Railway union plans to go on strike on Sept. 11
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A representative of the Taiwan Railway Labor Union puts his thumbprint in blood on the Chinese character for ``vow'' during an extraordinary general meeting yesterday at which union representatives voted to carry out a strike on the date of the Moon Festival.
PHOTO: SEAN CHAO, TAIPEI TIMES
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BOI appeals for help in finding spiller of secrets
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An illustration of the suspect.
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Activist says no need to build nuclear plant
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Anti-nuclear activist and former DPP Chairman Lin I-hsiung prepares to deliver a speech at a forum yesterday marking the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, on Aug. 15, 1945.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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AIDC to buy new drone for three services' use
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Two visitors have a discussion about the model of an AH-1Z attack helicopter on the opening day of the Taipei Aerospace Technology Exhibition 2003 at the Taipei World Trade Center yesterday. The event will run until Sunday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Scientists discover new dinosaur species in India
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Paul Sereno, paleontology professor at the University of Chicago, poses with a model of the assembled skull of Rajasaurus narmadensis in Bombay.
PHOTO: AP
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US Marines land in Monrovia
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A female looter, left, is beaten with a plastic electrical cord by a rebel soldier for attempting to loot grain from the rebel-controlled port in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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UN to acknowledge Iraqi council
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An Iraqi Shiite passes by a wall with graffiti reading ``down to America, down to Israel'' in al-Sadr, a northern predominantly Shiite suburb of Baghdad, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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You name it, the Russians invented it
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ILLUSTRATION: YU SHA
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An unlikely legend
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Toots Thielemans, an unlikely jazz giant, is set to play in Taipei this weekend.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CULTURAL CENTER
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Celebrating an unbroken record of achievement in dance
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Cursive II, a work created to celebrate Cloud Gate's 30th anniversary.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF LIU CHEN-HSIANG
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Pop stop
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Kicking off at the Tavern
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The Tavern offers plenty of television to help the beer down.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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Driftwood fest draws international artists
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A work by visiting Peruvian artist Martin Salazar, who will be participating in the Hualien International Aboriginal Driftwood Symposium.
PHOTO COURTESY OF GALLERY VENUS
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Critical Point gets serious about coffee
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Critical Point actor Chang Chi-kai gets thoughtful in the White Water Cafe/bar.
PHOTO: VICO LEE, TAIPEI TIMES
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CD Reviews
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Restaurant: Sate House
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Beef rendang and spicy beef with saffron rice at Sate House.
PHOTO: GAVIN PHIPPS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Restaurant: Pai Hsiang Tavern ¦Ê¶m
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New Zealand cows taste better than American ones at Pai Hsiang.
PHOTO: DAVID MOMPHARD, TAIPEI TIMES
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`Lara Croft' has nice curves, but not much else
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The many faces of Lara Croft, a character played with all the imagination of a computer graphic by Angelina Jolie.
PHOTO: PARAMOUNT
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`A Tale of Two Sisters' puts a spin on traditional horror
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Yeom Jeong-ah, above and top right, plays the step-mother who brings a load of troubles to the two sisters, played by Lim Su-jeong, right, and Mun Geun-Yeong.
PHOTO: FOX
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Claude Makelele in open rebellion
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Brazilian striker Ronaldo drives the ball while his teammates, Esteban Cambiasso from Argentina, left, Julio Cesar from Brazil, center, and Raul Gonzalez from Spain during a training session with his new team, Real Madrid at the Ciudad Depotiva complex in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Swimmers from US pick up a trio of gold medals
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Argentinian Soledad Garcia, center, battles whith Jill Reeve, left, and Tracey Fuchs of the US during the women's field hockey final during the XIV Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Wednesday. Argentina defeated the US 3-1 and won the gold medal.
PHOTO: AFP
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Joseph Faltraco of the US comes off his turn during the Men's 200m backstroke heat during the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Moon makes Mariners superstitious
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Ichiro Suzuki, left, of the Seattle Mariners dives back to first base on a pick-off attempt against Carlos Delgado, right, of the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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John Frascatore beefs up Lions' pitching
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Former Major League Baseball player John Frascatore of Ozone Park, New York, has quickly become one of the top pitchers in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He scorched the oppostion in Taiwan last weekend.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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