As an important folk activity to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Russia-China diplomatic ties, the exhibition titled "Sun Yat-sen, Soong Ching-ling and the Soviet Union" at the former residence of the late Chinese Honorary President Soong Ching-ling offers a good chance to recall the precious memory.

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A young acrobatic actress from Shanghai performs during the dress rehearsal in Taipei, Taiwan province, Oct. 13, 2009. A special acrobatic performance for the Shanghai Cultural Week in Taipei will be staged from Oct. 13 to 14. [Xinhua] 

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Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2009 shows the leaf carving works made by Du Wanli during an activity at the Quancheng Plaza in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province. Du Wanli made a series of leaf carving works to express her good wishes to the 11th National Games of China which will open in Jinan on Oct. 16, 2009. [Xinhua]

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A fire engulfs a highrise which is still under construction, in Zhuzhou city, central China's Hunan province, October 7, 2009. The fire broke out on the top of the building and soon spread to the whole structure and the neighbouring buildings. The fire has now been under control and the cause is still under investigation. [Asianewsphoto.com]
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By taking the Freeplay hand crank and connecting it to the feet which can more easily provide power it should make it much easier to deploy the laptop to countryside / rural areas.As the laptop charges as you use it no additional battery is needed.
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A river giant vanishes
One of the world's largest freshwater fish is on the verge of going extinct.
A three-year quest to find the giant Chinese paddlefish in the Yangtze river failed to sight or catch a single individual.

That means that the fish, which can grow up to 7m long, has not been seen alive for at least six years.

There remains a chance that some escaped the survey and survive, say experts, but without action, the future of the species is bleak. 
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SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network, a source said, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena.

Dell will become the latest tech manufacturer to try and establish a footprint in a fast-growing market dominated by Apple and Research in Motion. Its planned phone would also give a boost to Google's fledgling mobile platform, which vies with Apple's and Microsoft's platforms.

Two hermits lived in a cave far from civilization. One day a little dog ran past the entrance to the cave.

Six months later one hermit said to the other one, "That was a cute little black dog."

One year later the other hermit said, "It wasn't a black dog; it was a white one."

Eight months later the first hermit jumped up and exclaimed, "If we're going to have this constant bickering, I'm leaving."
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Check out this amazing replica of the Batmobile built by someone from Sweden.

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