Word: hsueh
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...illicit activity, claimed the regime, compelled it to invade Kokang turf, even though the warlord's business proclivities had been an open secret for years. Indeed, both the Eastern Shan and Wa are also believed to have financed themselves through such shady means; the latter's southern commander, Wei Hsueh-kang, has been singled out by the U.S. Treasury Department as a major drug trafficker. Indeed, one battle-avoiding option for the junta is luring corrupt ethnic elders to its side. "Divide-and-conquer tactics are the SPDC's best friend," says KIA Brigadier General Gun Maw. (Read about...
...ideas. Last year, the lab launched what it calls "playful villages," discussion groups in which the researchers can meet and chat about their own special interests. "It's not that hard to get people to be more creative, given the right atmosphere," says the Creativity Lab's general director, Hsueh Wen-jean. "The idea was to create an environment without borders, to explore the love within themselves to be creative." Read "China Mobile to Buy Stake in Taiwan Telcom...
...That's no small feat considering that 85°C (which is named for the ideal temperature at which to brew coffee) has surpassed Starbucks to become the biggest coffee chain in Taiwan. Founded five years ago by tea-shop owner Wu Cheng-hsueh, 85°C now has 325 stores in Taiwan and is expanding into China, Australia and the U.S. Wu first built the business by finding good beans: in 2004, he went to the source of Starbucks' most popular beans and persuaded the Guatemalan supplier to sell him virtually all its arabicas (sorry, megachain). Then he hired...
...formidable musical challenges through the years.Yannatos has remained a champion of contemporary music, and believes in Classical music as a living art form, despite resistance from both more traditionally-minded orchestra members and audiences irritated with challenging contemporary music.Last year alone there were two world premieres, a work by Hsueh-Yung Shen ’73 and a cello concerto by Yannatos himself. This year, contemporary music is represented by the “Overture to The Great Gatsby.”The HRO has also started several new traditions in the past few years. The final concert this year...
...disappointed.In the magnificent premiere of their 199th season, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO), with Music Director James Yannatos conducting, played music linked by the recurring themes of conflict and tragedy. The talents of the members of the orchestra were showcased as the concert featured the intricate rhythms of works by Hsueh-Yung Shen ’73, Sergey Prokofiev, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.The evening performance opened with welcoming remarks by the president of HRO, Chrix E. Finne ’07. Making note of the families in attendance for freshman parents’ weekend, Finne cheerfully reminded parents that while they...