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Title Section32 2011-12-18 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY December 18, 2011 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/2011 A Publication of MediaCorp Articles selected for Sunday, december 18, 2011 Copyright 2011 The New York Times MICA (P) 041/07/201132 words
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Advertisement838 2011-12-18 1 NICK CANDY, MIDDLE-CLASS EXEC TURNED BILLIONAIRE the finer life 4 Not again Seven-hour disruption on North-South Line yesterday Public inquiry to get to bottom of the matter Overnight inspection of 93km of tracks and about 120 trains hot news 2–3 Sunday, december 18, 2011 MICA (P) 041/07/2011 Living Frugally Articles838 words
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Advertisement39 2011-12-18 1 CONFESSIONS OF A CABBIE ‘Taxi drivers like us, these two years, we never complain okay? The population has expanded so much, we have enough demand. I also don’t know why (the company) wants to raise fares.’ sunday special 839 words
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Article, Illustration593 2011-12-18 2 LEONG WEE KEAT - Important to ‘get to the bottom of the matter’, says PM Lee LEONG WEE KEAT deputy news editor weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said a public inquiry would be convened to look into the past week’s train disruptions, with the aim of makingPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 593 words
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Article, Illustration771 2011-12-18 2 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With train services on a crucial section of the North-South Line grinding to a halt yesterday morning for the second time in three days, the long line of commuters wearily waiting to board SMRT’sPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 771 words
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Article119 2011-12-18 2 In a statement last night, the Workers’ Party expressed deep concern about the disruptions, asking if they were “reflective of much deeper infrastructural and technical problems plaguing the 24-year old NS-EW lines”. Were these due to “insufficient investments in maintenance and upgrades”, and if so, was this119 words
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Article, Illustration528 2011-12-18 2 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE Following the second lengthy disruption yesterday morning, the North-South and East-West lines will only start running at 10am today, in an unprecedented move to allow for extensive overnight inspections. But the announcement also came with questionsPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 528 words
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Article, Illustration232 2011-12-18 3 YU PEI FERN - YU PEI FERN Not long after yesterday’s train disruptions, Transport Minister LuiTuckYew was on the ground sussing out the situation atToa Payoh and Newton stations. Today spotted Mr Lui unaccompanied amid the crowd at Newton and at one point was heard tellingPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 232 words
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Article275 2011-12-18 15 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States Senate is poised to complete congressional passage of a US$1 trillion (S$1.3 trillion) spending Bill to avert a US government shutdown, as leaders reached a proposed agreement to prevent a payroll-tax cut from expiring. The House voted 296-121 forBLOOMBERG - 275 words
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Article, Illustration58 2011-12-18 15 A man whose nationality is unknown fell from height when he was doing cleaning work at Compass Heights yesterday afternoon. The man, in his 20s, sustained multiple fractures, and was conscious when the Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived after receiving a call at 2.15 pm.58 words
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273 2011-12-18 15 REUTERS CAGAYAN DE ORO (Philippines) More than 250 people were killed and almost twice that number were missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines, officials said yesterday. The typhoon triggered flash floods and landslides and forced tens of thousands from theirREUTERS - 273 words
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296 2011-12-18 15 AP CAIRO Egyptian soldiers clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo for a second consecutive day, hurling stones from rooftops and firing water from hoses in a crackdown that has left at least eight people dead. The violence has brought to theAP - 296 words
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104 2011-12-18 15 AP President Barack Obama has nominated a veteran diplomat and former Ambassador to Pakistan as the new United States envoy to India. Ms Nancy Powell will replace MrTimothy Roemer, who resigned in June. Ms Powell is a former high school teacher whojoinedAP - 104 words
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Article, Illustration1088 2011-12-18 4 aaron de silva - Nick Candy went from middle-class ad exec to billionaire real estate/design mogul in just over a decade. Lately, he has designed the show suites of arguably the world’s most lavish apartment complex, London’s One Hyde Park thefinerlife aaron de silva todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Designing a show apartment for the world’sPHOTOS COURTESY CANDY & CANDY; BLOOMBERG - 1,088 words
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Article, Illustration1304 2011-12-18 6 She defied expectations to become that rare thing, a woman manager in Japan. American Express’ new Singapore country manager Yoshimi Nakajima tells Cheow Xin Yi what that was like the perspectives When she was offered her current role as the country chief of American Express (Amex) Singapore, MsPHOTOS BY OOI BOON KEONG - 1,304 words
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Advertisement86 2011-12-18 6 Yoshimi Nakajima’s Menu Epicure Set Lunch at Brasserie Les Saveurs Homard en Velouté Lobster bisque, Lobster with vegetable ravioli Bar Français aux Asperges Pan-seared French Seabass, green asparagus, tomato vinaigrette, Golden chanterelle mushrooms and chicken jus Chariot de Desserts 2 Selections from the Dessert Trolley SPRINGFIELD Mon S< Mo/yjmn END86 words
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Article, Illustration1309 2011-12-18 8 cheow xin yi, tanya fong - Why do cabbies pick and choose passengers? Do they really need the fare hikes? Are their ghost encounters just urban legend? We randomly flag down three taxi drivers for a one-hour road-trip and get your questions answered sundayspecial cheow xin yi, tanya fong todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg As we pull into1,309 words
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685 2011-12-18 8 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG THE foreign national in the back seat of Mr M Subramaniam’s taxi had no money for the fare. She asked: Would he like a sexual service instead? The 58-year-old retired army officer flatly rejected her. And this risque proposition two years685 words
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Advertisement138 2011-12-18 8 NEW YEAR'S EVE COUNTDOWN PARTY Ring in 2012 with us at the Singapore Marriott Hotel. Amidst the contemporary setting of our newly refurbished lobby, party under the grand balloon drop at the stroke of midnight. Indulge in a lavish buffet spread paired with free flow of champagne while enjoying live138 words
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Article, Illustration886 2011-12-18 10 TANYA FONG - The worst thing is not the vomiting it’s trying to get the fare TANYA FONG WHEN he first began driving a taxi six years ago, SMRT cabby Ken Lee Teck Kin, 49, did not expect to have to play counsellor to passengers who would pay for a “ride to nowhere”PHOTO BY TANYA FONG - 886 words
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Article, Illustration769 2011-12-18 12 yu pei fern - faceinthecrowd yu pei fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg They met at a mutual friend’s party and exchanged phone numbers. Three days later, Goh Puay Yeong sent Fiona Shi a text message asking her out. But over drinks and conversation, they were surprised to discover something deeper thatPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 769 words
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Advertisement215 2011-12-18 12 Grant a wish NOW in its 24th year, the Boys’ Brigade Share-a-Gift Programme aims to grant a record 29,041 wishes for the less fortunate this Christmas season. As of Dec 15, they have only managed to collect 50 per cent of the target donations. Items they urgently need are cooking215 words
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Article, Illustration1013 2011-12-18 14 dominique browning - speakeasy dominique browning todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Dominique Browning is the senior director of Moms Clean Air Force. THE NEW YORK TIMES Admit it. The holiday season has just begun, and already we’re overwhelmed by so much face time. It’s hard, face-to-face emoting, face-to-face empathising, face-to-faceTHE NEW YORK TIMES; ART BY YEN YOK - 1,013 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration180 2011-12-18 16 Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant’s wife, who stood by her husband when he was charged with sexual assault in 2003, filed for divorce on Friday from the Los Angeles Lakers guard, citing irreconcilable differences after a decade of marriage. Vanessa Bryant signed the papers on Dec 1.REUTERS - 180 words
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Article, Illustration378 2011-12-18 16 Newcastle put on moving tribute to former star Speed but players fail to spark FOOTBALL English Premiership AGENCIES LONDON Newcastle United’s hopes of a topfour finish in the Barclays Premier League took another knock yesterday when they were held to a 0-0 draw at StAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 378 words
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241 2011-12-18 16 REUTERS BERN FIFA have threatened to suspend Switzerland over the case involving first division club Sion, the world governing body said in a statement yesterday. The Swiss FA were given a deadline of Jan 13 to follow FIFA’s instructions or face a banREUTERS - 241 words
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Article, Illustration496 2011-12-18 17 Clash tonight not for the faint-hearted after yesterday’s news about van Persie ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man City vs Arsenal AGENCIES LONDON It is well-known Arsene Wenger regards Manchester City with disdain. Backed by the billions of their Abu Dhabi owners, City have spent huge sums toAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 496 words
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Article, Illustration180 2011-12-18 18 REUTERS YOKOHAMA Barcelona have had their thunder stolen before today’s Club World Cup Final, with endless questions about hot-shot Santos striker Neymar (picture) rammed down their throats daily. The Spanish and European champions, in a bid to win the seven-team competition for the secondREUTERS; AP - 180 words
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Article, Illustration456 2011-12-18 18 Ferguson not distracted by injuries as he looks for victory at Loftus Road AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP QPR vs Man United LONDON Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is too focused on today’s match against Queens Park Rangers to give too much thought to the January transferAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 456 words
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Article, Illustration140 2011-12-18 19 The semi-finals of the Singapore Women’s Tennis Exhibition threw up a huge upset yesterday when Italy’s Flavia Pennetta defeated reigning US Open Champion and tournament favourite, Samantha Stosur, 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The fans got their money’s worth in aPHOTOS COURTESY SEBASTIEN SERANDREI - 140 words
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Article, Illustration606 2011-12-18 19 SHAMIR OSMAN - AFF confirm Brunei will play in S’pore’s domestic football competitions next year SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They were the first foreign side to win a football trophy in Singapore when they bagged the League Cup in 2009. They were also well in the hunt for theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 606 words
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Article, Illustration389 2011-12-18 19 SINGAPORE A second berth has been secured for Singapore at next year’s Olympic Games sailing regatta. Yesterday, national sailor Scott Glen Sydney (picture) clinched one of the 11 places available in the silver fleet of the men’s Laser Standard class at the 2011 ISAF SailingTODAY FILE PHOTO - 389 words
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Miscellaneous1078 2011-12-18 21 SUNDAY TV VASANTHAM STAR 2011 FINALS (Live) Vasantham, 7pm After a gruelling nine weeks of competition, four finalists remain. Suthasini, Brammi, Pavitra and Guna will take the stage for one last time to battle it out for the title of Vasantham Star 2011. Stay tuned and be ready to vote1,078 words
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Article, Illustration911 2011-12-18 16 LAURA BEIL - By LAURA BEIL Sljc ?fcut JJork eimcii Why is a witness’s account so often unreliable? For scientists, memory has been on trial for decades. About 75 percent of DNA-based exonerations have come in court cases where witnesses got itSljc ?fcut JJork eimcii; Source: Raymond S. Nickerson and Marilyn Jager Adams, Cognitive Psychology Answer: The correct penny design is in the bottom row, second from left.; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 911 words
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Article, Illustration615 2011-12-18 16 JIM ROBBINS - By JIM ROBBINS eljc'N'ctu Jlork ehncs On a forested hill in the mountains of northern Montana, beneath a canopy of pine and spruce, Marc and Gloria Flora have planted more than 300 smaller trees, from apple and pear to black walnuteljc'N'ctu Jlork ehncs; ANNE SHERWOOD FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 615 words
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ARTS & STYLES
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Article, Illustration830 2011-12-18 15 DAVID ROONEY - By DAVID DAVID ROONEY A failed attempt at the title role was the beginning of Glenn Close’s longtime fascination with “Albert Nobbs.” The audition was for Manhattan Theater Club’s 1982 production of “The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs.” Adapted by the FrenchPATRICK REDMOND/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS - 830 words
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Article, Illustration575 2011-12-18 15 ALAN LIGHT - By ALAN LIGHT NASHVILLE Last March, when the guitarist Dan Auerbach and the drummer Patrick Carney, known as the Black Keys, started working on a new album here, they had reached rock ’n’ roll’s promised land. After they spent almost a decadeJOSH ANDERSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 575 words
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Article, Illustration697 2011-12-18 14 DANA JENNINGS - By DANA JENNINGS el)c JscUt Jlork Stmcs The images simmering in the French photographer Cédric Delsaux’s “Dark Lens” series are an unsettling confluence of hyperreal cityscapes, a post-postmodern sense of humor and characters from “Star Wars.” There’s Darth Vader, in his dark andel)c JscUt Jlork Stmcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY CÉDRIC DELSAUX/3D DROIDS: PIERRICK GUENNEUGUES - 697 words
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512 2011-12-18 14 JULIE BOSMAN - By JULIE BOSMAN el)c Jsctu Jlork Stmcs Even as more readers switch to the convenience of e-books, publishers are giving old-fashioned print books a makeover. Many new releases have design elements usually reserved for special occasions deckle edges, coloredel)c Jsctu Jlork Stmcs - 512 words
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FASHION
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Article, Illustration781 2011-12-18 13 IRINA ALEKSANDER - By IRINA ALEKSANDER El)c JsVut Jlork Elmcs At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards last month, attended by actresses and designers dressed in complicated evening gowns, the designer Rachel Roy was covered neck to toe in a floor-length black skirt from her own collection andEl)c JsVut Jlork Elmcs; PETER MICHAEL DILLS/GETTY IMAGES; LEFT AND BELOW, ELIZABETH LIPPMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 781 words
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Article, Illustration548 2011-12-18 13 SIMONE S. OLIVER - By SIMONE S. OLIVER El)c JsVut jlork Elmcs In the years since Yves Saint Laurent showed his iconic 1967 “African” collection, fashion designers have repeatedly tapped the heritage of Africa in search of inspiration. Just last season Burberry and Michael Kors mined the continent asEl)c JsVut jlork Elmcs - 548 words
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Article, Illustration841 2011-12-18 12 WILLIAM VAN METER - By WILLIAM VAN METER eljcJCcUt JJork Elmcs In the world of fashion, Jeremy Scott is the last rebel standing. “A lot of designers are scared and try to please their audience,” said the pop star Katy Perry, a Scott devotee. “JeremyeljcJCcUt JJork Elmcs; HIROKO MASUIKE/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 841 words
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Article, Illustration597 2011-12-18 12 IAN LOVETT - By IAN LOVETT el)c JCcUt JJork Elmcs WEST HOLLYWOOD, California Fur is everywhere on the high fashion row of Melrose Avenue. It lines jackets on the mannequins in John Varvatos, dangles from scarves in the windows of Kitson, and drapes onel)c JCcUt JJork Elmcs; KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAGES - 597 words
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Article, Illustration704 2011-12-18 11 NICHOLAS KULISH, MICHAEL CIEPLY - By NICHOLAS KULISH, MICHAEL CIEPLY Sljc JCcUt JJork Ehncs POTSDAM, Germany Craftsmen in the Babelsberg studio were hard at work recently building a dystopian Korean slum. Next door, Andy and Lana Wachowski, the Americans behind the “Matrix” movies, were filmingSljc JCcUt JJork Ehncs; ANDREW MILLIGAN/PRESS ASSOCIATION, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS - 704 words
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Article, Illustration709 2011-12-18 11 WILLIAM J. BROAD - By WILLIAM J. BROAD SEIjc JCcUt Jlork Stmcjs Down, down, down you go, for two and a half hours, jammed with two other people in a tiny submersible, all the way to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and allSEIjc JCcUt Jlork Stmcjs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEEP OCEAN EXPEDITIONS - 709 words
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Article, Illustration608 2011-12-18 10 JESSE EISINGER - essAy JESSE EISINGER eljcJCcUt Jlork Simcs I recently had a conversation with a man who runs his own trading firm. Fuming about competition from Goldman Sachs, he said with resignation and ex- asperation: “The fact that they were bailed out and caneljcJCcUt Jlork Simcs; RICHARD DREW/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 608 words
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Article, Illustration746 2011-12-18 10 STEVEN GREENHOUSE, GRAHAM BOWLEY - By STEVEN GREENHOUSE, GRAHAM BOWLEY Sljc Jfrut JJork ehncs They call it the Robin Hood tax a tiny levy on financial trades that would take money from banks and give it to the poor. And like the mythical hero of Sherwood Forest, itSljc Jfrut JJork ehncs; FREDERIC NEBINGER/GETTY IMAGES - 746 words
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WORLD TRENDS
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Article, Illustration658 2011-12-18 8 ANDREW E. KRAMER - By ANDREW E. KRAMER eljcJsVut JJork Elmcs UMM QASR, Iraq The road approaching the Basra Gateway hotel in southern Iraq crosses a landscape blighted with trash and spilled crude oil. Guests are greeted by a jumble of concrete blocks, sand bags andeljcJsVut JJork Elmcs; ANDREA BRUCE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 658 words
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Article, Illustration591 2011-12-18 8 ANTHONY SHADID - doHA journAl By ANTHONY ANTHONY SHADID el)c Jtotr JJork ®ime$ DOHA, Qatar Doha is many things: a former backwater on the Persian Gulf that at one time had a pearling boat for every 350 residents; the capital of Qatar, withel)c Jtotr JJork ®ime$; BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 591 words
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Article, Illustration822 2011-12-18 7 STEVE LOHR - artificial intelligence By STEVE LOHR eljc'N'ctu Jlork Shncs Ever since the early days of modern computing, the biological metaphor has been irresistible. The first computers were referred to as “giant brains” or “electronic brains.” As computers became capable of some tasks familiar to humans, likeeljc'N'ctu Jlork Shncs; JENNIFER S. ALTMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 822 words
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Article, Illustration934 2011-12-18 6 ANDREW POLLACK - genome research By ANDREW POLLACK El)c JCnu j|ork eimc‘1 BGI, based in China, is the world’s largest genomics research institute, with 167 DNA sequencers producing the equivalent of 2,000 human genomes a day. BGI churns out so much data thatEl)c JCnu j|ork eimc‘1; KATHY KMONICEK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 934 words
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Article, Illustration632 2011-12-18 4 C. J. CHIVERS - By C. J. CHIVERS eljciNVut Jlork Ehncs MISURATA, Libya On the night that he was to die, Hassan Nahassi should have been safe. It was October 20. A middle-age man turned Libyan rebel commander, Mr. Nahassi had returned home, leaving behind theeljciNVut Jlork Ehncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY C. J. CHIVERS/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 632 words
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Article, Illustration709 2011-12-18 4 MARTIN FACKLER - By MARTIN FACKLER EljciXhu jlork Shncs FUTABA, Japan Futaba is a modern-day ghost town not a boomtown gone bust, not even entirely a victim of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that leveled other parts of Japan’s northeast coast. Its traditional wooden homes have begun toEljciXhu jlork Shncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY KO SASAKI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 709 words
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Article, Illustration549 2011-12-18 3 VICTORIA BURNETT - By VICTORIA BURNETT Sljc JfcUt Jlork Eimcs HAVANA The day after Havana is invaded by the living dead, Juan and Sara emerge from their dilapidated apartment building to find the streets filled with people roving aimlessly, their eyes blank. “It all looks theSljc JfcUt Jlork Eimcs; JAVIER GALEANO/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 549 words
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Article, Illustration714 2011-12-18 3 SIMON ROMERO - By SIMON ROMERO Sljc JfcUr JJork Eimcs FORTALEZA, Brazil Silas Malafaia’s books, which sell in the millions in Brazil, have titles like “How to Defeat Satan’s Strategies” and “Lessons of a Winner.” The Gulfstream private jet in which he flies has “Favor of God,” inSljc JfcUr JJork Eimcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 714 words
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Article, Illustration996 2011-12-18 2 NADIA AL-SAKKAF - intelligenCe/NADIA NADIA AL-SAKKAF Nadia Al-Sakkaf has been the editor in chief of The Yemen Times since 2005; she is a gender and advocacy expert in the Middle East. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. ®(k Jtou Jlork Ehucs Sana, Yemen The old man is gone, or®(k Jtou Jlork Ehucs; ODD ANDERSEN/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 996 words
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Article, Illustration654 2011-12-18 2 LAURA KASINOF - By LAURA KASINOF Sljc Jfeur Jtlork Eimc$ ADEN, Yemen —For two decades, Somalis fleeing their failed state found in Yemen a safe haven, a place to work, and a gateway to wealthier gulf states. Now, Yemen, itself facing state failure, is far fromSljc Jfeur Jtlork Eimc$; SAMUEL ARANDA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 654 words
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Article, Illustration602 2011-12-18 1 TOM BRADY - LENS TOM BRADY (Elje jNeUi Work (Eimcs With the economic rebound a late guest to the party, retirement portfolios battered by the sputtering stock market and job security an increasingly ephem- eral notion, people are coming up with creative ways to hold on to what cash they have.(Elje jNeUi Work (Eimcs; WILLIAM WIDMER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 602 words
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