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Entries for November, 2005

Taiwan Caucus, Sherrod Brown and Taiwan

The US Congressional Taiwan Caucus regularly gets trips to Taiwan courtesy of local organizations. This blog reports on Ohio Congressman and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and Taiwan:

We raised Sherrod Browns connections to Taiwan about a week ago, and in our investigations we discovered this story, from the Hill.
“Two business groups with close ties to the [...]

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Chi Mei Museum

The Chi Mei Museum is on display all over the island:
Two public museums in Taichung City and one in Kaohsiung City are concurrently holding exhibitions of items on loan from the collection of the private Chi Mei Museum, located in Tainan County’s Rende Township. Described by Forbes magazine in a February 1996 article about private [...]

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It’s a Good Thing Taiwanese Aren’t Racist

If you are in Taiwan long enough, you are certain to hear some local explain to you that Taiwanese aren’t racist.
Here’s a sign that warns on avian flu, distributed by our university and placed all over campus. Note how the bottom right-hand warning, against eating uncooked bird meat, is depicted. A pair of hands, three [...]

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Assignment

Students: take this and present this information in a table
Motech85 MW (Projected capacity for 2005 before its production lines were damaged by a fire)The company’s first solar cell plant will have a capacity of 120 MW after being revamped, while its second plant will have a capacity of 200 MW.
E-Ton20 MWTo ramp up capacity to [...]

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Taichung Bloggers: Going Blogger Meet Up on Dec 3??

I’m probably heading up sometime on Friday, and if someone wants a ride let me know in the comments….
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Asia Times on an East Asian Superstate

Asia Times had a thought provoking commentary on the possibilities of political union in Asia.
And the continuing polycentricism of Europe helps to make a continent-wide bloc possible. Four or five major European countries are more or less equal in size and economic potential: for example, there are 60 million French, 82 million Germans, 58 million [...]

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China Company to Distribute TIVO in Taiwan

Thanks to a reader for passing this along…Tom Hawk reports that TIVO is coming to The Beautiful Isle:
Reuters is out with an article on TiVo expanding into Taiwan with TGC Inc. Also known as TGC (TiVo Greater China).
“TGC Inc., a closely held Chinese company, will sell TiVo boxes and distribute the electronic guide and [...]

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I’ll…

….get back to all the comments on the morrow. Swamped today.
Michael
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Taiwan to Become Like Vegas

Well, we have the high divorce rates, the gangsters, and the prostitution, so with the ground well-laid (so to speak), we may be seeing the gambling at last:
THREE Scots businessmen and a Las Vegas gambling guru have revealed plans to build a ?350m casino resort in a tropical paradise off the Taiwanese coast.
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Blogger Meet Up in Taipei Dec 3

Jerome Keating passed this to me:

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Just a reminder that the Breakfast Club will be having its monthly meeting to share fellowship and discussion on topics that interest us all. (Side note, everyone pays for their own breakfast–there is no free lunch, nor is there a free breakfast!))
The Place is at Jukes (the name may [...]

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Simon World’s Forum

I just noticed that the well-known Asian blogger Simon World has opened a forum for discussion of Hong Kong and China affairs.
http://www.simonworld.mu.nu/talk/
Good luck with the new forum!
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What’s Up In Taiwan

This new blog, What’s Up in Taiwan, podcasts on travel in Taiwan. They write:
Until a trip to Peking last month, I came home more motivated. Due to the growing popularity of China, people have the drive to visit the country, learn Chinese, or even make a little cash there; Taiwan became the second choice in [...]

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Rallying With Chiu Tai-san

Today we took the family over to Fengyuan for a rally for Chiu Tai-san, the DPP candidate for Taichung County Commissioner. The rally commenced in the south-central part of the city and then walked down Chungshan Rd, the main drag, a few kilometers to Tanzi, where a stage had been prepared at a local school. [...]

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My Daughter turns 10

My lovely daughter turned 10 on Saturday. Happy Birthday!

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Taiwan Catholic Church has New Credit Card

Bishops in Taiwan promote credit card to fund Catholic Church:
According to Christian Life Weekly, the diocesan bulletin of Taipei, Taiwan, a new “Beatitudes Credit Card” is being issued through the Taiwan’s bishops. It works as a normal credit card, except 0.25% of payments will go towards the charitable works of the Catholic Church.
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    Pics & Commentary on Taiwan

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    Belligeretron
    Life and All from Taipei

    Bent
    News from Taiwan and China

    Big Ell's Blog
    Wit and Wisdom from Canada in Taichung

    Black American Lawyer in China
    Brash, black, legal insight on Taiwan and China

    Bloggers in Taiwan
    Taiwan English Blog List

    Bourdieu Boy
    Learned insight into Taiwan

    Chewin' on the Chung
    Karl's insightful blog on what life is really like in Central Taiwan

    Conductor's Notebook
    Pieces, Themes, and Variations

    Craig Ferguson Images
    Stunning images, photography news & views

    Cross-Strait Economics Blog
    A balanced view of an unbalanced Strait

    The Daily Bubble Tea
    Travels, pics, life

    David on Formosa
    Popular and informative Taiwan Blog

    Doubting to shuo?
    Teaching on the Beautiful Island

    Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
    Writer based in Taipei

    FideCogitActio
    Life and Catholicism in Taiwan

    filination
    Taiwan, from Israel

    following an unknown path
    a widely-linked missionary blog

    The Foreigner in Formosa
    Cthulhu meets Taiwan

    Gary EFL Taiwan
    Taiwan EFL blog

    The Gentle Rant
    Observations on a world quickly going insane

    Getting a Leg Up
    Podcasting and Blogging from Taichung

    Hanjie's Blog
    Things and scenes in Taiwan

    Highway 11
    Blog and site of East Coasts' leading expat mag

    Ilha Formosa - Keeping up with the War God
    Taiwan: Life, love and laughs in paradise.

    Investorblogger
    Investing, Blogging in Taiwan

    IslaFormosa
    Rants and Raves about Taiwan

    It's Not Democracy,It's A Conspiracy!
    Maddog Dissects Taiwan's News and Politics

    Jeff's Taiwan
    Longtime expat and local history buff

    Jerome F. Keating's writings
    Historian and writer on things Taiwan

    Kelake
    Design and Life on The Beautiful Isle

    Keywords
    P. Kerim Friedman's wide ranging and insightful blog

    Laowiseass
    Wire service reporter in Taiwan

    the leaky pen
    Life in Taiwan and in the University system

    Letters from Taiwan
    Pics and Commentary on Taiwan

    Lief in Taiwan
    Sumptuous Pics, Learned Commentary

    The Life of Brian
    Commentary from Prof and Hypnotist

    The Mandate of Heaven
    Wulingren on Taiwan

    media diary
    Cinema in Taiwan

    memoirs on a rainy day
    Beautiful pics, great commentary

    Misadventures in Taiwan
    Podcasts and video from Tainan

    Mixed Eggs I have Met
    Pix, commentary on life in Taiwan

    MoShang
    Podcasting and Musical Performance in Taiwan

    My Several Worlds
    A Global Mind in Asia

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    Politics and Life on the Beautiful Island

    The Nebulon Fry
    ESL teaching, musings on life & stuff

    The New Hampshire Bushman in Taiwan and The World
    Tea, GPS, and good times in Taiwan

    New Writing
    Living in Taipei.

    Ni Howdy
    The Ba-Gua Shan of Taichung Blogs

    Notes from a Small Island
    27, British, and in Taipei

    Notes of a former native speaker
    Jonathon Benda's excellent Taiwan blog

    The Only Redhead in Taiwan
    Redheaded contemplation of Taiwan

    Pashan
    Hiking in Taiwan, great pics

    Patrick Cowsill
    From Wanhua, Taiwan

    Pinyin News
    News and Commentary on Chinese Language in Taiwan

    Poagao's Journal
    Bands, Movies, Life in Taipei

    Portnoy in Between
    A window into the local blogosphere

    Prince Roy
    Blog of US consular official in Taiwan

    Rank
    Notes from the overpass, a day-to-day look at life in Taiwan

    The Real Taiwan
    Commentary on Life in Taiwan

    Red A -- the Blog
    Powered by alcohol, the clean fuel

    The Regulatory
    The Sound and the Fury

    R.O.C. the Boat
    Blogging Taiwan's UN membership drive

    SanBeiJi
    Pics and Travels in Taiwan

    Scott Sommers' Taiwan Blog
    Internationally popular blog on Taiwan and education

    The Shorty Method
    A personal approach to living.

    Sofa in the Sky
    Prose Poetry on Taiwan

    Sponge Bear
    Pix, commentary on central Taiwan

    Stinky Tofu
    Strange tales of Taiwan from a Lonely Planet writer.

    Steven Crook
    Local reporter and writer on Taiwan.

    Stranger in an even Stranger Land
    Teaching English in Kaohsiung

    The Tainan Don
    Observations from the South

    The Taipei Kid
    One of the most widely read Taiwan blogs

    Taipei Trash
    Pics and Commentary from Taipei

    Taiwan Airpower Blog
    Blog Devoted to the Taiwan Air Force

    The Taiwan Chronicles
    Living and working in Taiwan

    Taiwan Composite
    Business and culture on the Beautiful Isle.

    The Taiwandesk
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    Taiwanese Heart, Global Perspectives
    Group blog on Taiwan Politics

    Taiwanindependence
    Blog on TI

    Taiwan Matters!
    Politics from veteran Taiwan Bloggers

    Taiwanonymous
    Musings About Life in Taiwan

    Taiwan Pundit
    News from Taiwan

    Taiwan Tourism Bureau Blog
    Taiwan Tourism Bureau's information filled blog

    Talking Taiwanese
    Language education in Taiwan

    Taoyuan Nights
    From Taoyuan, Taiwan

    That's Impossible: Politics from Taiwan
    Taiwan Politics

    Thirsty Ghosts
    A group blog from local foreign media reps

    Tumbling in Taiwan
    An Indian in Hsinchu

    Wandering to Tamshui
    Politics and Daily Happenings on Taiwan

    The Wild East
    The One-Stop Blogspot of the Radio Banciao collective

    Wild at Heart
    Blog of Taiwan environmental group

    Winkler Partners
    Law Firm's Blog with many useful resources

    Writer's Block
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