The eye of the beholder
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Curious onlookers stare at waipai photographers during a recent waipai outing at National Taiwan University. Waipai provides an opportunity for amateur models and photographers to hook up for photo shoots.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Firevo, left, and another waipai photographer sift through their latest images, a small number of which they will then print on a portable printer they have brought along for that purpose.
PHOTO: NOAH BUCHAN, TAIPEI TIMES
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PLAYOFFS: Lakers edge Utah to go through
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, center, has his shot blocked by Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko, left, and Paul Millsap during the second half of their second-round playoff game at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday. The Lakers beat the Jazz 108-105 and go through to the NBA's Western Conference Finals.
PHOTO: EPA
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[ BOOK REVIEW ] A world of stories from a son of Vietnam
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THE BOAT
By Nam Le
272 pages
Alfred A. Knopf
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[ BOOK REVIEW ] From Nepal, a Himalayan pastoral
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MOUNTAINS PAINTED WITH TURMERIC
By Lil Bahadur Chettri
123 pages
Columbia University Press
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Driving change: the cost of diesel
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Leicester's newest first citizen
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Lord Mayor of Leicester Manjula Sood smiles after she was officially given the title on Thursday. Leicester is expected to become the UK・s first city with a non-white majority.
PHOTO: AFP
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PHOTO: AFP
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China defeat Indonesia 3-0 to win the Uber Cup
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China's Xie Xingfang returns the shuttlecock during her Uber Cup final singles match against Maria Kristin of Indonesia in Jakarta yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Indonesia's Maria Kristin reacts after losing a point to Xie Xingfang of China during their Uber Cup final singles match in Jakarta yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
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S Korea run in six tries as they beat Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan's Poplavskyi Ilya, left, is tackled by South Korea's Kim Jeong-hin during their Asian Five Nations match in Incheon, South Korea, yesterday. South Korea won 40-21.
PHOTO: AFP
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MAJOR LEAGUES: Werth's eight RBIs tie record
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Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Gary Bennett, left, loses the ball as Maicer Izturis of the Los Angeles Angels scores on a fielder's choice by Vladimir Guerrero during the seventh inning of their inter-league game in Anaheim, California, on Friday. The Angels won 4-2.
PHOTO: AP
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CPBL: Lions score 13 off 17 hits against T-Rex
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Chen Lien-hung of the President Lions hits the ball against dmedia T-Rex at the Taipei County Baseball Stadium in Sinjhuang on Friday.
PHOTO: LIAO CHEN-HUEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Canada, Russia to meet in the World Championship final
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Sweden's Patrick Hornqvist, center, is flipped over the boards by Canada's Jason Chimera, left, during the first period of their World Championship semi-final in Quebec, Canada, on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
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Sidebottom leaves England on top
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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, top, plays a shot, narrowly missing England・s Ian Bell, during the second day of the first NPower Test at Lord・s cricket ground in London on Friday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Myanmar designer weaves hope for Japan・s immigrants
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Zarny Shibuya, a 23-year-old Myanmar-born fashion designer, shows off his creations at a shop in Tokyo on April 22.
PHOTO: AFP
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Siberia the new epicenter of a huge mall boom
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People relax in a cafe in a mega mall in Novosibirsk, Russia, on Friday.
PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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With violence down, it's 'bottoms up' in Kashmir
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A liquor shop employee carries a box of bottles as he awaits the arrival of customers in Srinagar, India, on May 7.
PHOTO: AFP
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Militants release Pakistani envoy
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Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin speaks in a video aired by the Dubai-based al-Arabiyah news channel on April 19.
PHOTO: AFP
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GE may sell off appliance unit
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Patrick Rodriguez and his mother, Erica, shop for a General Electric refrigerator at Howard・s Appliance and Big-Screen Superstore in San Gabriel, California, on April 8.
PHOTO: AP
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FEATURE: Refugees speak of atrocities in ignored Morocco conflict
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Brahim Al Selem, center, speaks during an interview in New York, on Tuesday.
PHOTO: AP
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Leaders vow to fight poverty, warming
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Peruvian indigenous men participate in the alternative People・s Summit in Lima, Peru, on Friday. The People・s Summit runs parallel to the meeting to be attended by leaders from nearly 60 Latin America and European countries in Lima to discuss climate change, trade, poverty and the global food crisis.
PHOTO: AP
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FEATURE: Locals denounce Brazil's handling of logging raid
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Sergio Tavares Araujo, 40, right, and his wife gather wood at the Santo Antonio sawmill in Tailandia, Brazil, on May 11.
PHOTO: AP
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Ma silent when told '1992 consensus' is a fabrication, former president says
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Former president Lee Teng-hui answers questions at a book launch organized by Academia Historica yesterday.
PHOTO: CNA
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Junta lays on tour of cyclone ravaged area
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Survivors of Cyclone Nargis wait to receive donations at a monastery on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Bush arrives in Egypt to meet Middle East leaders
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US President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave after arriving at Sharm El-Sheik airport, in Egypt yesterday. Bush began two days of talks yesterday with a string of leaders key to US goals in the region.
PHOTO: AP
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Tashi back from Japan after protest
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Tashi Tsering talks to reporters at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on his return to Taiwan yesterday after being detained in Japan for more than 20 days over his protest during the Nagano leg of the Olympic torch relay last month.
PHOTO: CNA
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Student wins top international award
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Su Yi-han from the Taipei Municipal First Girls' Senior High School shakes hands with Brenda Musilli, Worldwide director of Education for Intel Corporation, after winning the top award on Friday in the world・s largest pre-college science contest.
PHOTO: CNA
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