New Orleans refugees get some relief
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A Hurricane Katrina victim cools himself with water as he waits to be evacuated from New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday. When night fell on New Orleans on Friday, a strong show of force from the US National Guard and police appeared to have restored some order to the city.
PHOTO: EPA
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Lee urges unity on national identity
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Former president Lee Teng-hui speaks at a forum held by the Northern Society yesterday.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Lu announces migrant labor task force
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Vice President Annette Lu, fourth left, smiles at a meeting chaired by her in her capacity as convener of the Presidential Office Human Rights Advisory Commission yesterday. At the meeting, Lu convened an immigrant labor task force and also formed a litigation squad to assist the Thai laborers facing legal action for rioting in Kaohsiung last month.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Cuban cigar tradition fades
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Cigar-maker Jose Castelar rolls a cigar in his workshop in Havana, Cuba. Castelar, considered to be the best cigar roller in Havana, is the furnisher of several world-famous personalities, like Cuban President Fidel Castro and a Saudi prince, among others.
PHOTO: AFP
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Stay at home and save the earth
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Oil industry limps back to life
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Michael Marciniak, left, of Pensacola, Florida, fills up containers with gasoline that he is selling at a makeshift station as a line of people wait in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Friday. Marciniak and his brother bought 825 gallons of gas in Florida and drove to Biloxi to sell it at cost to local residents in return for Mississippi residents helping Florida out during past hurricanes.
PHOTO: AFP
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Ballmer vowed to `kill' Google, US court hears
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PHOTO: AP
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Most expensive hi-fi draws crowds in Berlin
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Gee Sung-choi, president of Samsung's digital media division, presents a giant television said to be the world's biggest plasma display on Thursday at the IFA fair in Berlin. The fair showcases wares from 1,190 exhibitors from 40 countries.
PHOTO: AFP
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Disney tackles a DVD dilemma
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A poster promoting Dimension Films' Sin City, released four-and-a-half months after the end of its initial theatrical run, graces the ``Hot New Releases'' rack as a customer browses at a Blockbuster Video store in Los Angeles on Aug. 23. A lackluster summer box office and slowing demand for DVDs have reignited a long-simmering disagreement between Hollywood studios and theater owners over how fast films go from the megaplex to Wal-Mart. Studios increasingly dependent on lucrative home-video revenue are releasing movies on DVD faster than ever.
PHOTO: AP
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Inventor overcomes adversity to find success
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Inventor Chen Yung-hsin's ``emergency escape elevator device'' can free passengers trapped in an elevator.
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The IFIA cup.
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The cup being presented to Chen was the first time a Taiwanese inventor had received the honor.
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diploma was issued by the IFIA to Chen to recognize his outstanding achievement.
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Taiwanese inventors attend an international exhibition held in Geneva this year.
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Gordon Teng examines a new gadget in his office.
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Scratching beneath the surface
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Ethan Gutmann has experienced the highs and lows of China and wrote a book in 2003 called Losing the New China, which revealed the ugly side of the US corporate community in Beijing.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTHOR
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Life in the mountains finds a voice
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Indigenous Writers of Taiwan
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Sports Briefs
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Angels rise after Guerrero's 300th
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Taiwan's Kuo Hong-chih of the Dodgers pitches in relief against the Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, Friday. The Rockies defeated the Dodgers 11-3.
PHOTO: AFP
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Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels hits his 300th career home run during the fifth inning against the Mariners in Anaheim, California, Friday. Los Angeles won 4-1.
PHOTO: AP
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Mike Mussina may be out for rest of season
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Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina waves to the crowd after he was removed from a game with the Rangers in the eighth inning in New York's Yankee Stadium on Aug. 13.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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All Blacks win Tri-Nations
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The All Blacks admire their trophies after defeating the Wallabies 34-24 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Williams sisters scheduled to face off
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American Serena Williams, left, reaches to make a return against Francesca Schiavone of Italy during Round 2 the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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No. 1 seed Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the crowd after defeating Fabrice Santoro of France 7-5, 7-5, 7-6 at the US Open in New York, Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Sania Mirza of India just after her 7-6, 6-4 victory over Marion Bartoli of France during the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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