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  • 32 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY December 4, 2011 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/2011 A Publication of MediaCorp Articles selected for Sunday, december 4, 2011 Copyright 2011 The New York Times MICA (P) 041/07/2011
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    • 771 1 HE TURNED ONLINE GAMING INTO A CAREER AMBITION face in the crowd 8 TURN OVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Articles selected for Copyright 2011 The New York Times Sunday, december 4, 2011 A Publication of MediaCorp neWs analysis After Arab Uprisings, Troubled Transitions MICA (P) 041/07/2011 By
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    • 25 1 HE’S 25, AND MD OF A BILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY the finer life 9 ‘GOOD LEADERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN’ the st regis perspectives 6
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    1366 2  -  With CCTV cameras to have a greater presence in Singapore’s heartlands, we find out what impact such cameras have had on crime rates and the lives of Taipei’s residents in a city of nearly 31,000 surveillance cameras sundayspecial teo xuanwei teo xuanwei in taipei, taiwan todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Bustling Ximending,
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  • 498 4  -  TEO XUANWEI AN OFT-HEARD exhortation by the Singapore Police Force goes: “Low crime doesn’t mean no crime.” It reflects the unrelenting quest to, if not drive crime down, ensure crooks and criminals are kept in check to preserve Singapore’s reputation as a
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  • 1255 7 With a lifetime of leading others, as a US Navy Vice-Admiral and university chancellor, Center for Creative Leadership CEO John Ryan tells Lin Yanqin that good leaders need one thing: The ability to listen the perspectives John Ryan’s memory of his first visit to Singapore in the
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    • 32 7 What John Ryan was served at Insalata caprese Buffalo mozzarella served with vine tomatoes, basil, rocket pesto and aged balsamico Risotto agli asparagi Saffron risotto served with asparagus and fresh herbs $54
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    1046 8  -  It can be a life-ruining addiction or a pointless hobby. Terence Ting instead has turned gaming into a career ambition faceinthecrowd yu pei fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg At 20, Terence Ting, founder of FlasheSports, is a name of sorts on the local gaming scene. He has organised e-sports events
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  • 887 9  -  MD of a billion-dollar company at 25, Bobby Hiranandani is overseeing Royal Group’s latest luxury hotel project at Robinson Road thefinerlife conrad raj editor-at-large todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg A few years ago, Bobby Hiranandani came across to most people as a spoilt rich man’s son fond of
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  • 689 10  -  parenttoparent frances ess Frances Ess is a mother of six. My five-year-old son stole a piece of cake. When confronted, he denied that he had done so. He said his sister had stolen the fruit cake. For this “crime”, he was caned for
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    734 11  -  speakeasy georgina chang todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Georgina Chang is senior creative director of987FM and Lush 99.5. I’m not shy to admit that I’m instantly attracted to tall and hunky men. Yes, yes, qualities like honesty, integrity, courage and conviction matter, of course. But we’re talking about first impressions here.
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 250 12 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s non-manufacturing industries contracted last month after the government’s curbs on property and lending dampened demand, following a report earlier this week that showed manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said on its website
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    • 217 12 AP BEIJING —The Chinese leadership’s law-and-order czar is warning that China is ill-pre-pared for social unrest generated by economic changes, in the latest sign the government is worried about the effects of flagging growth. The government needs better methods for dealing with
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    • 207 13 BLOOMBERG Egypt’s two main Islamist blocs said they may have won about 70 per cent of the votes in parliamentary elections held earlier this week, regarded as the first major test of public opinion since the ouster of Hosni
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    • 119 13 Thousands of survivors of the world’s worst industrial accident blocked trains through a central Indian city yesterday to demand more compensation for the 1984 disaster. The protest came on the 27th anniversary of the disaster in Bhopal, where a Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas
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    • 256 13  -  HOE YEEN NIE SINGAPORE The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) is likely to increase next year’s budget by 10 to 15 per cent, in anticipation of more requests for help as the global downturn reaches Singapore’s shores. CDAC chairman Lim Swee Say
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    • 130 14 AP SYDNEY —Australia’s ruling party voted yesterday to endorse samesex marriage, a reversal of its longstanding position. However, the impact of the vote, which took place at the cen-tre-left Labor Party’s annual conference, was diluted by the party’s endorsement of a motion by Prime
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    • 188 14 AP One of the main ethnic rebel groups battling Myanmar’s government signed a preliminary ceasefire on Friday, websites run by exiled journalists reported. The reported agreement comes as Myanmar’s armybacked but elected government is seeking international legitimacy through democratic reforms after years
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    • 159 14 AP The top United Nations (UN) climate official said yesterday she is confident industrial countries will renew their pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions after their commitments expire next year. Further commitments under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol would avert a
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    • 105 14 REUTERS Overnight clashes between security forces and army defectors in northern Syria left 12 soldiers and defectors and three civilians dead early yesterday, activists said. Fighting has become more intense as rebels continue to confront security forces loyal to President Bashar Al
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    • 105 14 BLOOMBERG Apple Inc has lost a request for a court order in its bid to block sales of Samsung Electronics’ 4G smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer. The iPad maker, in its lawsuit filed in federal court in San Jose,
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    • 113 14 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) revealed on Friday that it has referred Groupon to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), after “repeated breaches” by the online business sparked “serious concerns”. The OFT will investigate whether Groupon
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    • 118 15 The National Parks Board (NParks) will be enhancing night lighting at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (left) and West Coast Park by the end of next year, in order to make them more attractive night destinations. NParks CEO Poon Hong Yuen made the announcement at the
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    • 256 15  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Prison Service’s Gang Renunciation Programme will soon be introduced at the Singapore Boys’ Home. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) told Channel NewsAsia it will adapt suitable elements of the programme
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    • 111 15 The Government has identified Blocks 1 to 3 and 5 to 22 in Redhill Close for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS), the 76th site to benefit from the scheme. It comprises 878 flats, built in 1955. The HDB will build about 1,200
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    • 91 15  -  HOE YEEN NIE Amid rising living costs, students from low-incomefamiliesfrom the South West district will start the school term with more help from the Community Development Council (CDC). About 600 of them have been given vouchers for books, school bags and shoes. Each voucher
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  • SPORTS
    • 456 16 Magpies hit the post thrice as Chelsea win eases pressure on AP ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 0 Chelsea 3 LONDON Chelsea’s manager Andre Villas-Boas found more breathing space after his side beat Newcastle 3-0 yesterday. Didier Drogba’s first-half header and late strikes by forwards Salomon
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    • 364 16 THE GUARDIAN LIVERPOOL Kenny Dalglish has voiced his confidence that Liverpool will be able to deal with the absence of Lucas Leiva, following the Brazilian midfielder’s injury. Lucas will miss the rest of the season having ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his
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    • 434 17 Arsenal and Tottenham also impress in a high-scoring weekend in the Premier AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man City 5 Norwich 1 MANCHESTER Sergio Aguero opened the floodgates as unbeaten Manchester City thrashed promoted Norwich City 5-1 yesterday to power seven points clear at the top
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    • 420 17 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SUNDERLAND Martin O’Neill (picture) has been appointed as Sunderland manager after the club sacked Steve Bruce earlier this week. The Black Cats had been keen to confirm his appointment before their match against Wolverhampton Wanderers today, and were delighted
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    • 594 18 European heavyweights find themselves drawn in the tournament’s ‘Group of Death’ AP KIEV Touted to be the nation most capable of ending Spain’s reign as European champions, Germany must first survive their “Group of Death”, in which they will face their fiercest rivals, the
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    • 418 18 AP KIEV Spain avoided their biggest challengers in the first round of the 2012 European Championship, leaving Germany and the Netherlands in the toughest group of the competition. Spain, having won both the World Cup and the Euro 2008 tournament, are backed to become the
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    • 276 19 AGENCIES LONDON Striker Wayne Rooney will be selected for England’s Euro 2012 group stage campaign regardless of whether his three-match suspension is reduced, Fabio Capello said yesterday. The Manchester United striker was sent off after a straight red card during England’s Euro
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    • 119 19 REUTERS Prosecutors investigating a match-fixing scandal in Turkey are expected to file indictments tomorrow against 93 suspects, including the chairman of champions Fenerbahce, according to Turkish media. More than 30 players and officials, including Fenerbahce chairman Aziz Yildirim, have been jailed pending trial, since
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    • 632 19 Former world No 1 showing glimpses of his former self, and he’s sitting pretty on top of the leaderboard REUTERS GOLF Chevron World Challenge THOUSAND OAKS Tiger Woods knows he is playing better than he has in the last two years, and he
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    • 1133 21 SUNDAYTV WALL-E (TV Premiere) Channel 5, 7.30pm From the Academy Award-winning writer of Finding Nemo and winner of over 50 international awards, including the Oscars and Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film, a determined robot named Wall-E will transport you to a galaxy not so very far away for
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    • 1949 22 TV LISTINGS CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6.00AM Hole In The Wall (US) 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX 9.45 Planet’s Funniest Animals VIII 10.00 The Dr Oz Show 11.00 Films Stars Asia 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Parental Guidance 1.00 First
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 1849 23 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Sathy Leelavathi 4.00 Silanthi 4.30 Jeeva 5.00 Chinna Papa Periya Papa 5.30 Savaal Gurukulam 6.00 Yaar Antha Star IV 7.00 Villakku Vecha Nerathilla 7.30 Ethiroli 8.00 Anandha Bhavan 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Sabaash Seriyana Pohtti 9.30 Rusiyai Thedi 10.00 12 Mani Adithal (Episode 1) 10.30 Nijangal
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  • ARTS & STYLES
    • 575 16  -  By AMY CHOZICK Sljc JJcUf J1 o rk Euncs American media companies are shopping heavily overseas. Their target? Reality shows like “Big Brother,” “Promzillas” and “Freaky Eaters.” Giant companies are homing in on relatively small production houses that own what the industry calls “formats” concepts
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    • 786 16  -  essay A.O. SCOTT Sljc iNhu J1 o rk Euncs It is widely assumed, almost to the extent of being conventional wisdom, that movies have suffered an overall decline in quality and that the exceptions are outliers or happy accidents. In strictly technical terms,
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  • LIVING: UNDER ONE ROOF
    • 730 15  -  By CATHERINE RAMPELL ®1)C iNVut Jlork Eimcs Like most of her friends, Hollis Romanelli graduated from college last May and promptly moved back in with her parents. As a result, she didn’t pay rent or a broker’s fee or renters’ insurance, for that
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    • 879 15  -  By PAMELA PAUL el)c Jfatr Jttork Eimcs The indiscriminate worries and ruminations that churn through the mind of Cheryl Downs McCoy are matters most working mothers have thought through at some point: “I need to call that guy about fixing the car. I think I’ve
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    • 772 14  -  By KEVIN ROOSE el)c 5sc\v Jiork ehncs OBERLIN, Ohio In this college town, most people keep their lawn mowers tuned up by oiling the motor and sharpening the blades. Eddie Miller keeps his in shape with salt licks and shearing scissors. Mr. Miller, 23,
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    • 295 14  -  JEFF GORDINIER el)c iNcUt Jiork ®lme$ There is a joke in Buddhist circles: A guy comes back from a retreat and tells his friend that he’s achieved enlightenment. To which his friend replies, “Wait until you have to spend the weekend with your parents.”
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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    • 686 13  -  By FELICITY BARRINGER EljcjNctw JJ ork Eimcs The Nubian Aquifer stretches across two million square kilometers of northern Africa, a pointillist collection of underground pools of water migrating through rock and sand to the Mediterranean Sea. The aquifer is one of the world’s oldest,
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    • 650 13  -  By DOUGLAS QUENQUA EljcjNctw jJork Eimcs M’bura, an okapi calf revealed to the public at the Bronx Zoo in New York last month after more than 18 months of delicate husbandry work, was stretching out her stubby zebrastriped legs before a crowd
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    • 799 12  -  By KENNETH CHANG 55lje iXctit Jlork Shncs What is producing the methane gas detected in the thin Martian air? Methane molecules are easily blown apart by ultraviolet light from the Sun, so any methane release must be recent. Could the gas be burbling from
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    • 577 12  -  By JOHN TIERNEY eljc Jfctu Jlork Shncs If you want a truly frustrating job in public health, try getting people to stop smoking. Even when researchers combine counseling and encouragement with nicotine patches and gum, few smokers quit. Recently, though, experimenters in Italy had more
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  • MONEY & BUSINESS
    • 564 11  -  MATT RICHTEL, JULIE BOSMAN By Sl)c JfcUt JJork Elmcs Print books may be under siege from the rise of e-books, but they have a tenacious hold on a particular group: children and toddlers. Their parents are insisting this next generation spend their
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    • 672 11  -  By QUENTIN HARDY SIk JfcUt JJork Slmcs The technology industry turns out many wonderfully rational products with cool precision. Which seems amazing at times, given how some high-tech companies are run. Emotion can trump reason, particularly on issues like succession and corporate governance. The tech
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    • 696 10  -  By LANDON THOMAS Jr. eljc Jfair JJork Elmcs LONDON Bernard Connolly, Europe’s most persistent prophet of doom, can still encounter a skeptical audience. “The current policy of lending plus austerity will lead to social unrest,” Mr. Connolly told investors and policy makers at
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    • 676 10  -  By ERIC WILSON el)c JJirtir Jlork Elmcs More than a decade since the Target retail chain first popularized collaborations between high-end designers and mass retailers, and seven years since the retailer H&M introduced a collection with Karl Lagerfeld, there is still allure in the
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  • WORLD TRENDS
    • 661 8  -  ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO, CHARLES NEWBERY By el)c?s>Ut Jlork Eiwcs BUENOS AIRES More than a decade after England finally tamed the roving bands of hooligans that long ravaged soccer stadiums in Britain, fan-related violence continues to stain the sport in Argentina. The unrest in part reflects
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    • 761 8  -  By LIZETTE ALVAREZ el)c?s>Ut Jlork Eiwcs MIAMI For two consecutive years, Stephanie Várcia, 11, has done something that was unimaginable five years ago. She has spent four weeks in Havana, playing with her cousins and going to the beach with her aunts and uncles.
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    • 735 6  -  news analysis By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE EljcJCcUt Jlork ®ime$ Over the past 30 years, as the gap between wealthy and poor grew ever wider in America, total philanthropic giving almost tripled, according to annual estimates published by the Giving US A Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy
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    • 565 6  -  LENS ANITA PATIL 5Jl)c JfcUf JEjork ®ime$ As protesters in the Occupy movements rail against Wall Street, corporate greed and a system they say is stacked against the little guy, some are trying a different tack. Instead of demonstrating or tussling with the police, they
      5Jl)c JfcUf JEjork ®ime$; HEATHER AINSWORTH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  565 words
    • 895 4  -  By CLIFFORD KRAUSS Sljc Jfau JJ ork Smncs TRIPOLI, Libya The soldiers in the new Libyan National Army do not yet march in step or even keep their formations straight. Some answer their cellphones when they should be taking orders. Some smoke in the
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    • 560 4  -  By ANDREW E. KRAMER Sljc Jfau Jtjork Smncs BAGHDAD Noria Khalaf giggled and then covered her smile with a fold of her black robes. Yes, she said, she would like to marry again. It had been four years since her husband
      Sljc Jfau Jtjork Smncs; ANDREA BRUCE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  560 words
    • 767 2  -  iNTELLigENCE/CRISTINA CRISTINA COMENCINI Cristina Comencini is a novelist and film director. Her latest book,“When the Night,” will be published in English early next year. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. Sljc Jfctu JJork Euncs Rome The event that set in motion the formation of a new Italian
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    • 680 2  -  By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Sljc iNVlu JJork Euncs NAIROBI, Kenya When the first batch of African Union peacekeepers landed at Mogadishu’s decrepit airport in 2007, they were immediately shelled by insurgents with mortars and given little chance of success. This was Somalia
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    • 1170 3 ADVERTISING FEATURE 1971: Starting out The British government ends its treaty relationship with the Trucial States of the Gulf Coast on Dec. 1,1971. The next day, six of the newly independent states come together, and a new nation the United Arab Emirates is born. Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah
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  • 984 1  -  neWs analysis By ANTHONY SHADID (tljc -S'eUi Work (times Cairo Through eleCTIoNs, ProTesTs, government formations and armed struggle, Arab countries in an arc from libya to the Persian gulf are engaged more than ever in attempts not to simply overthrow leaders, but to decisively shape
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  • 968 1  -  neWs analysis By JIM RUTENBERG Sljc JfcUr JjJork Stines When President obama’s aides talk about their election strategy for the year ahead, they are under no illusions. They know they are in for a fight, one that looks and feels quite different from Mr.
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