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Title Section12 2011-07-17 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY July 17, 2011 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/201112 words
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Advertisement597 2011-07-17 1 JEAN-BAPTISTE DEBAINS: LOUIS VUITTON’S SOCIAL MISSION the st regis perspectives 8 Little virtuosos Meet our growing crop of young musical stars sunday special 4 Sunday, July 17, 2011 MICA (P) 041/07/2011 Giving Weight To Words Articles selected for A Publication of MediaCorp Copyright 2011 The Just when all language emed597 words
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Advertisement12 2011-07-17 1 CONFESSIONS OF A (FORMER) NEWS OF THE WORLD JOURNO sunday special 212 words
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Article, Illustration1277 2011-07-17 2 paul gilfeather - CONFESSIONS OF A (FORMER) N EWS OF THE WORLD REPORTER sundayspecial Being chased by an axewielding maniac and using hidden cameras were par for the course at the scandal-ridden newspaper paul gilfeather principal correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Paul Gilfeather, now the principal correspondent at Today, worked at the News of the WorldPHOTO COURTESY PAUL GILFEATHER - 1,277 words
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Article, Illustration1420 2011-07-17 4 phylicia lee - Singapore is seeing a fast-growing number of virtuosos who, from as young as seven, are ready to dedicate their lives to music sundayspecial phylicia lee When she was seven, Tiffany Tan launched what would be a three-year campaign to persuade her parents to send her to1,420 words
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Article, Illustration327 2011-07-17 6 PHYLICIA LEE - PHYLICIA LEE VIOLIN virtuoso Min Lee’s latest pet project, the Young Audience Series (YAS), will bring classical music closer to children and their families, while being a platform for local award-winning young talents. One reason the 28-year-old (picture) started the YAS is327 words
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Article343 2011-07-17 6 PHYLICIA LEE - PHYLICIA LEE THERE’S plenty of hardware in place to nurture today’s aspiring young Mozarts: The School Of The Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), NUS Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and music electives in schools are such examples. Although mindsets are also opening343 words
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Article, Illustration973 2011-07-17 7 paul gilfeather - The couple behind Mr Mrs Smith sieve out the cookie-cutter luxurious from the truly uber-trendy getaway stays thefinerlife paul gilfeather paul gilfeather principal correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg J ames Lohan and partner Tamara Heber-Percy are the real-life couple behind the world-renowned, uber-trendy hotel service MrPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG; PHOTOS BY JASON HO - 973 words
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Article, Illustration1283 2011-07-17 9 In town on Wednesday for Louis Vuitton’s new corporate social responsibility project, its regional president Jean-Baptiste Debains tells Cheow Xin Yi why a French luxury brand is into making a social impact in Asia the perspectives He is five minutes early, sweeping into Decanter with a Frenchman’s1,283 words
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744 2011-07-17 10 mathew mathews - parenttoparent mathew mathews todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Dr Mathew Mathews is a research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Marriage Central Advisory Board Member, an active community volunteer and father of three young sons. My late dad was unable to be gainfully employed ever since744 words
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Advertisement209 2011-07-17 10 o f* O SAA GLOBAL EDUCATION SAA Global Education, the training arm of ICRAS now offers the Master of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle, one of Australia’s top research universities and premier business schools in the Asia Pacific region. Master success and be recognised globally with SAA-GE. Advanced209 words
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Advertisement153 2011-07-17 10 A CONCERT FOR EVERYONE FIVE YEARS OLD AND ABOVe'^^^^W THE VOW© MOZARTS The WONDER BOY MOZART on a musical journey with his sister Nannerl n YOUNG SOLOISTS International Competition Winners a r- Artistic Director Min Lee Violin Tiffany Tan, Violin Jonathan Chua, Piano Nikolai Song, Flute 11 years old 12153 words
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Article, Illustration803 2011-07-17 11 alywin chew - speakeasy alywin chew alywin chew assistant sports editor todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Ilove taking taxis. That may sound like an odd thing to say here in Singapore, considering the amount of rage and exasperation expressed over the matter of cabs. People often complain about howART BY YEN YOK - 803 words
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Article, Illustration838 2011-07-17 12 paul gilfeather - This car enthusiast isn’t just driven to own classic sports cars tinkering with and designing them get his motor running faceinthecrowd paul gilfeather paul gilfeather principal correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg I’m standing in the blazing Jurong heat worshipping at the altar of Ferrari. My petrolheaded priestPHOTO BY NATASHIA LEE - 838 words
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HOT NEWS
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328 2011-07-17 13 QIUYI TAN - QIUYI TAN tanqiuyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As unionists call for a review of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rate for older Singaporean workers which is gradually reduced after workers turn 50 Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said careful consideration is needed to ensure328 words
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Article, Illustration60 2011-07-17 13 Presidential hopeful Tan Cheng Bock, who is due to submit his application for the Certificate of Eligibility this coming week, attending a temple function in Jurong last night. He was there at the invitation of some of his supporters for the presidential bid and was welcomed by aPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 60 words
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276 2011-07-17 13 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Three police teams will investigate a Bersih supporter’s death and also claims by Tung Shin Hospital specialists that tear gas and water cannons were fired into the city hospital during last weekend’s rally for electoralTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 276 words
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289 2011-07-17 13 AP LONDON Britain’s Conservative-led government denied yesterday that it was too close to Mr Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-hit media empire, as the mogul apologised for phone hacking by one of his tabloids in full-page newspaper ads across the country. The comments came as MrAP - 289 words
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Article, Illustration124 2011-07-17 14 People looking at jade stones during a government-sponsored auction of jade and gems in Naypyidaw, Myanmar on July 1. Myanmar’s state-sponsored gems auction has reaped another US$1.5 billion (s$1.83 billion) in foreign exchange despite United States sanctions against the industry. The weekly Voice news magazineAP - 124 words
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131 2011-07-17 14 AGENCIES The death toll from this week’s bombings in India’s financial capital rose to 19 yesterday, with anothertwo injured men succumbing to their injuries asthe Mumbai police continued to systematically sift through the evidence gathered from the site of the three blasts. AAGENCIES - 131 words
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88 2011-07-17 14 AP Rescuers in western Indonesia have pulled seven bodies from the sea after a customs boat burst into flames on Friday during its routine patrol in waters off North Sumatra island. Two survivors were rushed to a nearby hospital. Belawan port authorityAP - 88 words
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163 2011-07-17 14 REUTERS China called on the United States to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, saying yesterday that it could hurt relations between the two countries. China denounced the meeting whichREUTERS - 163 words
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126 2011-07-17 14 REUTERS A Chinese bishop ordained without papal approval has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church, the Vatican said yesterday, bringing relations between the Vatican and Beijing to a new low. In a statement branding Thursday’s ordination illegitimate, the Vatican said Pope Benedict “deplores theREUTERS - 126 words
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112 2011-07-17 14 REUTERS Eleven people have been jailed fortheir roles in riots that hit a city in Guangdong province last month, state media said yesterday. A court in the city of Zengcheng on Thursday sentenced five people to terms ranging from a year and aREUTERS - 112 words
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160 2011-07-17 14 AP Eight out of 90 European banks flunked stress tests projecting how they would fare in another recession and 16 more barely passed but analysts doubted the results would succeed in restoring confidence in the continent’s shaky financial sector. Some countries challenged Friday’sAP - 160 words
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227 2011-07-17 15 MONICA KOTWANI - MONICA KOTWANI monicak@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Education Minister Heng Swee Keat says his ministry will be focusing on three outcomes: Values, social and emotional competencies, as well as new skills in thinking such as being more globally aware. “I’m looking at how we227 words
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Article, Illustration43 2011-07-17 15 Mr Gong Yao Min, winner of The 30th UOB Painting Of The Year Award, with his painting My Dream Land, created with Chinese ink on rice paper. Mr Gong’s work won him S$30,000 and a trophy. PHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMIDPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 43 words
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188 2011-07-17 15 HOE YEEN NIE - HOE YEEN NIE SINGAPORE To deal with a complex world and adapt to changing circumstances, the education system needs to prepare young Singaporeans to be adaptable and resilient, says Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Speaking at the opening of Dunman High School’s188 words
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148 2011-07-17 15 EVELYN CHOO - EVELYN CHOO Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew says the fare adjustment formula for public transport ensures operators remain productive. While it incorporatesthe rate of inflation and wage increase, it also takes into account a productivity factor of 1.5 per cent. “So if there148 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration745 2011-07-17 16 SHAMIR OSMAN - Norshahrul’s hamstring injury makes him doubtful for Lions SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR He stood in the team huddle listening to the final words of coach K Rajagobal after Malaysia’s 90-minute session at the Bukit Jalil Stadum on Friday and that was the closestGETTY IMAGES - 745 words
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252 2011-07-17 17 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN All 4,000 tickets for Saturday’s 2014 World Cup qualifier between arch-rivals Singapore and Malaysia sold out a little over six hours after going on sale at 8am yesterday at Jalan Besar Stadium. The “sold out” sign was displayed at the stadium’s252 words
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364 2011-07-17 17 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN KUALA LUMPUR Six goals “gifted”, two after the end of regulation time, and 13 substitutions in total to keep players fresh for their next competitive fixture just seven days away. While it hardly sounds like a good final outing before the364 words
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162 2011-07-17 17 AP The weather was turning the British Open into a test of survival yesterday, with no one carding a belowpar score among those who had teed off by early afternoon at Royal St George’s. Pounding rains and winds gusting over 48kmAP - 162 words
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Article, Illustration547 2011-07-17 18 Mancini admits he wants Nasri and Aguero AGENCIES MANCHESTER Roberto Mancini broke the unwritten convention of talking about another club’s player when he said he would like Atletico Madrid’s Sergio Aguero to sign for Manchester City if his Argentina team-mate Carlos Tevez leaves the club. Most managersAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 547 words
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313 2011-07-17 18 United States have the trophies FRANKFURT With two World Cup titles and three Olympic gold medals, the United States have history on their side in today’s final against Japan. With their lightning quick passing and slick combination play, the Japanese may well have a grip on the future of the313 words
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131 2011-07-17 18 AP Tokyo will bid for the 2020 Olympics, hoping to show the world how it has recovered nine years after the devastation caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Japanese Olympic Committee presidentTsunekazuTakeda confirmed the Japanese capital’s candidacy yesterday at a ceremonyAP - 131 words
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Article197 2011-07-17 19 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE National pole vaulters Chan Sheng Yao and Rachel Yang both showed off their talent yesterday at a trial meet at the Gombak Stadium, and should feature at the SEA Games, which will be held in Jakarta and Palembang from Nov 11 to197 words
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Article238 2011-07-17 19 AP the hosts. “The actual final will be a very similar situation.” That same weekend the United States had a similar experience, surviving a match of suffocating intensity against Brazil, with a come-from-behind effort that ended with a penalty-shootout win. It was perhaps the best Women’s WorldAP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration549 2011-07-17 19 TAN YO-HINN - Five-time Olympic champion plans to make return here, says coach TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The world is set to witness the return of Ian Thorpe in Singapore later this year. Regarded as one of the greatest swimmers in the history of the sport, Australia’s Thorpe camePHOTOS BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 549 words
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Miscellaneous24 2011-07-17 17 ono'tfna po m as r 4 NEW HOST. Don’t miss Talking Point! Tonight, 10.30pm www.channelnewsasia.com /A=D!A.COFiP CO So O rn 1 A Channel NewsAsia24 words
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Miscellaneous1187 2011-07-17 21 FILMART: UDON okto, 10pm Kosuke, the son of an udon shop owner, is from a small rural town in Kagawa prefecture known for its udon noodles. Tired of his sleepy hometown, he decides to move to New York, only to return after six years, debt-ridden. Back home, he meets flighty1,187 words
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Miscellaneous1803 2011-07-17 22 TV LISTINGS CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6.00AM Just For Laughs Gags 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 The Martha Stewart Show VI 10.30 The Doctors 11.30 Films Stars Asia NOON Under One Roof IV 12.30PM Moulmein High III 1.00 Triple Nine II 2.00 V 3.00 The1,803 words
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Miscellaneous1854 2011-07-17 23 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Sathy Leelavathi 4.00 Take It Easy Vazhkai II 4.30 Saalaram 5.00 Indian Beat 5.30 Mythilli 6.00 Panchatantra Kathaigal 6.30 Gokulathil Seethai 7.00 Vaira Nenjum 7.30 Ethiroli 8.00 Nijangal 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Thulluvatho Elamei 9.30 Uncle Taxi IV 10.00 Oru Kaithiyin Diary 10.30 Asthram 11.00 Mohe1,854 words
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ARTS & STYLES
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Article, Illustration686 2011-07-17 16 BEN SISARIO - By BEN SISARIO SljcJfrUt Jlcrk Smncs For Brian Eno the biggest surprise in life isn’t that, at age 63, he continues to be one of the world’s most sought-after record producers, making platinum sellers with the likes of U2 and Coldplay. Or evenSljcJfrUt Jlcrk Smncs; STEVE FORREST FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 686 words
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Article, Illustration711 2011-07-17 16 ANDREW JACOBS; Xiyun Yang contributed reporting from Taiwan; Adam Century contributed research from - By ANDREW JACOBS Xiyun Yang contributed reporting from Taiwan, and Adam Century contributed research from SljcJfrUt Jlcrk Smncs TAIPEI, Taiwan On his deathbed Wu Hongyu, a wealthy Ming Dynasty art collector, commanded that his most beloved painting, “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains,” be burned.SljcJfrUt Jlcrk Smncs; SH1H0 FUKADA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 711 words
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Article, Illustration816 2011-07-17 15 MANOHLA DARGIS - essay MANOHLA DARGIS el)c?sVut JJork Euncs Moviegoers fed a strict Holly wood diet may find themselves squirming through a film by the Hungarian director Bela Tarr less because of the subtitles than because of the long takes during which little is explained. The same mayel)c?sVut JJork Euncs; ANALYSIS BY TIM J. SMITH; TOP, FILM STILL FROM PARAMOUNT VANTAGE - 816 words
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Article, Illustration553 2011-07-17 15 MARISA MELTZER - By MARISA MELTZER eljc JfcUt JJork Euncs Harnesses have been cropping up on pop stars and other performers. Lady Gaga’s backup dancers wore gold ones by Zana Bayne, a New York designer, on a recent television show. But one doesn’teljc JfcUt JJork Euncs; DANA EDELSON/NBC - 553 words
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Article, Illustration664 2011-07-17 14 ANNE EISENBERG - By ANNE EISENBERG eljc JfcUt Jlork ehucs People worried about bad breath often reach for a toothbrush or mint. But in the future, personal breath monitoring may include far more than breath fresheners. Scientists are developing sophisticated breath monitors that examine exhaled air for signseljc JfcUt Jlork ehucs; ZMENSSANA RESEARCH - 664 words
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Article, Illustration703 2011-07-17 14 NICOLAS RAPOLD - By NICOLAS RAPOLD el)c JfcUt Jlork ehucs What would it mean for an animal to talk? What indeed separates an animal from a human? These questions are raised in a new documentary about a chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky, the subject of ael)c JfcUt Jlork ehucs; HERBERT TERRACE/R0ADS1DE ATTRACTIONS — HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS - 703 words
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Article, Illustration792 2011-07-17 13 KIRK JOHNSON - By KIRK JOHNSON el)c JfcUt JJork SElmcs SNOWMASS, Colorado Two different time scales collided in this place. More than 130,000 years ago, in the Illinoian ice age, a glacier left a hole atop a 2,700-meter-high ridge near what would becomeel)c JfcUt JJork SElmcs; PHOTOGRAPHS ABOVE BY RICK WICKER/DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE; LEFT, DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE - 792 words
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Article, Illustration506 2011-07-17 13 BENEDICT CAREY - By BENEDICT CAREY el)c ;NcUt JJork SElmcs Researchers have long known that the brain links all kinds of new facts, related or not, when they are learned at about the same time. Just as the taste of a cookie can start a cascadeel)c ;NcUt JJork SElmcs; JAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 506 words
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MONEY & BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration643 2011-07-17 12 ELISABETTA POVOLEDO - By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO Ehejfau Jiork Elm css CASTELFIDARDO, Italy—From Argentina, Chile, France and other far-flung points, accordion aficionados travel to this town just south of the Adriatic port of Ancona to buy a bit of Italian industrial excellence. “They’re the best,” said Salomon Salcedo,Ehejfau Jiork Elm css; PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEFANO SCHIRATO FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 643 words
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Article, Illustration687 2011-07-17 12 Andrew Ross; AZAM AHMED - DealB%k Edited by Andrew Ross By AZAM AHMED ®ljc JJctu |jork Etmcs Investment professionals have a new pitch: The sky could soon be falling. While Greece recently took a step back from the brink, the possibility of a default remains. Europe’s debt crisis, as®ljc JJctu |jork Etmcs; GARY HOWE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 687 words
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Article, Illustration857 2011-07-17 11 BINYAMIN APPELBAUM - By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM eljc JfcUt Jlork ehncii WASHINGTON The number of dollar bills rolling off the great United States government presses here and in Fort Worth, Texas, fell to a modern low in the last fiscal year. Production of $5 bills alsoeljc JfcUt Jlork ehncii; MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES - 857 words
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Article, Illustration542 2011-07-17 11 ANGELA SHAH - By ANGELA SHAH el)c JfcUt Jlork ehncii ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi is talking caviar on a scale that would make czars blush. The emirate, already home to the world’s first gold-bar automatic teller machine, has now said it will be host to theel)c JfcUt Jlork ehncii; MARWAN NAAMANI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 542 words
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HEALTH & FITNESS
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Article, Illustration718 2011-07-17 10 GINA KOLATA - By GINA KOLATA El)c iXctu JJork Sitncs Depending on whom you ask, the answer to this question is either one of the gre at myths of exercise or one of the great unappreciated truths: Does the body burn more calories after a workout? OverEl)c iXctu JJork Sitncs; FRED R. CONRAD/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 718 words
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Article, Illustration660 2011-07-17 10 JANE E. BRODY - ESSAY JANE E. BRODY Sljc iNcUt JJork ®unc$ In my younger years, I regarded sleep as a necessary evil, nature’s way of thwarting my desire to cram as many activities into a 24-hour day as possible. But my neglect was costing mein waysSljc iNcUt JJork ®unc$; YVETTA FEDOROVA - 660 words
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Article, Illustration754 2011-07-17 8 JOHN TIERNEY - By JOHN TIERNEY eljcJsVut Jlork Ehncs Like most cyclists, Robert Brown at first didn’t see any need to switch from the traditional saddle on the mountain bike he’d been riding full time for five years on patrols for the Seattle Police Department. WheneljcJsVut Jlork Ehncs; VIKTOR KOEN - 754 words
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789 2011-07-17 8 ALASTAIR GEE - By ALASTAIR GEE Eljc Jfrto Jlork Ehncs OXFORD, England Memory studies are giving scientists insight into depression. In an Oxford University depression study, participants were given a cue word, then had 30 seconds to recount a single specific memory, meaning an event that lasted lessEljc Jfrto Jlork Ehncs - 789 words
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WORLD TRENDS
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Article, Illustration848 2011-07-17 7 NORIMITSU ONISHI - By NORIMITSU ONISHI el)c ;NcUt Jlork Smucs SEKOTONG, Indonesia On an otherwise verdant and untouched mountain, a patch of orange and blue tarpaulin stood out incongruously near the summit, the telltale sign of an illegal gold mine. The footpath leadingel)c ;NcUt Jlork Smucs; KEMAL JUFRI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 848 words
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Article, Illustration493 2011-07-17 7 KEN BELSON - By KEN BELSON Sljc Jsctu Jtjork ehucs SENDAI, Japan There is still a traffic jam these days along Hama Kaido, the two-lane road that parallels this city’s former coastal playground for kilometers. But the minivans and sedans that once roamed in search of picnicSljc Jsctu Jtjork ehucs; KOSUKE OKAHARA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 493 words
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Article, Illustration811 2011-07-17 6 CARLOTTA GALL - By CARLOTTA GALL el)c Js'cUt Jlork Eimcs KABUL, Afghanistan United States Special Operations forces have carried out an extraordinary number of night raids over the past year, turning them into one of their most effective tools against the insurgents even as they stir accusationsel)c Js'cUt Jlork Eimcs; MICHAEL KAMBER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 811 words
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Article, Illustration858 2011-07-17 5 RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD - RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD By El)c JfeUf Jlcrk Ehncs MATAMOROS, Mexico When the latest bloody headlines from the drug war in Mexico reach headquarters in New York, Ken Chandler, the manager of an American electronics manufacturing plant here, jumps on the phone. He isEl)c JfeUf Jlcrk Ehncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL STRAVATO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 858 words
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Article46 2011-07-17 5 Because of incorrect information provided by the United States Library of Congress, the photograph that ran last week with the article about the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini was not, in fact, an image of him. The photograph was of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.46 words
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Article, Illustration809 2011-07-17 4 RAPHAEL MINDER - By RAPHAEL MINDER Sljc Jfau JJork ehucs SEVILLE, Spain Prodded by grieving parents, Spanish judges are investigating hundreds of charges that infants were abducted and sold for adoption over a 40-year period. What may have begun as political retaliation against leftist families duringSljc Jfau JJork ehucs; LAURA LEON FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 809 words
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Article, Illustration558 2011-07-17 4 GAIA PIANIGIANI - AlBerese journAl By GAIA PIANIGIANI Sljc ?fc\u JJork ehucs ALBERESE, Italy On a recent dewy morning on this flat stretch near the Tuscan coast, a man rode his horse with the reins in one hand and a long, hooked stick in the other. The man,Sljc ?fc\u JJork ehucs; THE NEW YORK TIMES; NADIA SHIRA COHEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 558 words
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