Eco-friendly construction materials have been buzzwords since the 1970s, but mainly for commercial buildings. Now, because of rising energy costs and environmental concerns, green concepts are becoming popular in the residential market
By Suzanne C. Ryan
Barbara Goldman is no garden-variety environmentalist. When she rehabbed her luxury ocean-front home recently, she insisted that it be eco-sensitive from the basement to the rooftop.

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‘Waipai’ offers aspiring models the chance to hone their skills while developing fashion portfolios — and, for the most popular, earn the equivalent of a month’s salary by only doing a few hours of work each week
By Noah Buchan
Flora knows she wants to be a model. And she has achieved her goal.

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By Alita Rickards
Today, the fifth annual Compass Taichung International Food and Music Festival will be held in a new venue that has allowed organizers to more than double the number of booths at the event. Compass magazine will be celebrating its 14th anniversary, and as the leading bilingual city guide for Central Taiwan, wants to showcase the best of food and music Taichung has to offer.

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In a phone conversation yesterday afternoon, the Taipei Arts International Association (TAIA) informed the Taipei Times that Needcompany, which was to perform Isabella's Room last night and tonight at the National Theater, had canceled the Taipei leg of its Asian tour. The TAIA says the second and third companies in the program for its 2008 World Drama Series will perform in June and July as scheduled. The Taipei Times regrets the error. [ FULL STORY ]