Taekwondo federation accuses Taiwan athlete of cheating, but pictures tell a different tale

November,17,2010 at the Asian Games the Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Yang Shu-chun for allegedly attaching illegal sensors to heels. The head of the World Taekwondo Federation has put forward and retracted different reasons for the disqualification. The footage is clear, but in the pictures published in Friday’s United Daily News still issued a press release with the title “Shocking Act of Deception by Chinese Taipei.” The article accuses Yang of cheating. It’s extremely unfair to Taiwanese taekwondo athlete athletes.

The uproar continues. Sports officials are furious over the disqualification and say Yang Shu-chun wasn’t wearing the sensors during the match, Moreover, everyone want to know why the head of the World Taekwondo Federation has put forward and retracted different reasons for the disqualification.

      According to Taiwan Taekwondo Coach said before the competition, we need to do test kicks on our electric protective gear to see if it can register points. A trial kick is one point. We did one to the left and one to the right. After the two points, the technician to the front said that we needed to remove those two sensors. Before the match, we removed them. Then Yang gave them to me.

    The World Taekwondo Federation has already said that the Asian Taekwondo Union’s press release was inappropriate. Nevertheless, it stands by Yang’s disqualification, although its reason is unclear. On Wednesday, federation secretary-general Yang Jin-suk said that the older version of socks and sensors Yang Shu-chun used had been banned since 2007. But a day later he changed course, saying the athlete was disqualified for using two extra sensors. On Friday, the secretary-general apologized for putting forward different reasons for the disqualification.
Despite the apology, the Sports Affairs Council is furious at the way Yang Shu-chun has been treated. It is considering asking for a judgment from the International Court of Arbitration for Sport.

2010 Taipei International Floar Expo Opening

  After preparing for nearly four years and spending US$300 million, the Taipei City government pronounced the Taipei International Flora Exposition ready to go today in this winter, the day before its official opening. The six-month long expo, covering 91.8 hectares of parkland in the heart of the city, will feature approximately 800 species of Taiwan's world famous orchids, over 30 million stems of locally grown and developed plants, and garden designs from over 59 cities and 93 organizations.

 

  To celebrate the start of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo, Taipei City Government will be organizing a major firework spectacle at two separate locations on November 6 and amaze the world with Taiwan's "flower power."

Reporter : Kristin Tseng

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A New Change

 

On November 5, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44^th President of the United States and was the first African-American president in US . Barack Obama use his heart and prove himself to show people that he can change the new generation through hard work and action.

  

 Obama came from a multicultural family. Lots of international experiences Let him feel strongly that racial differences at a young age. They were also part of the reason why he chose to be a civil rights attorney and eventually run for the United States. 

                                                                       posted by Jennifer Chang

Shilin Night Market

       Taipei is an internationalized city of immigrants, and all kinds of restaurants have sprung up to satisfy the diverse appetites of its different residents. Cuisine of all nations is available here, along with all of the regional foods of mainland China and snacks from the different parts of Taiwan--and, of course, vegetarian food too. For visitors, dining in Taipei is convenient and something to be eagerly anticipated, for the city can satisfy whatever palate the gourmand brings to the table.

       The Shilin night market gathers snacks from all over Taiwan. Everything is here, including such famous delicacies as knife-sliced noodles, pork kidney soup, oyster omelet, Kaohsiung meat balls, little-cake-in-big-cake, Shilin sausages, tomatoes in ginger juice, Dongshan duck heads, frogs-laying-eggs, stir-fried squid, and chili-sauce dumplings.

       In addition, the natural beauties of Yangmingshan National Park, the community of animals at Muzha Zoo, the priceless treasures of Chinese art in the National Palace Museum, and the tranquil and classic Zhishan Garden are all well worth a leisurely visit.


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The Asian Games

     Athletes, coaches, and journalists from 45 regions will gather in November 2010 for the 16^th Asian Games, which will be hosted in Guangzhou.  The 2010 Asian Games’ official mascots are five goats, traditionally a symbol of good luck in Chinese culture.  The goat is also representative of the host city, which is called the “City of Five Goats.”  Each of the five mascots has an auspicious name meaning luck, harmony, joy, success, and great happiness.

The Asian Games have a lot of the same events as the Olympics, but there are also a few that stand out.  Billiards, bowling, and chess are very popular indoor sports, so they have been included in the Games.  Dragon boat races are common during the Dragon Boat Festival, but at the Asian Games, teams will be competing for medals.  Even odd sports like kabaddi, which is a more physical version of tag, and sepak takraw, volleyball using only the feet, have a place at the Asian Games.




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2010 Taipei International Floar Expo Opening

After preparing for nearly four years and spending US$300 million, the Taipei City government pronounced the Taipei International Flora Exposition ready to go today, the day before its official opening. The six-month long expo, covering 91.8 hectares of parkland in the heart of the city, will feature approximately 800 species of Taiwan's world famous orchids, over 30 million stems of locally grown and developed plants, and garden designs from over 59 cities and 93 organizations. Taiwan was selected by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in 2006 to host the prestigious event, the first internationally recognized exposition ever to be held in Taiwan.

To celebrate the start of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo, Taipei City Government will be organizing a major firework spectacle at two separate locations on November 6 and amaze the world with Taiwan's "flower power."

reporter: Kristin Tseng

Luzhou MRT line officially launched

Our president Ma Ying-jeou attended the inauguration ceremony of the Taipei MRT system's Luzhou Line Wednesday morning at Daqiaotou Station, where he offered his congratulations on the line's opening.

The line was to launch regular service at 2 p.m. today. It is expected to handle an average of 170,000 passenger-trips per day and cut the travel time for commuters between Taipei City and Luzhou in Taipei County to the west of the city by at least half. The new line, 12.5 kilometers in length, makes it easier for citizens of Taipei City and their neighbors in Taipei County to visit each other.

Riders with EasyCards will be able to travel on the line for free until Dec. 2.Construction on the line began eight years ago when Ma was mayor of Taipei, Taiwan's capital. 
















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Vitamin E linked to increased risk of some strokes- Katherine Liao

 

(who)Researchers from France, Germany and the US studied (when)nine previous trials have (what)nearly 1,250 people is the chance of one extra haemorrhagic stroke - bleeding in the brain.

   

(why)Haemorrhagic strokes are the least common type and occur when a weakened blood vessel supplying the brain ruptures and causes brain damage.

(how)Researchers not only found that vitamin E increased the risk of this kind of stroke but also found that vitamin E could actually cut the risk of ischaemic strokes - the most common type of stroke.

So they believe vitamin E could cut the risk.

                                                                         Posted by Katherine Liao

                                                         

Paul the Foreteller Octopus Died

Paul is the octopus which fascinated soccer fans by accurately predict in advance the results of 2010 FIFA World Cup died at 26 October 2010. The Oberhausen Sea Life Centre spokesperson said that Paul died of natural causes in the aquarium in German.

Stefan Porwoll, the manager of aquarium said that his remains had been refrigerated now and they will be missed him very much.   

Although they have not decided the best way to commemorate the most popular marine life, they may set up a small dedicated graveyard for Paul in the future.

The Paul's fans would not have to feel sorrowful, the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre had already nurtured another octopus which is also called Paul that to continue enthusiasm of the"Psychic Octopus."

 Posted by Isis Huang

Tsunami in Indonesia

 Indonesia has been hit with two natural disasters at the same time and killed at least 113 people.  At 25 October 2010, the tsunami hit the Mentawai islands on Monday. After a powerful earthquake in Indonesia that’s over 7.7 on the Richter scale. That reason is “The distance from the epicenter was very short, there’s no time to act on an alert.” said Ridwan Jamaluddin, of the Indonesian Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology.

    After the earthquake, three-meter high tsunami struck the Mentawai islands off the west coast of Sumatra Island Monday night. Pagai Island is the most serious, which is accessible only by boat. Therefore, rescue workers from reaching the island immediately after the disaster. Meanwhile Indonesia Mount Merapi a volcanic eruption that has forced the hundreds of residents on the slopes. No alert in Indonesia tsunami is the most difficult challenge. Tsunami can travel at speeds of several hundred kilometers per hour.
                                                                                                                         
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