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Title Section12 2012-03-04 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY March 4, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 072/02/201212 words
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Advertisement84 2012-03-04 1 S$9.8B BP’S LANDMARK SETTLEMENT FOR VICTIMS hot news 9 TURN OVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY FIVE WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD sunday special 2-4 1-2 LIVERPOOL SILENCED BY ARSENAL IN 92ND MINUTE sports 17 CITIGROUP GETS NEW CHAIRMAN hot news 10 WUKAN PROTESTERS VOTED IN AS84 words
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Article, Illustration1476 2012-03-04 2 BRYONY GORDON - With International Women’s Day falling this Thursday, we pay tribute to five individuals who are striving to make things better for their fellow humans Sunday special todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg BRYONY GORDON THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The last time that the Taliban tried to murder Fawzia Koofi, shePHOTOS OFTAN, WONG BY OOI BOON KEONG - 1,476 words
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579 2012-03-04 3 VENESSA LEE - Jolene Tan and Wong Pei Chi, who want marital rape treated as a crime VENESSA LEE It was while Ms Jolene Tan was studying for her Masters in Law at Harvard some years ago, that she came across a paper written by579 words
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Article, Illustration487 2012-03-04 4 VENESSA LEE - Sister Denise Coghlan, who helps landmine survivors VENESSA LEE For 23 years, Sister Denise Coghlan has lived in Cambodia helping the victims of a devastating legacy of war, and campaigning for a ban on landmines. Years of conflict have left Cambodia onePHOTO COURTESY JRS CAMBODIA - 487 words
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518 2012-03-04 4 VENESSA LEE - Ratna Osman, who applies her knowledge of Islamic law to argue for change VENESSA LEE As executive director of Sisters in Islam, a Malaysian non-governmental organisation (NGO), controversy and public ire are nothing new to Ms Ratna Osman. In 2009,518 words
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Article, Illustration1432 2012-03-04 6 He is witty, big-hearted, chivalrous and a tradition-breaker. Alicia Wong meets Thailand’s ‘condom king’ Mechai Viravaidya, whose efforts have saved millions of lives and continue to improve countless others the perspectives As a young boy, Mechai Viravaidya would walk the streets selling eggs to his neighbours. HePHOTOS BY DON WONG - 1,432 words
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Advertisement66 2012-03-04 7 What Dr Mechai had at Yan Ting Dim Sum Combination Oven-baked Barbequed “Char Siew” Pastry Steamed Vegetarian Dumpling with Black Truffles Steamed Beancurd Roll in Abalone Sauce Braised Fish Maw Broth with Conpoy Steamed Sea Perch Fillet with Special Coral Sauce Pan-roasted Rack of Lamb with Dried Chilli and Uighur66 words
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Article, Illustration787 2012-03-04 8 diana chandra - My little boy would go into a rage and pick up chairs to fling at those around him, and all his little classmates would scream and run around terrified. parenttoparent diana chandra todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg We are often more shocked when we come across angry children than when787 words
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Article, Illustration428 2012-03-04 9 AGENCIES NEW ORLEANS BP has reached an estimated US$7.8 billion (S$9.8 billion) deal with plaintiffs suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst offshore oil spill in the nation’s history. It agreed yesterday to settle lawsuits broughtAGENCIES; AP - 428 words
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520 2012-03-04 9 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On the heels of the latest comments by certain Yale University faculty members critical of its Singapore branch campus, the inaugural dean of faculty Charles Bailyn has affirmed that he remains “very optimistic about the future prospects520 words
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253 2012-03-04 10 AP NEW YORK Researchers are reporting the first treatment to speed recovery from severe brain injuries caused by falls and car crashes: A cheap flu medicine. A study of 184 severely disabled patients in the United States, Denmark and Germany showed thatAP - 253 words
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269 2012-03-04 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE To raise awareness of the importance of mental well-being and reduce the risk of dementia among the Malay community, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) is working with mosques and the Geylang Serai CC to launch the Malay version of its mentalCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 269 words
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Article, Illustration111 2012-03-04 10 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Citigroup chairman Richard Parsons, who helped the bank become a behemoth that almost collapsed in the financial crisis and then led its recovery, will be replaced by fellow director Michael O’Neill (picture). Mr O’Neill will take over next month, New York-basedBLOOMBERG; REUTERS - 111 words
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Article, Illustration101 2012-03-04 12 The photo shows a hunter with a proud smile holding a slain, man-sized mountain lion a memento from a successful Idaho hunting trip that has become a political nightmare for the hunter. He is the state Fish and Game Commission president in California, where cougar killing101 words
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Article, Illustration318 2012-03-04 12 AGENCIES HENRYVILLE (Indiana) A string of violent storms scratched away small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early season tornado outbreak killed more than 30 people, and the death toll rose as daylight broke on yesterday’s searchAGENCIES; AP - 318 words
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Article252 2012-03-04 12 AGENCIES MELBOURNE Some 3,500 people across the Australian state of New South Wales are being evacuated as continuous heavy rain swells rivers across the state, according to Sky News. This includes more than 2,000 residents in north-western Sydney, as heavy rain caused the dam supplyingAGENCIES - 252 words
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Article226 2012-03-04 12 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK William Bryan Jennings, Morgan Stanley’s bond-underwriting chief in the United States, was charged with a hate crime in the stabbing of a New York City cab driver of Egyptian descent over a fare. Mohamed Ammar said the banker attacked him on DecBLOOMBERG - 226 words
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208 2012-03-04 14 KAREN NG - KAREN NG SINGAPORE Over the last six months, complaints of loan-shark activities and of youth causing a disturbance at Bukit Panjang constituency have fallen, thanks, in part, to the efforts of residents who patrol the area. To heighten safety awareness at Bukit Panjang Constituency, Mayor208 words
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149 2012-03-04 14 CLAIRE HUANG - CLAIRE HUANG The country’s top legal eagles met their counterparts from Malaysia and Brunei yesterday at the 2nd Joint Judicial Conference hosted by Singapore, to share their experiences in recent legal developments, as well as to forge closer ties between the countries. Held at149 words
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Article, Illustration224 2012-03-04 14 ZHANG WEIFANG - ZHANG WEIFANG SINGAPORE It was clearly a night to remember for fans of Tamil film at the International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA) 2012, held last night at the Singapore Expo. Co-presented by Silver Screen International and MediaCorp channel Vasantham, the four-hour eventPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 224 words
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242 2012-03-04 14 S RAMESH - S RAMESH SINGAPORE Needy secondary students living in the Central Singapore district now have a new Get-to-School Transport Grant to help them with their school transport needs. Over the next three years, up to 300 students will receive S$360 each to subsidise242 words
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199 2012-03-04 14 HETTY MUSFIRAH - HETTY MUSFIRAH SINGAPORE Be it for a humanitarian mission or just a holiday, more people in Singapore are flying on private planes to their destinations, typically in Asia, from Singapore’s Seletar Airport. But most of these jet-setters do not own a plane just199 words
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Article, Illustration517 2012-03-04 16 AP WUKAN Two protesters who led a rebellion against officials accused of stealing farmland were elected yesterday to run their fishing village, in a much-watched election that reformers hope will promote democracy as a way to settle many of the myriad disputes besetting China.AP - 517 words
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Article230 2012-03-04 16 BLOOMBERG TEHRAN Iran commended the “epic” voter turnout in a parliamentary election that may strengthen the hand of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “The Iranian nation proved to the world that it’s pursuing its path steadfastly and disappointed the enemiesBLOOMBERG - 230 words
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Article, Illustration164 2012-03-04 16 BLOOMBERG Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday, calling for universal suffrage and criticising Mr Donald Tsang, the soon-to-retire chief executive, for allegedly accepting perks from local tycoons. “I feel so helpless in being a Hong Kong citizen, as we don’tBLOOMBERG; AP - 164 words
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154 2012-03-04 16 THE NEW YORK TIMES President Barack Obama, speaking before tomorrow’s meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stiffened his pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even as he warned Israel of the negative consequences of a preemptive military strike on Iran’s nuclearTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 154 words
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224 2012-03-04 16 AP PYONGYANG A spokesman for North Korea’s powerful National Defence Commission said yesterday the United States must halt joint military drills underway in South Korea if it is serious about peace on the Korean peninsula. Military officials convened a rare news conferenceAP - 224 words
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183 2012-03-04 16 AGENCIES A Western official says a series of unintentional mistakes led to the burning of Qurans and other Islamic texts at a United States base in Afghanistan, and that five American soldiers could face a disciplinary review over it. The official said yesterday theAGENCIES - 183 words
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Article, Illustration617 2012-03-04 17 Arsenal captain deals a massive blow to Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League football next season THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LIVERPOOL A clinical Robin van Persie left Liverpool facing up to another year without Champions League football by scoring both goals as Arsenal secured a crucial 2-1THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 617 words
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394 2012-03-04 17 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE West Brom 1 Chelsea 0 LONDON The tap-dancing around the Chelsea grave of Andre Villas-Boas continued after the Londoners were felled 1-0 at the Hawthorns by West Bromwich Albion early this morning. Gareth McAuley’s 82nd-minute winner gave West Brom aAGENCIES - 394 words
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Article, Illustration571 2012-03-04 18 FIFA slam Brazil’s ‘slow’ preparations for the World Cup REUTERS BAGSHOT (England) FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, saying “not a lot is moving” and organisers needed “a kick upREUTERS; AP - 571 words
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355 2012-03-04 18 AP FIFA inspectors may have an unpleasant surprise when they visit Beira-Rio Stadium in Brazil next week, finding an empty construction site and a venue in danger of being dropped from the 2014 World Cup. Lack of financial guarantees to renovate Beira-RioAP - 355 words
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162 2012-03-04 18 THE GUARDIAN Sepp Blatter has said he thinks he can convince football’s rule-makers to implement goalline technology. A high-profile mistake at the last World Cup in South Africa England midfielder Frank Lampard’s shot against Germany had clearly crossed the line but was not spottedTHE GUARDIAN - 162 words
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486 2012-03-04 19 Spurs have not beaten Red Devils since 2001 and Redknapp is desperate to break the spell AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham vs Man United CHIGWELL Harry Redknapp has conceded Tottenham Hotspur’s chances of winning the Premier League title following last week’s 5-2 collapseAGENCIES - 486 words
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Article, Illustration274 2012-03-04 19 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH There was much about modern football that left the late Alan Ball thoroughly disillusioned but, if the topic of conversation ever turned to Paul Scholes (right), his face would light up. It can be safely assumed that Ball, the man of theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 274 words
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361 2012-03-04 19 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle vs Sunderland LONDON Newcastle received a timely boost ahead of their derby clash with Sunderland today after announcing skipper Fabricio Coloccini and goalkeeper Tim Krul have agreed new long-term deals with theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 361 words
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Article, Illustration552 2012-03-04 20 SINGAPORE Go Soeda of Japan reached the final of the Manulife Singapore ATP Challenger with an emphatic 6-2, 6-7, 6-2 win over Danai Udomchoke of Thailand at the Singapore Island Country Club yesterday. The second-seeded Soeda will face Lu Yen-Hsun of TaiwanPHOTO BY ANDREW JK TAN - 552 words
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Article, Illustration346 2012-03-04 20 SINGAPORE More than 2,200 people took part in the 12th edition of the Singapore Biathlon held yesterday at East Coast Park, with Dylan McNiece again walking home with the Men’s open title in a time of 55 minutes and 12 seconds. NS man Clement Chow,PHOTO COURTESY SAFRA - 346 words
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350 2012-03-04 20 AP SALT LAKE CITY Devin Harris converted a three-point play with 4.5 seconds left and the Utah Jazz snapped the Miami Heat’s nine-game winning streak with a 99-98 victory on Friday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). LeBron James had 35 points, 10 rebounds,AP - 350 words
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Article, Illustration171 2012-03-04 21 REUTERS LONDON Williams team principal Frank Williams signalled the end of an era on Friday with his decision to follow co-founder Patrick Head and step down from the board of the former Formula 1 world champions. Williams and Head, who left the board at theREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 171 words
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Article, Illustration441 2012-03-04 21 Tiger survives by a whisker Former world No 1 barely makes the cut but shows glimpses of improvement REUTERS PALM BEACH GARDENS Tiger Woods (picture) barely steered clear of the cut at the second round of the Honda Classic on Friday as he saved himself with birdies on his finalREUTERS - 441 words
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Miscellaneous1007 2012-03-04 23 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Channel 5, 7.30pm (TV Premiere), (PG-Action Violence) X-Men Origins: Wolverine brings us back to Logan’s (Hugh Jackman) violent and romantic past, including his complicated relationship with his brother Victor Creed. The plot details how Logan undergoes the mutant Weapon X programme to avenge the death of his1,007 words
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Miscellaneous84 2012-03-04 23 ON STARHUB CABLE TV YOGI BEAR HBO (StarHub TV Ch 601), 8pm In this fun-filled family adventure, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo must join forces with Park Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park. TURN THE BEAT AROUND HBO Family (StarHub TV Ch 604), 7pm Set in the competitive LA dance84 words
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Advertisement26 2012-03-04 24 UN They may lack the training now, but they’ve got the heart. Singapore’s first football reality show. PREMIERING 14 MARCH WEDNESDAY 8PM xinmsn.com/firstxi Official Radio Station26 words
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Article, Illustration1092 2012-03-04 1 DAVID E. SANGER - For Obama, A Doctrine Of Caution NEWS ANALYSIS By DAVID E. SANGER SJIjc Jlork Stones ReportingbyTimescorrespondentswascontributedfromBaghdad; Jerusalem;Beijing;Moscow;Washington;Dakar,Senegal;London; Berlin;andParis. WASHINGTON Arm the Syrian rebels! And give the Israelis bunkerbusting bombs and refueling aircraft so that if they strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, they’ll get it right the firstSJIjc Jlork Stones; RODRIGO ABD/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,092 words
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Article, Illustration940 2012-03-04 1 STEVEN ERLANGER - By STEVEN ERLANGER The New York Times Paris AS THE DEAD PILE UP in Syria and diplomacy fails to stem the violence, the conflict’s difference from other Arab Spring uprisings becomes clear. “Syria is almost the only countryThe New York Times; BULENT KILIC/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 940 words
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WORLD TRENDS
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Article, Illustration662 2012-03-04 2 ETHAN BRONNER - By ETHAN BRONNER El)c iNVut Jlork Elmcs JERUSALEM The students were spared nothing. There were sessions on Nazi disputes over how to murder the Jews; propaganda art in the Third Reich; encounters with survivors; a history of anti-Semitism; the dilemmas faced by leadersEl)c iNVut Jlork Elmcs; RINA CASTELNUOVO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 662 words
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Article, Illustration839 2012-03-04 2 ELIF SHAFAK - INTELLIGENCE/ ELIF SHAFAK ElifShafak is the author of eight novels, including “The ***** of Istanbul.” Her forthcoming book “Honor” will be published next month. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. El)c Jfetu Jlork Elmcs Istanbul Storytellers have always had a knack for annoying politicians; the multiple truths of literatureEl)c Jfetu Jlork Elmcs; LYNSEY ADDARIO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 839 words
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Article, Illustration792 2012-03-04 3 NICHOLAS KULISH - By NICHOLAS KULISH Eljc JCctu Jiork Ernies Joanna Berendt contributed reporting. WARSAW For all that Poland has accomplished since the fall of the Iron Curtain, it has long resisted fully coming to terms with its Communist past the oppression, the spying, even the massacres. SocietyEljc JCctu Jiork Ernies; CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 792 words
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Article, Illustration551 2012-03-04 3 JOHN F. BURNS - By JOHN F. BURNS Eljc JCctu Jiork Ernies GRANTHAM, England Here in Margaret Thatcher’s hometown, a stolid, hard-working sort of place 190 kilometers north of London, there is not a lot of fuss, nor much in the wayEljc JCctu Jiork Ernies; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 551 words
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Article, Illustration702 2012-03-04 4 NICOLE PERLROTH, JOHN MARKOFF - By NICOLE PERLROTH, JOHN MARKOFF Sl)c Jfctu Jlork Ehncs SAN FRANCISCO The elusive hacker movement known as Anonymous has carried out Internet attacks on well-known organizations like Sony and an American television network. In August, the group went after the Vatican. The campaignSl)c Jfctu Jlork Ehncs; RINA CASTELNUOVO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 702 words
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Article, Illustration745 2012-03-04 4 ADAM NOSSITER - By ADAM NOSSITER Sl)c Jfctu Jlork Ehncs Musa Ibrahim contributed reporting. KANO, Nigeria In an imam’s office, two young men in long hooded robes, their faces hidden by checked scarves, calmly described their deadly war against the Nigerian state. The office door was open. ChildrenSl)c Jfctu Jlork Ehncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAMUEL JAMES FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 745 words
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Article, Illustration594 2012-03-04 6 ANITA PATIL - LENS ANITA PATIL For comments, write to nytweekly@nytimes.com. E(k JfrUf JSork Simcs “I don’t really like my friends,” complains Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) in the 1989 film “Heathers,” a cult classic about cliques, suicide and jocks in high school. Jason Dean (Christian Slater) responds: “IE(k JfrUf JSork Simcs; BENJAMIN NORMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 594 words
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Article, Illustration712 2012-03-04 6 ROD NORDLAND - By ROD NORDLAND EljeiXhu Jlork Simcs Taimoor Shah contributed reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan Even dying is being outsourced here. This is a war where traditional military jobs, from cooks to base guards and convoy drivers, have increasingly been shifted to the privateEljeiXhu Jlork Simcs; UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS - 712 words
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Article, Illustration665 2012-03-04 8 MARTIN FACKLER - NAHA JOURNAL By MARTIN FACKLER el)c Jfctu Jlork Stines NAHA, Japan On a dark street behind the T-shirt shops and the crowds of the touristy Kokusai Dori strip, in a tiny club filled with a smattering of gray-haired customers, Sumiko Yoseyama liftedel)c Jfctu Jlork Stines; KOSUKE OKAHARA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 665 words
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Article, Illustration497 2012-03-04 8 THOMAS FULLER - By THOMAS FULLER el)c JfcUt Jlork Stines MAE SOT, Thailand Pity the Burmese dissident in exile. For more than two decades they were symbols of defiance against Myanmar’s military dictatorship, campaigning tirelessly in foreign countries for regime change. Now that the Myanmar government isel)c JfcUt Jlork Stines; THE NEW YORK TIMES; ADAM FERGUSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 497 words
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Article, Illustration824 2012-03-04 10 DONALD G. McNEIL Jr - By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. £l)c New Jlork Elmcs SOWETO, South Africa— Shortly after Michel Sidibé became executive director of the United Nations’ AIDS prevention agency, a court in Senegal sentenced nine gay men, all AIDS educators, to eightyears in prison for£l)c New Jlork Elmcs; GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 824 words
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Article, Illustration531 2012-03-04 10 SEAN B. CARROLL - By SEAN B. CARROLL eljc JsVut Jlork Simcss LOS ANGELES Just off bustling Wilshire Boulevard, tucked between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the national headquarters of the Screen Actors Guild, lie buried some of the most exquisitely preserved fossils in theeljc JsVut Jlork Simcss; KARE KNAUER/PAGE MUSEUM AT THE LA BREA TAR PITS - 531 words
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Article, Illustration683 2012-03-04 11 BENEDICT CAREY - By BENEDICT CAREY el)c ?s\'Uf Jtjork Suites In the past few years researchers have been testing simple vid-eo-game-like programs aimed at relieving common problems like anxiety and depression. Recent results have been encouraging enough that the programs are being delivered on smartphones therapy apps thatel)c ?s\'Uf Jtjork Suites; DONALD ROBINAUGH - 683 words
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Article, Illustration642 2012-03-04 11 LAURIE TARKAN - ESSAY LAURIE TARKAN el)c JfcUt Jtjork Suites For decades, scientists have looked for explanations as to why memory loss, slower reaction time, insomnia and even depression occur with age. They have investigated such suspects as high cholesterol, obesity and an inactive lifestyle.el)c JfcUt Jtjork Suites; ELLEN WEINSTEIN - 642 words
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Article, Illustration708 2012-03-04 12 ANDREW E. KRAMER - By ANDREW E. KRAMER Sljc iXhit Jjork Shncs MOSCOW —For months, the Russian government has opposed Western petroleum sanctions against Iran. But new threats to Iranian oil flow could have at least one beneficiary: Russia. The Russian oil industry was already reaping theSljc iXhit Jjork Shncs; LASZLO BELICZAY/MTI, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS - 708 words
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Article, Illustration531 2012-03-04 12 BEN SISARIO - By BEN SISARIO Sljc iXctu Jjork Shncs Like many independent musicians, Drew Smith had no record label to underwrite his career, no publicity machine to get his music into listeners’ hands and not nearly enough money to make a music video. So he followedSljc iXctu Jjork Shncs; CHRIS YOUNG FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 531 words
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THE WAY WE EAT
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Article, Illustration746 2012-03-04 13 JEFF GORDINIER - By JEFF GORDINIER ®l)c Jfctu Jlork Ehucs Could an eating discipline pioneered by Buddhist monks and nuns help teach us how to get healthy, relieve stress and shed many of the neuroses that we’ve come to associate with food? It involves becoming aware of that reflexive urge®l)c Jfctu Jlork Ehucs; JENNIFER MAY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; GRETCHEN ERIE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 746 words
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Article, Illustration538 2012-03-04 13 ELAINE SCIOLINO - By ELAINE SCIOLINO Sljc Jlork Ehucs PARIS Despite having three Michelin stars at his restaurant in the Meurice hotel, Yannick Alléno considers himself a man of the people. His parents owned a modest bistro in a Paris suburb, where they served croque-monsieursSljc Jlork Ehucs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY OWEN FRANKEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 538 words
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Article, Illustration781 2012-03-04 14 JULIA MOSKIN - By JULIA MOSKIN 55ljc ?Ihu Jlork Shncs When Chime Doma and her three sisters were growing up, making sha momos juicy beef dumplings that are an obsession among Tibetans was a big, much-anticipated project. “Finding beef was not so easy, but55ljc ?Ihu Jlork Shncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY CENICOLA/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 781 words
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Article, Illustration607 2012-03-04 14 MICHAEL SANDERS - By MICHAEL SANDERS EljcJCcUt Jlork Shncs Mead, made from fermenting a solution of honey and water and once a staple of so many cultures, had faded into ignominy. Now, mead’s reputation is being restored. This may be partly due to the explosion inEljcJCcUt Jlork Shncs; CRAIG DIGGER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 607 words
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Article, Illustration840 2012-03-04 16 RANDY KENNEDY - By RANDY KENNEDY eljcJCctit Jjork Shncs Any visitor to the New Museum in New York in early February might have thought that the fourth floor was being gutted. It was almost impossible to walk without stepping on a piece of wood or a pile of rubble.eljcJCctit Jjork Shncs; ROBERT WRIGHT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 840 words
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Article, Illustration625 2012-03-04 16 KATHRYN SHATTUCK - By KATHRYN SHATTUCK SEljeJfctu Jjork Shncs “Hollywood isn’t ready for an Indian leading man,” Irrfan Khan declared one recent evening. He was nursing a sore throat and fatigue after a marathon post-pro-duction session for Ang Lee’s film “Life of Pi.”SEljeJfctu Jjork Shncs; CHAD BATKA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 625 words
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