肌肉裝 get a decent physique / muscle-boosting outfit will answer your prayers / acquired a toned look 選手 welcome a new face / two-way player / be selected to the All-Star Team twice in the NCAA / balances the identity of being a wife, mother, and athlete / vitality of the team / a fitness instructor and a yoga master / coaching young players in the U.S. overnight sensation / restricted area / featuring two large circular cutouts on the chests drought / cut water in certain areas for intervals / climate abnormality /reservoirs / are less than 20% capacity, with water level below 10% / semiconductors / continue to dry up / the global electronic industry will be hit hard / the production of key objects in today's climate including smartphones and ventilators will be hindered /
reminisced of the closing of ... Gogoro's new venture in India 在印度新上市 / in a swift handover ceremony 交接儀式 / tap into India's growing electric scooter market 搶佔印度市場 / garner much attention on line / reduce the accident-mortality rate.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC, 交通部) held a handover ceremony Tuesday morning, where Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材), the former Political Deputy Minister of MOTC was inaugurated as the new minister. Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), the former Minister of MOTC resigned recently in light of the Taroko express train crash that led to the death of 49 people.
Wang Kwo-tsai promised that reforming the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA, 台鐵管理局) and improving safety precautions would be his top priority after assuming the position. During his speech, Wang Kwo-tsai pointed out eight major directions that he would work on in the future. Aside from reforming the TRA, Wang plans to include achieving a more convenient transportation network, completing the infrastructure of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (桃園國際機場) on time, facilitating port construction, and enhancing transportation of remote villages. He expressed hope to foster the tourism industry’s transition amid the post-pandemic era to better adapt to the new market. The minister is also looking to adopt more smart technology including 5G, to monitor transportation safety and reduce the accident-mortality rate.
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Turns out, life is full of surprises. Erica Gibson, a 25-year-old Thai-American girl who has lived in poverty with her mother for more than 20 years, had her life turned around when she suddenly inherited a fortune of US$1 billion from her grandmother. According to media reports, Erica’s mother met her father when working at a beauty salon in Bangkok. The two fell in love and moved to Hawaii, before giving birth to Erica. Unfortunately, Erica’s father was later diagnosed with cancer, and most of their savings were spent on treating his illness. Erica and her mother were left on the verge of bankruptcy when his father died in 2000.
At their poorest, they only had US$100 to go by and were even too poor to attend school. Though Erica’s mother turned to the local church for help and used the donations to open up a small restaurant, they still struggled to make ends meet. It wasn’t until 2017 that Erica received a letter telling her that she was to inherit her grandmother’s estate. The letter stated that Erica’s grandmother, Dextreac Baldwin, who lived in California, had left her a total of US$1 billion worth of fortune in oil company stocks and bonds when she passed away in 2010.
In the latest episode of Podcast show “Taiwan Made Simple”, Kevin, the co-founder of One Forty discussed various migrant issues. In the episode, Kevin shared with the audience the founding of the organization, the process of educating tens of thousands of migrant workers and organizing large-scale migrant events, as well as his insights and feelings along the journey. In addition to helping migrant workers, Kevin said that One Forty strives to be “a bridge between the general public and migrant workers”, introducing more Taiwanese to the relating issues while facilitating cultural exchanges and understandings from both sides through cultural events. This includes “Your Shining Moment”, the biggest initiative the organization has held that has kick started earlier this month. Kevin shared on the show the content and vision behind them while introducing the upcoming activities. One-Forty Your Shining Moment” initiative held by One Forty. Despite the fact that most migrant workers have very little free time to practice their hobbies, many of them still manage to develop interests in different realms, becoming musicians, novelists, dessert makers, fashion designers, or models.
狄羅倫汽車造型真的很有未來感！| The DeLorean car is really futuristic! (Courtesy of Museum of Failure) These products were developed with the mission to “think outside the box” or “solve the problem.” Also, they were challenged in the process of being introduced and eventually failed because they couldn’t meet consumer preferences and needs.
“It is the same narrative every time and I was fed up. Literature also tells us that about 80-90% of innovations fail, but we never hear about those. It is from failures that we learn.”