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Title Section12 2012-02-19 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY February 19, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/201112 words
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Advertisement685 2012-02-19 1 TURNOVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MINISTERS, OPPOSITION PARTIES RESPOND TO BUDGET 2012 hot news 10 Articles selected for Copyright 2012 The New York Times Sunday, February 19, 2012 A Publication of MediaCorp 041/07/2011 Chad Eliminating The Digital Boundaries Mining an LOHR By STEVE the age of Big685 words
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Article, Illustration1434 2012-02-19 2 yu pei fern - For three travellers on unusual journeys, it’sthe strangers they me t who m ke ll the difference. First,meet Kim Suyoung, facesinthecrowd who is going a ound th world compiling the drea s of ordina y individual yu pei fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Walking down the crowded streets of1,434 words
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Article, Illustration687 2012-02-19 3 VENESSA LEE - Penniless in a foreign land, can two travellers get by on the goodwill of those on social media networks? VENESSA LEE talks to a Frenchman who came here and a Singaporean who went to London VENESSA LEE One security guard introduced Frenchman Martin Pasquier687 words
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Article, Illustration490 2012-02-19 4 A COMMUNICATION mix-up yielded a heartwarming surprise for Singaporean Daphne Chui (picture), who was attempting to live in London this past week on help from complete strangers on social media networks. Learning of her challenge, Ben, a friend of a friend,490 words
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Advertisement315 2012-02-19 5 ingapore's Top Selling Project in 2012 Coastal town of the 21 s, century UJHTERT inn Final release of SOHOs and Sky Patios in r. K 1 Jil t r. r SLjfc "’nja k km sr i fUJRTERTOllJn Orchard Road 20 mins drive Punggol Promenade 8 mins drive Compass Point 6315 words
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Article, Illustration1334 2012-02-19 6 Glenn Tan, Tan Chong International’s executive director, is shifting things up a gear as he steers the course of his family’s empire, editor-at-large Conrad Raj discovers the perspectives Glenn Tan is determined to disprove the adage that family fortunes vanish with the third generation. “IPHOTOS BY DON WONG - 1,334 words
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Advertisement27 2012-02-19 6 What Mr Glenn Tan had at Astor Bar Iced Emperor Sencha Green Tea Iberico Ham Bellota Iberico de Bellota ham with tomato and toasted rye bread $4827 words
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193 2012-02-19 8 SINGAPORE Workers’ Party (WP) SecretaryGeneral Low Thia Khiang said he will have to spend more time looking after the residents of Hougang, after the party expelled Mr Yaw Shin Leong this past week. Speaking to reporters at a constituency dinner last193 words
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Article, Illustration985 2012-02-19 8 cheow xin yi - Younger residents more critical, disappointed with Yaw Shin Leong, even as old stalwarts shrug off events specialreport cheow xin yi todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Relaxing at the coffeeshop at Block 322, Hougang Avenue 5 on Saturday afternoon with his friend, retiree Philip Toh, 68, was reminiscingPHOTOS BY OOI BOON KEONG - 985 words
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721 2012-02-19 10 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE The Government’s Budget announced on Friday has been able to balance the dual goals of restructuring the economy, as well as dealing with issues that many Singaporeans are currently concerned about, said Deputy Prime721 words
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721 2012-02-19 10 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE The National Solidarity Party (NSP) has suggested that the maximum number of foreigners let in annually for the next decade should not exceed 50,000. This is double the 23,000 births required to hit the 60,000 babies needed each year to721 words
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267 2012-02-19 11 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE A day after the Government announced enhancements to the Special Employment Credit (SEC) to encourage companies to hire older workers and persons with disabilities, the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) said it hoped such subsidies could be extended to homemakers267 words
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Article, Illustration175 2012-02-19 11 The biggest names in entertainment clapped hands, swayed to gospel hymns and sang along with the choir at Whitney Houston’s hometown funeral yesterday (early this morning Singapore time), in the church where the future pop star once wowed the congregation as a young girl. Three police officers escortedAP; REUTERS - 175 words
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Article, Illustration584 2012-02-19 12 Xi Jinping wraps up visit with import vow REUTERS WASHINGTON China agreed on Friday to open its market to more American movies, in a dramatic Hollywood ending to a weeklong visit by China’s leader-in-waiting that produced billions of dollars in business deals.REUTERS; AP - 584 words
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442 2012-02-19 12 AGENCIES SHANGHAI China’s cen tral bank yesterday cut the amount of cash banks must hold in reserves, boosting lending capacity by an estimated 350-400 billion yuan (S$69.9S$79.9 billion), in a bid to crank up credit creation as it faces a fifth successiveAGENCIES - 442 words
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127 2012-02-19 12 REUTERS Germany’s main opposition parties say they will support a bipartisan candidate to succeed the country’s president, a day after the head of state resigned over allegedly received favours. The Social Democrats’ leader Sigmar Gabriel said yesterday the president’s office a largely ceremonial roleREUTERS - 127 words
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203 2012-02-19 12 AP Greece’s cabinet yesterday tackled how to implement austerity demanded by the European Union and International Monetary Fund as a €130-billion (S$215.16-billion) rescue seemed within reach. After months of often acrimonious negotiations, Greek hopes were rising that euro zone finance ministers tomorrow willAP - 203 words
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Article, Illustration339 2012-02-19 13 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong government officials have begun a probe into the illegal basement installed in Mr Henry Tang’s luxury home, in a widening scandal that threatens to derail his chances of becoming the territory’s leader. Mr Tang, 59, isAGENCIES; AP - 339 words
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Article99 2012-02-19 13 Mr K Shanmugam, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law, is attending the G20 Ministers of Foreign Affairs Informal Meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico today and tomorrow. The meeting, which will involve G20 and some non-G20 Foreign Ministers, will explore ways in which countries can99 words
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172 2012-02-19 13 REUTERS Former IMF chief Dominique StraussKahn is to be questioned next week by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring in Lille, northern France, a police source said. The former finance minister, who left the IMF last May toREUTERS - 172 words
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351 2012-02-19 14 The seemingly contradictory stances on the Arab League’s proposals appear to reflect Beijing’s desire for mediation but aversion to UN involvement that could lead to authorising force as happened with Libya. AGENCIES BEIJING China said yesterday it favoured a solution to Syria’s violenceAGENCIES - 351 words
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Article, Illustration551 2012-02-19 14 AP BANGKOK Unwinding with bar girls at a beach town came first. Building bombs was allegedly for later. The three Iranians detained in Bangkok and accused of plotting to attack Israeli diplomats spent several days at a seaside town in the companyAP; REUTERS - 551 words
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Article, Illustration141 2012-02-19 14 More than 2,000 people and over 200 dogs flocked to East Coast Park yesterday afternoon for the National Geographic Channel Free Pet Shop, which featured about 80 dogs for adoption. This first-of-its-kind collaboration across the pet industry saw 50 volunteers and 20 representatives join hands with ActionPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 141 words
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383 2012-02-19 15 AGENCIES TOKYO/WASHINGTON As a financial clearinghouse used by virtually every country and major corporation in the world agreed to shut out Iran from its network, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called for “tight, ratcheted up” sanctions to force Iran to abandon its nuclearAGENCIES - 383 words
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293 2012-02-19 15 AP TAIPEI Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group said yesterday that it has raised wages by up to 25 per cent in the second major salary hike in less than two years, as the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer comes under intensive scrutiny after a spate ofAP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration167 2012-02-19 15 AP Actress Judi Dench is battling to save her sight. The James Bond star said in an interview published yesterday that she had been diagnosed with macular degeneration, an eye condition which can cause blindness, and that her eyesight was already soAP - 167 words
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289 2012-02-19 16 REUTERS GENEVA Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organisation (WHO)REUTERS - 289 words
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240 2012-02-19 16 HON JING YI - HON JING YI SINGAPORE The People’s Association (PA) and SIM University (UniSIM) have launched the first Masters programme in Community Leadership and Social Development here, aimed at addressing the need for systematic professional training in these areas. Graduates of the course will be equipped240 words
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Article, Illustration120 2012-02-19 16 AP Japan’s 78-year-old Emperor Akihito (picture) underwent successful heart bypass surgery yesterday, doctors and palace officials said. Emperor Akihito was being monitored in an intensive care unit at the University of Tokyo Hospital, according to doctors. He was scheduled for theAP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration126 2012-02-19 16 The week-long Singapore Airshow opened its doors to the public yesterday and thousands of aviation enthusiasts flocked to the event site at the Changi Exhibition Centre, with some hopping onto shuttle buses at Changi Airport as early as 8am. The aerial display which featuredPHOTOS BY OOI BOON KEONG - 126 words
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251 2012-02-19 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIJING Well-known playboy and occasional critic of his father’s regime, Mr Kim Jong Nam has been kicked out of a luxury hotel in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau, according to a Russian newspaper. The Arguments andTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 251 words
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116 2012-02-19 16 More police operations aimed at keeping the streets here crime free can be expected in the months ahead, said a police spokesperson, as 113 people were arrested for suspected involvement in unlawful activities during an overnight operation which ended early this morning. Arrests were116 words
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Article90 2012-02-19 16 AP COLLAPSES AT FAYE WONG’S CONCERT A seating section collapsed at a concert by Hong Kong pop star Faye Wong in southwest China, injuring 64 people. The state-run Beijing News said concertgoers suffered cuts, broken bones and head injuries after scaffolding behind the stage brokeAP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration627 2012-02-19 17 Villas-Boas stares down barrel as Blues extend winless streak to four AGENCIES FA CUP, FIFTH ROUND Chelsea 1 Birmingham 1 LONDON He is not yet mortally wounded, but if the fans at Stamford Bridge have their way, then the writing is on the wallAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 627 words
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372 2012-02-19 17 REUTERS MADRID Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is still putting off a decision on extending his contract beyond the end of this season, saying yesterday he needed more time to make up his mind whether to remain in charge of the Spanish, European and world champions.REUTERS - 372 words
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Article111 2012-02-19 17 AGENCIES Four years ago, Indian hockey hit a new low in Chile when the men’s hockey team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 80 years. They began their quest to erase the memories of Santiago, Chile, yesterday when they outclassed Singapore 15-1AGENCIES - 111 words
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161 2012-02-19 17 AP ESPN have apologised for using a racial slur in a headline for a story on the New York Knicks’ new sensation Jeremy Lin. ESPN ran the headline “Chink in the Armour” after Lin had nine turnovers in New York’s loss to the NewAP - 161 words
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Article, Illustration573 2012-02-19 18 Reds’ boss demands focus from his players as visitors hope history can repeat itself AGENCIES FA CUP, FIFTH ROUND Liverpool vs Brighton LIVERPOOL —Kenny Dalglish (picture) has moved to prevent any complacency undermining Liverpool’s approach against Brighton and Hove Albion by warning his players thatAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 573 words
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Article321 2012-02-19 18 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Neil Warnock’s disappointment at being sacked by Queens Park Rangers last month has been eased by his appointment as Leeds United manager yesterday. Leeds chairman Ken Bates has charged the Yorkshireman to return the club to the Premier League. Leeds are currently inTHE GUARDIAN - 321 words
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303 2012-02-19 18 AGENCIES MILAN Robin van Persie has been encouraged to turn his back on Arsenal by AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, reported Sky Sports yesterday. The Gunners captain was helpless in the San Siro on Wednesday as his side were humbled 4-0 by Ibrahimovic’sAGENCIES - 303 words
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Article, Illustration554 2012-02-19 19 Tottenham boss hints he will only leave club for England at the end ofthe season THE GUARDIAN LONDON Harry Redknapp believes the Football Association (FA) should wait until the end of the season before approaching their preferred candidate to replace Fabio CapelloTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 554 words
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Article, Illustration380 2012-02-19 19 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Football Academy (NFA) he helped set up in 2000 proved an effective bullpen, producing the likes of national skipper Shahril Ishak and fellow Lions Baihakki Khaizan and Hassan Sunny. While P Sivakumar will leave his position as deputyTODAY FILE PHOTO - 380 words
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202 2012-02-19 19 REUTERS MUNICH British challenger Dereck Chisora will be fined for slapping World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Vitali Klitschko during the weigh-in on Friday for this morning’s (Singapore time) heavyweight title fight here. WBC president Jose Sulaiman condemned Chisora for “severely slapping” Klitschko and saidREUTERS - 202 words
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Article187 2012-02-19 20 SINGAPORE The LionsXII continued their unbeaten run yesterday, comfortably beating UiTM FC or the Mara University of Technology 3-0 in the first round of the Malaysia FA Cup. The match was played yesterday afternoon in Shah Alam and V Sundramoorthy’s men entered the competition187 words
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Article, Illustration798 2012-02-19 20 SHAMIR OSMAN - With South-east Asia a hot spot, FIFA’s outgoing head of security believes governments must get involved in the fight SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While thousands of fans both here and across the Causeway revelled in the heady atmosphere of the Malaysia Cup days from theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 798 words
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Article255 2012-02-19 20 REUTERS A prominent former football boss and a referees director were handed long jail terms for bribery and match-fixing in China yesterday as part of a massive anti-graft drive aimed at cleaning up the corruption in the local game. Yang Yimin, a former deputy-chief of theREUTERS - 255 words
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Article, Illustration492 2012-02-19 21 Knicks’ seven-game winning streak ends; Kobe lights up in front of a special guest AP NEW YORK Can’t Lin ‘em all. Not the way Jeremy Lin handled the ball Friday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time), and he put the blame for the loss that haltedAP; PHOTOS: REUTERS, GETTY IMAGES - 492 words
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Article, Illustration627 2012-02-19 21 Los Angeles Lakers centre Andrew Bynum was voted in by the fans worldwide as a starter for the NBA’s Western Conference All-Star team in the traditional annual match-up with their Eastern Conference rivals next Sunday in Orlando, Florida.REUTERS - 627 words
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Miscellaneous424 2012-02-19 23 SUNDAY TV TRANSFORMERS Channel~5,~6.45pm~(PG–Action~Violence) An~ancient~struggle~re-erupts~on~Earth~between~ two~extraterrestrial~clans,~the~heroic~Autobots~and~ the~evil~Decepticons,~with~a~clue~to~the~ultimate~ power~held~by~a~young~teenager.~Starring~Shia~ LaBeouf,~Megan~Fox~and~Josh~Duhamel. LIFE Channel~8,~7pm Youhui~approaches~Qiaqia’s~contact~for~a~business~deal,~not~ knowing~that~the~company~does~not~exist.~Kexin~is~disappointed~ when~she~finds~out~that~the~gift~that~Youzhi~gives~her~is~picked~by~ Ruyi.~Dafeng~is~hurt~when~an~explosion~happens~at~the~groundbreaking~ceremony.~Qiaqia~knows~for~sure~that~Shixiong~is~the~ mastermind~behind~the~incident,~but~she~is~unable~to~question~him. CHANNEL CHANNEL ~6.00AM~ India:~A~Love~Story ~8.00~ The~Martha~Stewart~Show~VI ~9.00~ The~Dr~Oz~Show~(PG) ~9.45~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~IX~ ~10.45~ America’s~Cup~Magazine~Television~Series:~ America’s~Cup~Uncovered~ ~11.15~ Top~Gear~XII ~12.30PM~ Countdown~To~London ~1.00~ America’s~Got~Talent~V ~2.00~ White~Collar ~3.00~ My~Fake~Fiance ~4.45~ Million~Dollar~Money~Drop ~5.45~ Films~&~Stars~Asia ~6.15~ Anything~Goes ~6.45~ Transformers~(PG-Action~Violence) ~9.30~ News~5~Tonight ~10.00~424 words
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Article, Illustration973 2012-02-19 1 STEVE LOHR - NEWS ANALYSIS By STEVE LOHR <B\)c ;NeUr lork Stines Welcome to the age of Big Data. Big Data is shorthand for advancing trends in technology that open the door to a new approach to understanding the world and making decisions. There is a lot more data,<B\)c ;NeUr lork Stines; CHAD HAGEN - 973 words
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804 2012-02-19 1 DAVID STREITFELD - Tech Companies Want to Be All Things to All People By DAVID STREITFELD £l)c iNcUi 11 ork Simes San Francisco Technology used to be so simple. In the old days, you listened to music on your iPod while exercising. During an idle moment at the office£l)c iNcUi 11 ork Simes - 804 words
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Advertisement11 2012-02-19 1 3 WORLD TRENDS A golf course where guerrillas go to play.11 words
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Advertisement18 2012-02-19 1 11 mONEY buSINESS As its economy slows, India opens markets. INTELLIGENCE: Austerity and defiance in Greece, Page 2.18 words
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Article, Illustration794 2012-02-19 2 KOSTAS TSAPOGAS - INTELLIGENCE/ KOSTAS TSAPOGAS el)c iNVlu llork Ehucs Athens Most of the outside world views the current Greek drama played out on the streets of Athens, the boardrooms of the European banking elite and the halls of the Greek Parliament as the bursting of one of the globalel)c iNVlu llork Ehucs; PETROS GIANNAKOURIS/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 794 words
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747 2012-02-19 2 ALESSANDRA STANLEY - ESSAY ALESSANDRA STANLEY el)c iNVut Jlork Ehucs MOSCOW —“We live in a normal country,” Ivan Urgant, a popular television personality, recently assured Russian viewers. The setting did not exactly support his point, since he was standing in a mock courtroom on a popular daytimeel)c iNVut Jlork Ehucs - 747 words
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Article, Illustration732 2012-02-19 3 CHOE SANG-HUN - By CHOE SANG-HUN El)c i\c\v JEjork Shncs YEONGJU, South Korea When he looks out from the time-frozen world of Korea’s oldest private Confucian academy, Park Seok-hong sees the rest of the country “turning into a realm of beasts.” He points to recent news asEl)c i\c\v JEjork Shncs; JEAN CHUNG FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 732 words
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Article, Illustration623 2012-02-19 3 EDWARD WONG - lAIZA~JoUrnAl By EDWARD WONG SEIjc iNVUt JEjork Shnes LAIZ A, Myanmar Water-buf-falo dung dots the fairways, caddies in flip-flops lug the golf bags and firefights with the Burmese Army have broken out a half-hour’s drive away. There is also a camp of 5,000SEIjc iNVUt JEjork Shnes; ADAM DEAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 623 words
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Article, Illustration731 2012-02-19 4 ROBERT F. WORTH - By ROBERT F. WORTH Eljc Jfctof Jlcrk ehncs TEHRAN One measure of the profound anxiety now coursing through Iran can be seen on Manouchehri Street, a winding lane at the heart of Tehran where crowds of men gather every day to buyEljc Jfctof Jlcrk ehncs; VAHID SALEMI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 731 words
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Article, Illustration771 2012-02-19 4 TIM ARANGO, DURAID ADNAN - By TIM ARANGO, DURAID ADNAN EljcJCcUt Jlcrk ehncs FALLUJA, Iraq —Not so long ago, Syrians worked to send weapons and fighters into Iraq to help Sunnis fighting a sectarian conflict. Suddenly, it is the other way around. Syria’s sectarian war is becoming theEljcJCcUt Jlcrk ehncs; ASSOCIATED PRESS; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 771 words
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Article, Illustration571 2012-02-19 6 LYNDSEY LEWIS - LYNDSEY LEWIS Sl)c JCctu Jlork Ehncs He was charming, frustrating and ultimately lovable. But Raymond Babbitt, the autistic character played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1988 film “Rain Man,” was also a card counter. When Raymond won big in Las Vegas,Sl)c JCctu Jlork Ehncs; FRED R. CONRAD/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 571 words
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Article, Illustration817 2012-02-19 7 ERICA GOODE - By ERICA GOODE eljcJCclu Jlork Elm css SAN FRANCISCO Atha Fong, 22, has trouble explaining to her mother exactly what she does as a product manager at iSkoot. “Basically, her understanding is that I work with engineers to make mobile phoneeljcJCclu Jlork Elm css; RAMIN RAHIMIAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 817 words
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Article, Illustration646 2012-02-19 8 NICHOLAS KULISH - By NICHOLAS KULISH E(k JfrUf JJork Shncs BUCHAREST, Romania When Dr. Raed Arafat resigned last month as under secretary of state at Romania’s Ministry of Health, thousands took to the streets across the country to demand his return. The demonstrations turned violent asE(k JfrUf JJork Shncs; VADIM GHIRDA/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 646 words
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Article, Illustration833 2012-02-19 8 JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN El)c JfrUf JSork Smncs KHARTOUM, Sudan Sudan and the breakaway nation of South Sudan have been locked in a dangerous standoff over billions of gallons of oil, seizing tankers, shutting down wells and imperiling the tenuous, American-backed peace that hasEl)c JfrUf JSork Smncs; SVEN TORFINN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 833 words
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Article, Illustration837 2012-02-19 10 CHRYSTIA FREELAND - By CHRYSTIA FREELAND Chrystia Freeland is global editor at large at Reuters. El)c iXcUt Jjork Shncs A decade ago, the economist Jim O’Neill served notice to the Western investment community that the world was being transformed by the rise of emerging markets. HeEl)c iXcUt Jjork Shncs; CHRISTIE JOHNSTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 837 words
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Article, Illustration490 2012-02-19 10 PHYLLIS KORKKI - By PHYLLIS KORKKI El)c iXcUt JJork Shncs It’s lonely at the top, or so it is said. But employees at all levels become lonely, even when other workers are all around them. And some research has found that it hurts not onlyEl)c iXcUt JJork Shncs; VICTO NGAI - 490 words
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Article, Illustration649 2012-02-19 11 ANDREW ROSS SORKIN - DeaLB 6k By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN el)c iNcUt jlork Elm css DAVOS, Switzerland Usually, it is the banks that are fighting efforts to impose new regulations on the industry. Now, it is foreign governments fighting against bank regulations in the United States. At theel)c iNcUt jlork Elm css; ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 649 words
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Article, Illustration679 2012-02-19 11 VIKAS BAJAJ - By VIKAS BAJAJ EljciXhu jlork Shncs NEW DELHI When India’s finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, flew to Chicago recently, it was to deliver an urgent message: India is still open for business. Mr. Mukherjee eagerly promoted specific new deals from New Delhi, where the nationalEljciXhu jlork Shncs; KUNITAKAH ASHI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; Source: International Monetary Fund; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 679 words
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Article, Illustration184 2012-02-19 12 Slje Jfclu Jlork Stines Self-anchored suspension bridges, like the new Bay Bridge, are costlier to build than conventional suspension bridges because the road deck must be supported until the main cable is installed. SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION BRIDGE 1 The bridge’s single tower is built, asSlje Jfclu Jlork Stines; Source: T.Y. Lin International; MIKA GRÖNDAHL/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 184 words
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Article, Illustration849 2012-02-19 12 HENRY FOUNTAIN - By HENRY FOUNTAIN Slje Jfelu Jlork Ehncs SAN FRANCISCO The engineers of the new San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge have planned for the long term. At intervals inside the $6 billion span’s box girders are anchor blocks, called deadmen. They are meant to beSlje Jfelu Jlork Ehncs; MIKA GRÖNDAHL/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 849 words
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Article, Illustration598 2012-02-19 13 SAM ROBERTS - By SAM ROBERTS eljcJyVut jjork Elmcs ASHKELON, Israel To the naked eye, the white, powdery substance appeared to be plaster. That’s what the professional and volunteer archaeologists at a dig in Israel concluded. To be certain, though, they subjected the chalky dust to spectroscopy andeljcJyVut jjork Elmcs; CARL ANDREWS; DANIEL MASTER - 598 words
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Article, Illustration589 2012-02-19 13 CARL ZIMMER - By CARL ZIMMER £l)c JfrUf jjork Elmcs Joy Reidenberg was in her laboratory at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan when the phone rang. A British television production company was on the line, wondering if she could fly to Ireland that night. They£l)c JfrUf jjork Elmcs; WINDFALL FILMS - 589 words
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HEALTH & FITNESS
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Article740 2012-02-19 14 RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M. D - ESSAY RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. El)c iXctit JJork ®unc$ It’s popular these days to view human behavior through the lens of evolutionary biology. What survival advantages, researchers ask, may lie hidden in our ac- tions, even in our pathologies? Depression has come in for particular scrutiny.El)c iXctit JJork ®unc$ - 740 words
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Article, Illustration554 2012-02-19 14 MARY PILON - By MARY PILON el)c iXctu JJork ®unc$ HUNTSVILLE, Alabama Jimi Sitko’s apartment is filled with medals and trophies from bodybuilding competitions, and snapshots of his tanned, rippled physique in full flex. But most surprising is what is inside Mr. Sitko’s stomach: tofu, fresh greens andel)c iXctu JJork ®unc$; ROBERT RAUSCH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 554 words
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Article, Illustration819 2012-02-19 15 DONALD G. McNEIL Jr - By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Sljc Jfctu JJork ehucs Now that studies have shown that circumcising adult heterosexual men is one of the most effective “vaccines” against AIDS reducing the chances of infection by 60 percent or more public health experts are searchingSljc Jfctu JJork ehucs; PREPEX - 819 words
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Article, Illustration649 2012-02-19 15 GRETCHEN REYNOLDS - By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Sljc Jfctu JJork ehucs A new study suggests that the ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body’s cells may be one of its most valuable, if least visible, effects. Cells accumulate flotsam from everyday living.Sljc Jfctu JJork ehucs; BARBARA P. FERNANDEZ FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 649 words
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ARTS & STYLES
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Article, Illustration620 2012-02-19 16 ROSS SIMONINI - By ROSS SIMONINI el)c Jfair Jlork Etwcs On camera Hamilton Morris has smoked Amanita muscaria fungi in Iceland, interviewed a woman who endured torture by psychedelics, rubbed the secretions of an Amazonian frog into his burns and, in Haiti, dusted himself with theel)c Jfair Jlork Etwcs; DANA LAVOIE - 620 words
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Article, Illustration864 2012-02-19 16 RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD - By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD el)c Jfau JJork Smncs MEXICO CITY The two acoustic guitarists onstage here sounded as if the Gypsy Kings had taken possession of Jimmy Page. Intricate melodies rode over crashing, furious percussion as the two acoustic guitarists onstage raced from heavy-metal riffsel)c Jfau JJork Smncs; JILLIAN MITCHELL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 864 words
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