Sunday Science: Make your own bouncy ball 週日科學: 自製彈跳球
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Shhhh!
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Rabbi Hershi Vogel, center, of London, England, listens to his iPod as he waits for a group photo to be taken.
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Never a good word said in theater
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Chi Wei-jan, second left, discusses his latest work, Countdown, with Fu Hong-zheng, second right, the production's director and two actors.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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[BOOK REVIEW] 'World Without End' tells of Kingsbridge in the time of cholera
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WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett
1024 pages
Dutton Adult
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Ants and humans: peas in a pod
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Iain Couzin in the middle of Penn Station in Manhattan, New York, as commuters pass through.
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[BOOK REVIEW] Journalist Silvana Paternostro's trip home doesn't work out
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MY COLOMBIAN WAR: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE COUNTRY I LEFT BEHIND
By Silvana Paternostro
323 pages
Henry Holt
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Green cars steal the spotlight
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The new Honda FCX Clarity fuel-cell vehicle.
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The Volkswagen fuel-cell powered concept car Space Up.
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Relief operations launched in cyclone-hit Bangladesh
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Villagers cross a collapsed bridge in Bashbariya, on the south coast of Bangladesh, yesterday, two days after Cyclone Sidr devastated the area.
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Students compete in international Robot Olympiad
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Students participating in the 2007 World Robot Olympiad in Taipei look at one of the entries yesterday.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Chen Chu urges KMT to accept ruling
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Non-Partisan Solidarity Union Legislator Yen Chin-piao is joined by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on stage as Yen launched his campaign headquarters in Shalu Township, Taichung, yesterday. Yen is appealing a conviction for graft that resulted in a lengthy jail sentence.
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Taliban attacks newlywed couples
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A mourner of late Afghan parliamentarian Sayed Mustafa Kazimi cries on Friday during a memorial ceremony in Kabul for the six Afghan lawmakers who were killed in a Nov. 6 suicide attack in Baghlan Province that killed more than 70 people.
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Kosovo votes for new parliament
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A Serbian Orthodox woman holds candles at a monastery in the ethnic Serbian village of Gracanica in Kosovo on Friday. Local ethnic Serbs said they would boycott general elections yesterday.
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Ban urges peace in electing Lebanese president
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Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, right, meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Bkerki, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.
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Somalia: the hell that must not be ignored
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OIL: OPEC blunder reveals conflict
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The Kingdom Tower is lit up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Saudi Arabia hosts the third OPEC Summit this weekend.
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EUROPE: European stocks fall on banking sector concerns
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A woman enters a Royal Bank of Scotland branch in London on April 23. Royal Bank of Scotland gave up 4.9 percent to close at ?4.365 on Friday.
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Far Eastern plane-pulling pulls in crowds
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A man smiles as he and 49 other people pull a Far Eastern Air Transport Corp aircraft at the Songshan Airport in Taipei as part of the airline's 50th anniversary celebrations.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Advance sales Web sites spark wars with retail Goliaths
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A standard ad page published yesterday by BFAds.net, a company that gives shoppers a preview of planned sales.
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Tokyo seeks top niche in global financial sector
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Tokyo, pictured on Friday, is seeking to position itself as one of the main financial markets on the planet.
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Sorenstam misses her last chance at a win this year
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Morgan Pressel reacts after missing a putt during the LPGA Tour Championship in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
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New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils
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The Tampa Bay Lightning's Andre Roy, left, punches the Washington Capitals' Donald Brashear during their NHL hockey game in Tampa, Florida, on Friday night.
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Aussies take control against Sri Lanka
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New Zealand batsman Craig Cumming takes evasive action as he is hit in the face by a ball from South Africa bowler Dale Steyn during the first day of their second Test match at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa, on Friday.
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Distracted France settle for a draw against Morocco
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France midfielder Jerome Rothen, right, vies with Morocco's Michael Basser during their friendly soccer match at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, France, on Friday.
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Morocco midfielder Houssine Kharja, left, vies with French defender Patrice Evra during their friendly soccer match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on Friday.
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Advocaat turns down Aussie job offer
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Zenit St. Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat, center in black coat, celebrates with his players after defeating Saturn Ramenskoye after their Russian premier league match in Ramenskoye, Russia, on Nov. 11.
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Ferrer, Federer trounces Roddick to reach final
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Spain's David Ferrer reacts after beating Andy Roddick of the US after their semi-final at the Masters Cup in Shanghai yesterday.
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Lu Yen-hsun beats Filipino Mamiit to reach Challenge final
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Lu Yen-hsun hits a return to Cecil Mamiit during their semi-final at the ATP Taiwan Challenge in Kaohsiung yesterday.
PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Owen limps off injured as England beat Austria
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England's Michael Owen, left, is tackled by Austria's Martin Stranzl during their friendly match in Vienna on Friday.
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BASEBALL WORLD CUP: USA and Cuba to battle for gold
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Taiwan's Liao Yu-cheng pitches the ball during their World Cup baseball game against South Korea in Tianmu yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES"
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