is eighty-three years old man. He had been appointed by a king in Yogyakarta to watch that volcano. His body was found by rescuers on October 27. He was kneeled down to pray on the grand and his body capped with heavy white pozzolana.

    On October 25, a newspaper reporter went to the Maridjan’s house. The newspaper reporter told Maridjan to evacuate from his house, but Maridjan refused to that newspaper reporter. “If I leave, it is meaning I didn’t respect to my duty” Maridjan said.

    Maridjan was died. Villagers were sad and fear oft Volcano Merapi will erupt again. “Maridjan was just as important as Volcano Merapi. Now he was gone, who could protect Volcano Merapi?” a living there villager said.

10.30.2010

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California residents ducked, covered and cowered

(Posted by Miki Ji)
   In the United States, California is the most populous . California is as same as Taiwan. There is frequent earthquakes area. Furthemore, according to geological experts said, California that the possibility of strong earthquake occurrence is very high in the next thirty years, .

    In October 21,2010,goverment held a annual large-scale earthquake drill for increase conscious and simulate the earthquake came a super response of the earthquake for residents.

    Organizers said in a statement. "the intention of the ShakeOut is to practice. Teach residents how to protect yourself during earthquakes. So you will understand how to respond when the next earthquake strikes."

    Moreover, the ShakeOut drill encourages for every resident to get prepared at work, school and home." Organizers appealed residents to assure they are always prepared for the real quake by assuring they have a family plan and emergency supplies.

    Millions of California residents participated for the dreaded catastrophic earthquake. Everyone is very serious to practice two points of exercise. The first, you should taken three steps when the earthquake occurred that is squat down fast and hold on with hands to protect head. The second, how to deal with injured people.

    Although local residents have expected a super earthquake will hit California in one day, did not dare take any chances of the heart. There is an old saying that “only more of a preparation, it can reduce a disaster."

Typhoon Megi Hits Suhua Highway

(By Samansa Chen)
  Typhoon Megi be affected by the Northeast Monsoon and Cause the Suhua Highway to landslide.
   On the 21st of October, Typhoon Megi was raining over 1000 millimeters of Taiwan in one day. A lot of roads have been blocked. And this was the worst flooding in Nanfangao fishing village. Traffic in Suhua Highway was blocked. The result of landslide, it brought a lot of sediment and debris to hit Suhua Highway.

  At 108 Km, Suhua Highway of traffic was cutting off the road by landslide. And very important thing is 25 people are missing in here. The missing people included one Chinese tour leader and a Taiwanese bus driver from Hong Tai Tour Company as well as 19 Chinese nationals, a Taiwanese tour guide and bus driver from Harula Tour Company.

  The government sent air force. Army and Navy to help find missing people and fix the collapsed roads. A total of 36 family members of travel group arrived in Taiwan on Monday and asked the government of Taiwan to expand the scope of the search, no matter their relative dead or alive they hope to looking for them.

Super Car's Tour In Taiwan

(Posted by Ivy Lin)
    Have you ever dreamed of driving sport cars? This year you don’t need to pay much money and go abroad, you can realize your dream in Taiwan. The company of sport cars (O-ma Company) and the resort of Taitung County (Papago International Resort), they combine sport cars with leisure, you can experienced the most sumptuous vacation in the most purest county.
    This activity is named Super Car’s Tour (called SCT for short) and it is Taiwan pioneer. The O-ma company is offer many kinds of sport cars (Lamborghini, Porsche 911, BMW and Mercedes-Benz), they are worth over three hundred million and Papago International Resort is offer villas for every participant. This activity is separated into eight groups and each group with three days and two nights. That include barbecue at first day, professional drive training and banquet of Bordeaux at second day, choose one of sport cars and drive it around Taitung County at third day.
    The O-ma company is also arranged a professional coach of race car from U.K., he will teach every participant how to drive sport cars and let them to understand more about it. The course is include introduce function of sport cars, practice in training ground and drive on the road.
Detailed:
                    Date: from 12th October to 7th November
Each group is limit 30 members.
The price on weekdays is NT$48,000 per person, if you want to take partner you need to pay NT$9,900 with extra.
On holiday is NT$53,800 per person, if you want to take partner you need to pay NT$11,900 with extra.
Every participant will get souvenirs: Training certificate, the cap and T-shirt of SCT.

The Deserter Become a Star

(Posted by Mika Qiu)
    When Chien-Ming Wang disappears in the stage of big leagues at American this year, the Taiwanese fans not lonely, because there have throws left -- Hong-Chih Kuo. His outstanding performance makes people almost to forget that in 1999, he had "deserter" status to join the American league, and now suddenly become a star.

    Kuo started his American League career in 2000, throwing just 3 innings soared 7 times strikeouts, almost killing Advanced 1A minor league hitter; However, when this race finish, he proceed a elbow surgery. Past 10 years to join American League, Kuo underwent four times major operations, surgery and rehabilitation process made him the pain of heartbreaking, until this year was amazing.

    Kuo is twenty-nine years old this year, he lying on the disabled list only 1 month this season. Paid out of 3 wins, 2 lose and 12 games 1.20 ERA in relief over the success and superior performance. This is the top major league bullpen data. Kuo said, "My personality does not like to lose, I want everybody to know, when I'm healthy, let everyone see my pitching ability."

    From a wild and intractable person to become a mature and stable person. Kuo’s growth process, an outsider is difficult to imagine what difficult he had met. Familiar with Kuo the friends consider that Taiwanese pitcher change his personality in recent years, and know have to stay healthy, lifestyle and training must be very serious. Kuo wish "stay healthy" for each year. When stayed on the pitch, Kuo do not want to lose. Become a star's process, his story can bring a lot of inspire for many people. Kuo said, "Just not give up, have the opportunity forever.”

10.25.2010

Pop art- Andy Worhol - Posted by Sophia LIn

  It has been a long time that Andy Warhol, who was the initiator of POP Art, grasped authority of Trend since 1960s. The most striking exhibits is a series of Warhol portraits of stars and the fashion-themed silkscreen and repeated imaging techniques.
  
     Of contemporary political and business elite and leading brands of products into works of art. For example, Marilyn Monroe、Máo Zédōng and other famous person portrait… will be coming out in this exhibition. Another Warhol with Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola and other consumer goods such as silkscreen theme. Another 28 by the Italian photographer Dino Pedriali personal photo shoot Warhol, these photographs have never exposed in Taiwan, recorded a few years before his death, Warhol’s work and life outlook.

     Jump to art galleries and popular culture, breaking the boundaries of popular and elegant, is Andy Warhol’s pop art concept integral indicators. His work is famous in the most common and familiar things, such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. Repetition is a major feature of his work.

In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.-Andy Warhol Art is business,Business is art. -Andy Warhol

Exhibition Information:
▶ Place: Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall 1F
▶ Date: 2010/09/01-2010/12/31
▶ Time: 9:00am~18:00pm
▶ Ticket price: Full ticket $250、Excursion ticket $200

10.06.2010

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  • 951513038 Sharon Lin, Editor-in-Chief
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  • 951507022 Sophia Lin, Arts and Leisure
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