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Wednesday's shipment of the #COVID19 vaccine was the second batch delivered directly by #AstraZeneca as part of a 10 million dose purchasing contract Taiwan signed with the company.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202107070012
Hats off to Sir @gomofarah for your final attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Men's 10000m at Müller British Athletics Championship. Although you fall short of the qualifying time of 27:28.00 but I respect you for giving your best effort for this one last time.
He is the role model that I look up to since I started running. I always wanted to win the Double Gold like he did in 5000m and 10,000m in my University Track and Field Championship. After four years of taking part on it for, I won it at last in my Final Year 2018 with the Double Gold and achieved the Best Male Award for it.
Despite the age of 38, he still want to qualify for the Olympic and fight for it. He is truly a fighter 🏃🏻♂️
Thank you Sir Mo Farah for your amazing effort tonight. Hoping to see you do well in Marathon distance and continue to inspire many of us to keep fighting, keep grinding, keep digging hard to achieve more, and be the best version of ourselves.
MoBot pose 🙆🏻♂️
Here is Sir Mo Farah Track & Field Achievements
Olympic
London 2012
- 5000m 🥇
- 10,000m 🥇
Rio 2016
- 5000m 🥇
- 10,000m 🥇
World Championship
2007 Osaka
- 5000m 6th
2009 Berlin
- 5000m 7th
2011 Daegu
- 10,000m 🥈
- 5000m 🥇
2013 Moscow
- 10,000m 🥇
- 5000 m 🥇
2015 Beijing
- 10,000m 🥇
- 5000m 🥇
2017 London
- 10,000m 🥇
- 5000m 🥈
#Opinion by Michael Cox｜"Ever since handover, Hong Kong’s uniqueness has been under threat, there has been a striving to maintain autonomy and continue to forge a new identity: not British, and not mainland Chinese. Part of what made the city special to many – visitors and locals alike – and different to the mainland, was the freedom of thought and expression. Sadly, this is no longer just under threat in Hong Kong."
Read more: https://bit.ly/2RIHMrk
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Hi, everyone. :) Today we'll show you how to make the Queen's scones (British Scones).
Scones are biscuit-like pastries, are often cut into round shape or wedges. According to the scone's history, it became popular and an essential part of the fashionable ritual of tea time in England Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, and now it's an English tradition known as "Afternoon Tea"
In England, scones are served at "cream tea" in the late morning or with afternoon tea. You might hear this: What goes on a scone first? Jam or clotted cream? There's much debate about it. For us, we prefer cream first. :-)
In this video, we follow the recipe of the former royal chef Darren McGrady, but we reduce the sugar just a little bit. The ingredient are simple and recipe is easy to make. Use this recipe, you can make the Queen's scones at home. Hope you like this video. Enjoy. :-)
#stayhomewithme
This is an #ASMR ver, you can check out the other ver that with BGM and Voices in Chinese if you like:
https://youtu.be/HV5UFLep8UA
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Queen's Favourite Scones Recipes
☞ cutting size: Ø5.3cm, can make 6~7 scones
✎ Ingredients
all-purpose flour 210g
granulated sugar 50g
a pinch of salt
baking powder 8g
cold unsalted butter 55g, cut into small cubes
cold whole 㔹milk 85ml
half egg, cold
one egg yolk for brushing
✎ Instructions
1. Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl, and mix well.
2. Add the frozen butter cubes, then rub in with your floured fingers until the mix looks like fine bread crumbs. Place in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes.
3. We just need half egg, so crack an egg into a small bowl and whisk it into a homogenous mixture, then split in half.
4. Add beaten egg and pour half milk, this stage you don't need to add too much milk, just lightly bring all ingredients together.
5. Keep adding the milk until the dough comes together. It's really important that we don't overwork to knead it, once the dough come together, put the dough onto the table.
6. Dusting a little flour, just knead it a little bit, then lightly roll the dough to an inch thick.
7. Using a well-floured round cookie cutter to cut the dough. Gently brush the top of scones with egg yolk.
8. Preheat the oven to 180C, and bake for 20~22 minutes.
9. Remove the baked scones form the oven and let cool, then serving with clotted cream and jam. Enjoy.
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#scones
#BritishDessert
#eastrecipes
#JEmarble
#Pastryboard
#Amazon
【An open letter to Dr Tedros 一封致予譚德塞博士的公開信】
This is an open letter to Dr Tedros, the Director General of the WHO, in response to the accusations against Taiwan during the 8th of April WHO press conference.
這是一封致予世界衛生組織幹事長譚德塞博士的公開信，並針對其於4/8世衛記者會上對臺灣的公開指控，提出回應。
Dear Dr Tedros,
I am Vivi Lin from Taiwan, a current undergraduate student studying Infectious Diseases in the UK.
親愛的譚德塞博士，
我是Vivi Lin，一位目前正在英國念傳染病的臺灣大學生。
Upon hearing your response in the press conference today, I was utterly shocked and saddened that such misleading allegations could come from a supposedly respected health professional and the head of the world’s most influential international health organisation.
今天在聽聞您，作為現今世界上最具影響力的醫衛組織（WHO）的領導人，於世衛記者會上提出針對臺灣的不實指控，我深感錯愕及失望。
As a student who has been working closely with Taiwanese and British Medical and Health-related NGOs, I can affirm that there has never been any disrespectful comments from our government and our diplomats towards you and the African continent due to race, culture or skin colour.
身為一名在臺灣及英國的多個醫衛非政府組織服務的學生，我可以肯定地說，臺灣官方從未針對您及非洲人民，做出任何基於種族、文化或膚色的負面評論。
I am aware that there are various petitions online urging for your resignation from the WHO. However, none of the requests or criticisms were based on discriminations against your race or skin colour, nor people from the African continent.
我知道現在網路上有許多要求您辭去世衛幹事長職務的連署，但這些要求，都並非基於您的種族、膚色，或是針對非洲人民的歧視。
Taiwan has been striving to contribute as much as possible to the international community and to be a part of the global team in combating this pandemic. Although we have been excluded from the WHO, we have never given up. Our government has done an exemplary job in containing the virus, a feat that has been praised by officials and health professionals from all around the world. And now, as we have some spare capacity, we are sending aid to our allies and other countries, including those in America, Europe and in Africa who have been harshly impacted by the outbreak.
臺灣一直以來都非常努力地在為國際社會的醫衛做出貢獻，我們也始終希望能在這場全球傳染病戰役中，與世界站在一起。
即便我們被世衛排除在外，臺灣也從未放棄貢獻一己之力。
臺灣在這次COVID19防疫上的傑出成果，是世界有目共睹的。而現在，當我們有額外的資源時，也不吝於分享給我們在美洲、歐洲及非洲的友邦與其他正在受到疫情影響的國家。
According to our health professionals who used to work closely with various countries in Africa, a temporary hospital has been built by Taiwan in Eswatini at the moment, and some important medical supplies sent by Taiwan are finding their way to Africa as well.
根據我們曾在非洲駐點過的醫衛工作者指出，臺灣正在協助史瓦帝尼建立臨時醫院，也同時在安排許多醫療用品援助。
With all the aforementioned in mind, how can you, in a few sentences, attempt to smear Taiwan’s reputation with such irresponsible and false accusations?
而根據上述所有資訊，（譚德塞博士）您怎能用簡單幾句謬誤的指控，不負責任地污衊世界對臺灣的印象呢？
In the past two days, WHO hosted webinars in regards to how we, as individuals or as health professionals and officials, should confront the current info-demic. Ironically, just right after the webinar, Dr Tedros, as the DG of the WHO, was accusing Taiwan with misinformation.
在過去兩天當中，世衛舉辦了以「疫情假資訊」為題的線上研討會，提供個人、醫衛人士及官員一些面對疫情假資訊的建議。
然而，多麼諷刺的是，就在研討會剛結束的時候，世衛幹事長即帶頭用不實的資訊指控臺灣。
I firmly believe that health is a fundamental human right that should not be denied despite differences of any kind. Health for all, leave no one behind is also the core value that the WHO stands for. Please do not forget your dedication as a public health professional and the vows that you made when you ascended to the honorable position you are sitting at right now - health of people in the world comes first, not politics.
我一直相信，健康，是所有人皆擁有的基本人權。
全民健康，沒有人應被排除在外，也是世衛堅守的核心價值。
（譚德塞博士）請不要忘記您作為一個公衛專家的信念，以及您接任幹事長時所立下的誓言——「全球人民的健康當為第一位，而非政治。」
We are now facing the most challenging health crisis of our time. Taiwan cares about people’s health. We are willing to help, and we are helping now. Taiwan is a country that stands for progressive values, and we, as the Taiwanese people, are also known for our appreciation for diversity. We have never criticised you nor your actions based on your race, culture or skin colour.
全球現在正在面臨這個世代最嚴竣的健康危機，而臺灣不僅在乎所有人的健康，更願意幫忙、正在幫忙。
臺灣是一個相信進步價值的國家，臺灣人民，更是始終尊重多元、擁抱多元。我們從未因為基於您的種族、文化或膚色，而提出質疑。
I, on behalf of my beloved country and people, am now asking for an apology from you under the current circumstance.
現在，我與我熱愛的國家和臺灣人民，要求您針對4/8的不實指控，提出道歉！
Thank you for your time.
感謝。
Vivi Lin
2020.4.8
#StandWithTW
#WHO #COVID19 #Coronavirus
#DrTedros
#TaiwanHelps
*Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the authors. 影片內容僅代表作者本身之觀點。*
PoLin 柏霖 《Farewell 告別》Official MV
Farewell is an original song composed by PoLin 柏霖. He wrote the lyrics with Alex Bristo. About the song he says, “I guess it’s a feeling every human being must go through at some point in our lives. A feeling that makes us grow somehow. Farewell is a song that means a lot to me.”
About the MV, he always wanted to introduce contemporary dance into his songs. Therefore connecting two groups of people who can appreciate both contemporary dance and the songwriting of the music at the same time.
He invited British video maker Kie Willis to be the MV director. Kie is a parkour celebrity in the UK, one of the top parkour runners, who has started to shift his career to filmmaking. UK based Japanese dance artist Fukiko Takase plays the role of the inner version of PoLin. Together they created concepts and choreography to translate the song into dance. Fukiko and PoLin formerly danced together in the world-class dance company, Company Wayne McGregor. Fukiko has danced with Thom Yorke(Radiohead) in the MV Atoms for Peace- Ingenue. She has also choreographed for a Japanese pop singer Utada Hikaru’s Forevermore MV, and was invited to Hikaru’s Japan tour as a solo dance artist.
《Farewell 告別》是PoLin柏霖的原創作曲，詞是在倫敦家裡客廳某個晚上與朋友Alex Bristo 一起寫的。由音樂製作呂康惟完成編曲。關於這首歌，他說：「這是我們每個人都會在人生某個時間點體驗過的感覺吧！這種感覺在某面向使我們成長，這首歌其實對我有很深層的意義。」
柏霖是一個英國台灣籍舞蹈藝術家，一直以來他非常積極希望能把他的舞蹈帶進他的MV裡面。 這次他請到英國影像製作導演Kie Willis 擔任這次音樂舞蹈影像的導演。Kie 他是英國的酷跑明星，也是世界排名前列的酷跑運動員；他目前正慢慢轉移重心到影像製作電影拍攝。他邀請到他的好朋友英國日本籍舞蹈藝術家Fukiko Takase 來飾演柏霖內心的自己。他們一起共同創作分享概念完成這支簡單又不簡單的音樂錄像。
Fukiko 和柏霖曾一起在世界級舞團Company Wayne McGregor 一起共事。Fukiko 曾在英國在一首Atoms for Peace- Ingenue MV 中與英國搖滾天團Radiohead 的主唱Thom Yorke 一起拍攝舞蹈音樂錄像。她也曾為日本歌手明星宇多田光編舞，並在宇多田光Forevermore 這首歌的音樂錄像中呈現。也曾經受邀到宇多田光日本巡迴演唱會擔任獨舞。
MV 導演 MV director： Kie Willis
編舞/ 舞者 Choreographers / dancers
PoLin 柏霖 和 Fukiko Takase 高瀬譜希子
*Available on all digital music platforms (search: PoLin )*
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《Farewell》PoLin
I can't help my feelings and my heartache
Regret the last thing you heard me say
I need to find you and reclaim
The part of me you love, you say
My smiles lost every day
Dimming light leaves shadows in my mind
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes...
I could feel your love in the starlight,
That night we kissed the first time
It was the highlight of my life.
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes...
Everybody says love is so blind
They say I’ve been fooled the whole time
I tell myself that I tried
#The part of me you love, you say
My smiles lost everyday
Dimming light leaves shadows in my mind
When I close my eyes
The sun is shining again
Rays can soften my pain
Memories, the Everlasting rain
We will meet again.
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Lyrics：Alex Bristo / PoLin
Composed ：PoLin
Choreographers/dancers:
Fukiko Takase and PoLin
MV director: Kie Willis
Music Producer：Kang Lu
Sound Arranger：Kang Lu
Guitar ：Kuo, Yi-Hao
Recording Engineer：Sean Chen
Mixing Engineer：Sean Chen
Mixing Studio：Come Together Studio
Recording Studio: Mega Force Recording Studio
Special thanks: Studio Wayne McGregor FreeSpace Artist Program
