Chopin Piano competition draws int'l talent

The 12th Taipei International Chopin Piano Competition will be held Sept. 7-21 at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, drawing talent from around the world to Taiwan’s top piano competition. The event has been coordinated every year since 1985 by Frederic Chopin Foundation Taipei, which was founded by Mme. Anna

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One Filipina's Immigration Adventure in Taiwan

One Filipina’s tale of immigration in Taiwan By Trista di Genova Originally published in The China Post Last week, a Filipina and a volunteer immigration officer, Eric, met to discuss her situation, and the woman, hereafter referred to as “Flora,” agreed to allow a summary of her case to be

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Kozy marries Carla Bruni

By Terrence Downs, Esq. Foreign Style Correspondent in France Well, “Kozy” ( Sarkozy ) and Carla Bruni finally tied the knot today, in Paris, at the Elysée Palace….looks like we’re gonna have a real Rock n’ Roll presidency here…. Carla has been with Mick Jagger, Donald Trump, and God knows

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Party of The Year: Review of The Wild East Show @ The Beat Studio, Taipei

Review Of The Wild East Art Show Staff Reporter, Wildeast.net This review focuses on the WiLd EaSt Art Opening, Jan. 19th, although the exhibition runs for 3 weeks, by appointment: (02) 2765-9470 SAT/SUN, FEB. 2-3: LAST WEEKEND PRIVATE VIEWING OF ALL THE WORKS AT ‘THE WILD EAST ART SHOW.’ Sat.

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Wild East Meets West in Taipei Artists’ Show

There’s a motion, there’s a move, a trend.
But what’s the chord? Where’s the heart?
Saturday night is opening night for “The Wild East” art show, in which twenty-four local artists have come together to show work inspired by the theme of “celebrating the clash between East and West civilizations,” as organizers put it.

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Things to do on my first day in the Oval Office

By Trista di Genova Issue message of peace and goodwill to all nations; thanks and a promise to the American people: Restore habeas corpus; Sign the Kyoto Protocol, in the spirit of our Aussie Brother Kevin Rudd issue a blanket pardon for drug users and other petty, non-violent offenses; release

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Why Hillary Lost

By Trista DiGenova 1. Hypocritical: Says she doesn’t support the wars, but voted for them/funding for them. ‘If I would have known what I know now I wouldn’t have voted for it” doesn’t fly. She SHOULD HAVE KNOWN then what she claims not to have known, SHOULD’VE blocked the Bush

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RTI Show Sur "Le WiLd EaSt"

Staff Reporter Radio Taiwan Int’l interviewed Trista di Genova for a show on “The Wild East” Show INTERVU AVEC TRISTA DI GENOVA SUR LE “WILD EAST” SHOW coming up Jan. 19th at the Beat Studio in Taipei. VERNISSAGE: le 19 janvier, 2008, Beat Studio, TAIPEI GO TO: http://french.rti.org.tw/Others/ProgramSchedule.aspx Click on/CLIQUEZ

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