Taiwan's design schools, students look to the future
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Shih Chien University student Spike Wang's futuristic dress
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WINNIE CHENG AND TAIWAN DESIGN CENTER
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A model shows off the Poolside Pavane, a bikini designed by Fu Jen Catholic University student Huang Pin-shiuan
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WINNIE CHENG AND TAIWAN DESIGN CENTER
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The Haobaobao is a backpack that doubles as a seat and a diaper-changing station
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WINNIE CHENG AND TAIWAN DESIGN CENTER
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National Hsinchu University of Education student Lee Heng's matching jewelry collars for pet and owner
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WINNIE CHENG AND TAIWAN DESIGN CENTER
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A suitcase that doubles as a seat, by Winnie Cheng, an industrial design student at Huafan University.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WINNIE CHENG AND TAIWAN DESIGN CENTER
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PLAYOFFS: Cavaliers beat Celtics 88-77, tie series
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LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes through his pregame ritual of applying powder to his hands and throwing it up in the air against the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Eastern Conference Semi-finals on Monday at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
PHOTO: AFP
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[ TECHNOLOGY ]: Some tips on how to stay one step ahead of the spammers
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SurfControl monitors spammers' techniques to help computer users combat the nuisance of unsolicited commercial e-mails.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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United titles inspire Ferguson to carry on
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, left, holds the trophy after winning the English Premier League following his team's 2-0 win against Wigan in their English Premier League soccer match at JJB Stadium, Wigan, England, on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Mathieu Amalric teeters on the brink of global celebrity
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Federer and Nadal monopolies under threat from Djokovic
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka duaring their ATP Rome Master men's singles tennis final match at Rome's Foro Italico, Italy, on Sunday.
PHOTO: EPA
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NHL: Red Wings get revenge on Dallas Stars with 5-2 win
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Defenseman Brad Stuart, No. 23, of the Detroit Red Wings guards the goal in front of Chris Osgood against the Dallas Stars during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
PHOTO: AFP
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More MLK, hold the Mao
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Lei Yixin's sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr in Changsha, China. The sculptor has been asked to rework the statue of the civil rights leader, which will stand on the National Mall in Washington, to make it look less like Lenin.
PHOTO: AFP
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Commercial fishing nears a needless demise
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Town pulls bodies from rubble
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A farmer sits in the rubble of his home in Hanwang, Sichuan Province, China, yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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FAT staff call for government support
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A man stands in front of the flight information display board at Songshan Airport in Taipei yesterday showing that all FAT flights were canceled.
PHOTO: LIN CHENG-KUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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HTC counting on new smartphone to lift sales
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From left, Chunghwa Telecom chairman Hochen Tan, High Tech Computer (HTC) chief executive Peter Chou, HTC creative director Horace Luke and Microsoft's senior director of device solutions sales in Asia Eddie Wu hold up models of HTC's newest Diamond Touch cellphone.
PHOTO: WANG YI-HUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Lebanese military set to restore order
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A Lebanese shepherd gestures while he guides his sheep home in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday. There was an uneasy calm on the streets of Beirut, which have been the focus of bloody sectarian clashes recently between Sunnis and Shiites, with many roads remaining blocked by the ongoing civil disobedience campaign.
PHOTO: AP
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King seeks to keep at least ceremonial role in Nepal
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Nepal's King Gyanendra sprinkles flower petals on a bird prior to its sacrifice at a Hindu temple at Dakshinkali, 18km south of Kathmandu, on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Iraqi Shiite groups agree to ceasefire with Baghdad
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Smoke rises from a building hit by a US missile in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday.
PHOTO: AP
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China earthquake toll passes 12,000
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Chinese women weep in front of a collapsed building in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, yesterday after an earthquake measuring 7.9 rocked the province At least 12,000 people remained buried, Xinhua news agency said.
PHOTO: AFP
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DPP chairman race down to two
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Members of the Democratic Progressive Party's Kaohsiung County chapter express support for Tsai Ing-wen, center, yesterday for the upcoming party chairmanship election.
PHOTO: CNA
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Former Democratic Progressive Party chairman Yu Shyi-kun, left, shakes hands with Koo Kwang-ming in Taipei yesterday to express his support for Koo's candidacy in the upcoming party chairmanship election.
PHOTO: CNA
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The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek 英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記
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