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...DIED. FAINA FANG-LIANG CHIANG, 88, Siberian-born widow of former Taiwanese President Chiang Ching-kuo; in Taipei. The shy Russian met her future husband, son of Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, at a Soviet machinery plant at age 16. She married into the political dynasty in 1935. As First Lady from 1978 to 1988, Chiang avoided the public spotlight and lacked the glamour of her predecessor, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, but won respect for her modest lifestyle and dedication to her four children. Recalled Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, "She had the values of a traditional Chinese woman...
...Jane Fang ’08, another East Yard council representative and a member of the Safety Committee, said she usually feels pretty safe...
Even among people who regard spiritual life as wishful hocus-pocus, there is a growing sense that humans may not be able to survive without it. It's hard enough getting by in a fang-and-claw world in which killing, thieving and cheating pay such rich dividends. It's harder still when there's no moral cop walking the beat to blow the whistle when things get out of control. Best to have a deity on hand to rein in our worst impulses, bring out our best and, not incidentally, give us a sense that there's someone awake...
...Fang S. Ko ’05, a Biochemistry concentrator, says, “Career Week pushes undecided students in the direction of finance. Companies who are willing to invest money are the ones seeking to make money—the financial groups. And they are the ones who come to Harvard.” When asked about OCS, one Women’s Studies Major boldly states, “You need them, you need their help, but they don’t give you what you want—they try to give you what they want...
...turn indicator to signal her intention to change lanes: "He shouted at me, 'What are you doing? Never use your turn signal for changing lanes! If you let the car behind you know what you are doing, he will never make way for you. He'll speed up!'" Fang Shou'en, director of China's National Traffic Accident Prevention Committee, says such offensive driving behavior is nearly universal among China's aggressive, me-first motorists. "There is no concept of right-of-way," he says. "It is like survival of the fittest...