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...Bomb’s only current officer is president Ming E. Vandenberg ’08, who declined to comment for this story...
...Manchurian clay toys. The Tang family has five generations of toy making behind it, and members still faithfully use the same methods as their Manchu ancestors. Among the collectibles are wobbly headed lions (complete with fluffy manes) and figurines of a rabbit god worshiped in Beijing since the Ming dynasty. The little ones will adore them, but adults will find them hard to resist too-craftsmanship this good belongs on a living-room shelf as well as in the nursery...
...nature of the story. Such small touches make the film engaging, and more importantly, distinguish it from other soul-searching films in the genre. Rivaling Fox’s direction for praise is the acting by Paulo Costanzo and Steph Song. Playing main character Ryan and his love interest Ming, these two young actors establish themselves with believable and entertaining performances. Their talent and natural attitudes further set the film apart from the many others that share similar plots. Costanzo effectively conveys the angst that Ryan feels without taking his character too seriously. He captures Ryan’s aloof...
...media moment. In 2004, it came when President Chen Shui-bian survived an assassination attempt while campaigning for re-election in his native county. Last fall, the island's ravenous press corps lined Tainan's streets to greet another hometown hero, New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, when he returned to spend the off-season with his parents. But the most recent development will likely outlast the next-day news cycle: the sleek new bullet train has arrived, opening up a southward escape route from scooter-choked Taipei...
...cultural center will thrive once again. "This is where Taiwan's modern civilization began," says Tsai Bi-ju, Tainan's international-affairs section chief, referring to the city's 200-year reign as the island's capital before Taipei replaced it in 1885. Tainan's founding father, a Ming dynasty general called Koxinga, arrived from China in 1661 with a fleet of artists and scholars, intent on transforming the Dutch-ruled port into a beacon of Chinese culture. It worked, and today's Tainanese are quick to claim their city as the island's guardian of tradition...