'Kite Runner' fails to take flight
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Betrayal, friendship and self-improvement: The Kite Runner tells the same old story.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF UIP
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF UIP
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'The Edge of Heaven' shows life on the other side
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The Edge of Heaven requires a leap of faith, but not a very big one.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SWALLOW WINGS
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Austrailian glossy unaware of media embargo 澳雜誌洩露哈利王子行蹤
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Britain's Prince Harry, left, talks to a Gurkha in Helmand province in Southern Afghanistan on Jan. 2, 2008.
一月二日，英國王子哈利（左）在阿富汗南部的哈爾曼省和一位廓爾喀同袍交談。
照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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DPP backs local sports lottery link
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Democratic Progressive Party legislators Yeh Yi-ching, William Lai and Tsai Huang-liang, left to right, yesterday hold a press conference to call on the Cabinet's Sports Affairs Council not to exclude local sports events from the new sports lottery.
PHOTO: CNA
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Correa calls for stronger censure
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, and Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa hold a press conference in Caracas on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Obama attributes defeats to fierce attacks by Clinton
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US President W. Bush dances on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on Wednesday while waiting for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain to arrive.
PHOTO: AP
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Raul Castro's China strategy
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ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
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Number of billionaires in Asia up 30%
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, meets with Indian businessman Lakshmi Mittal at a state dinner in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 25.
PHOTO: AP
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Intel to diversify as NAND flash prices plummet
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A model presents an Intel mobile Internet device at the CeBIT 2008 trade fair in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Expat soccer team hoping to make history
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Taipei City line up before a game earlier this season. Ross Conlon is pictured in the front row, far left, Dan Calvert is fourth from the left in the back row.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSS CONLON
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Defending champ makes rapid Birmingham exit
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Danish Badminton player Kenneth Jonassen leans in for a shot in his men's singles match against Hong Kong's Chan Yan-kit at the Yonex All England Open in Birmingham on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Andy Murray survives jittery match against Verdasco
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Fabrice Santoro of France during their match at the Dubai Tennis Championship in Dubai on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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NBA: LeBron James nets 50 as the Cavs down the Knicks
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Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, right, takes a shot under the basket defended by Detroit Pistons forward Jason Maxiell during the fourth quarter of their NBA game at the TD Bank North Garden in Boston on Wednesday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Referee Leon Wood allows his head to be used as a hoop-toss target during a time-out in the third quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves versus Utah Jazz NBA game in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Ovechkin's brace helps the Capitals defeat the Sabres
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Anaheim Ducks left wing Todd Bertuzzi, center, trips over Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, left, and takes out Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith during the third period of their NHL game in Chicago on Wednesday.
PHOTO: AP
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Roma knock out Real Madrid
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Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saves a second penalty against FC Porto during their Champions League second round match at the Dragao Stadium in Porto, Portugal, on Wednesday. The game ended in a 1-1 aggregate tie and Schalke advanced after winning 4-1 in a penalty shootout.
PHOTO: AP
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White Terror casts a long shadow
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PHOTO: C OURTESY OF LIN CHIH-JU
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Help at hand for exercisers 隨身個人運動教練機問世
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Barcelona Olympics women's marathon silver medalist Yuko Arimori demonstrates Sega Toys' Body Trainer in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2008.
上星期二，巴塞隆納奧運女子馬拉松銀牌得主有森裕子在日本東京展示世嘉玩具公司推出的「運動教練機」。 照片︰法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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THE VINYL WORD
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Last week latex; this week jam. Gareth Jones knows how to mix it up.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GARETH JONES
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[RESTAURANT REVIEW] Original Huatiao Chicken, Breeze Center Branch (原創花雕雞,微風店)
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The huatiao chicken pot is touted as a "hot pot with a difference." The proof of the pudding ...
PHOTO: IAN BARTHOLOMEW, TAIPEI TIMES
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[RESTAURANT REVIEW] Witch Cloud (巫雲)
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Witch Cloud's Yunnan cuisine is famed for its appetizing blend of spicy and sour flavors. The owner's massive vinyl collection is a bonus.
PHOTO: HO YI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Killer Canadians
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They are like chameleons.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
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They are like chameleons.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
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[POP STOP]
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A-Mei, free from the pressure of being herself, will star in a Japanese production of Turandot.
PHOTO: TAIPEI TIMES
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The great escape
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Drag queens and bawdy humor are Snow White Entertaining Troupe's trademarks.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SWET
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Big fish in a little pond
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Children make up the cast of Strawmen and Sparrows.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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Children make up the cast of Strawmen and Sparrows.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF NTCH
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[REEL NEWS]
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The ban has been lifted on a movie starring Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan.
PHOTO: AP
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[CINEMA VERITE] Life and love
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Trivial Matters is loaded with Hong Kong's pop idols.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF GROUP POWER
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Taboo no more
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Tonight's English-language performance of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer, and next week's Mandarin-language performances of The Vagina Monologues are part of V-Day Taiwan's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of women's issues
PHOTO: COURTESY OF V-DAY TAIWAN
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF V-DAY TAIWAN
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Tonight's English-language performance of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer, and next week's Mandarin-language performances of The Vagina Monologues are part of V-Day Taiwan's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of women's issues.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF V-DAY TAIWAN
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Tonight's English-language performance of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer, and next week's Mandarin-language performances of The Vagina Monologues are part of V-Day Taiwan's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of women's issues
PHOTO: COURTESY OF V-DAY TAIWAN
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Tonight's English-language performance of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer, and next week's Mandarin-language performances of The Vagina Monologues are part of V-Day Taiwan's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of women's issues.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF V-DAY TAIWAN
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Tonight's English-language performance of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer, and next week's Mandarin-language performances of The Vagina Monologues are part of V-Day Taiwan's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of women's issues.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF V-DAY TAIWAN
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