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Title Section17 2015-02-14 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2015 MCI (P) 046/06/201417 words
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Article, Illustration2225 2015-02-14 1 MOHAMED NAWAB MOHAMED OSMAN - BY MOHAMED NAWAB MOHAMED OSMAN FOR TODAY Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman is assistant professor and coordinator of the Malaysia Programme at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Nanyang Technological University. SINGAPORE —Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the spiritual leader of thePHOTO: PAS FACEBOOK PAGE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 2,225 words
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1051 2015-02-14 1 NG JING YNG - But calls from ministersfor WP to take action against managing agent go unanswered ‘A MATTER ON WHICH IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EACH MP TO TAKE A STAND EXPLICITLY’ NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The two-day debate in Parliament on the accounting1,051 words
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Advertisement34 2015-02-14 1 MAKING ALL IMPORTANT FESTIVALS OF ALL FAITHS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL: MANPOWER MINISTRY VOIC E S 12 SI NGAPORE 14 Telcos achieve nationwide outdoor 4G coverage ahead of schedule MORE REPORTS ON PAGES2-634 words
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Article, Illustration766 2015-02-14 2 KELLY NG - Minister urges Workers’ Party to recognise gravity of town council’s situation OPPOSITION’S ABILITY TO RUN NATION QUESTIONED KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Throughout the two-day debate on the audit findings on Alju-nied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), the Workers’ Party (WP) has766 words
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Article, Illustration714 2015-02-14 4 NG JING YNG - Minister accuses WPMPs of lack of transparency, avoiding residents’ queries, making empty promises to gain votes AHPETC CHARGED THE HIGHEST FEES AMONG TOWN COUNCILS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party (WP) has betrayed the people’s trust by failing714 words
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Article, Illustration642 2015-02-14 4 Yesterday, Mr Heng Swee Keat pressed Workers’Party chief Low Thia Khiang on whether the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) had overpaid its managing agent. Here are excerpts of the exchange: Mr Heng: I think the honourable member has not answered642 words
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Article, Illustration759 2015-02-14 5 AMANDA LEE - JOSEPHINE TEO, PNG ENG HUAT CLASH DURING DEBATE ON AHPETC AUDIT REPORT AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A terse exchange broke out yesterday during the debate on the audit report of Aljunied-Hou-gang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) between Workers’ Party Member of759 words
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Article, Illustration658 2015-02-14 5 KELLY NG; AMANDA LEE - KELLY NG AND AMANDA LEE kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The couple who own FMSS Solutions and Services (FMSS), the company appointed as Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council’s (AHPETC) managing agent, may hold top appointments in the town council, but they are not involved658 words
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Article, Illustration719 2015-02-14 6 KELLY NG - Party carefully avoided assuring the House that no public funds under its care have been lost: Hri Kumar TOWN COUNCIL’S PROCESSES ‘WOULD NOT FIND THEIR PLACE EVEN IN THIRD-WORLD PARLIAMENT’ KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE People’s Action Party parliamentarians came719 words
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Article, Illustration628 2015-02-14 6 JOY FANG - JOY FANG SINGAPORE —If the authorities were to stifle the public transport operators’ ability to make profits, it may take away the incentive for them to improve productivity and efficiency and eventually lead to larger increases in transport fares, saidPHOTO: DON WONG - 628 words
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the big read
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768 2015-02-14 11 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR Leaders from both sides of the political divide joined thousands of Malaysians yesterday in paying tribute and their last respects to former Kelantan Chief Minister Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who was laid to rest in KotaAGENCIES - 768 words
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133 2015-02-14 12 LIM BOON TAN - FROM LIM BOON TAN Political parties may come and go with each election, but the administrative staff of town councils should remain, employed on a permanent basis like civil servants in the Government, with all the support equipment and offices in133 words
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542 2015-02-14 12 ALVIN LIM - FROM ALVIN LIM Divisional Director, Workplace Policy and Strategy Division, Ministry of Manpower We appreciate the perspectives shared by many Singaporeans on whether Thaipusam should be reinstated as a public holiday. As many have noted, it was a public holiday until 1968.542 words
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337 2015-02-14 12 KHOO HONG KHENG - FROM KHOO HONG KHENG There has been much debate on the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme and the recent announcement of more flexible withdrawal options. (“CPF: More choice, better security?”; Talking Point) Everyone, rich or poor, must try to plan for337 words
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149 2015-02-14 12 SAMUEL CHIA LAM SOON - FROM SAMUEL CHIA LAM SOON I refer to the letter “For retirement security, pay off loans by age 55” (Feb 11). The objective to clear one’s loans by age 55 is idealistic. A person’s life journey, from the time he starts working149 words
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Advertisement9 2015-02-14 12 SINGAPORE MHA SETS OUT REASONS FOR THAIPUSAM RESTRICTIONS 179 words
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Article, Illustration97 2015-02-14 14 An archaeological excavation the largest undertaken in Singapore being carried out at a site in front of the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall at Empress Place. So far, archaeologists have managed to haul up around 400kg of artefacts, some dating as far back as the 14th century.PHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 97 words
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579 2015-02-14 14 TAN WEIZHEN - SINGTEL LEADS THE PACK WITH OUTDOOR COVERAGE OF 99.41% TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE All three telcos here have achieved significant nationwide outdoor 4G coverage, said a survey conducted by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) the results of which will help set579 words
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356 2015-02-14 14 YVONNE LIM - YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Of the 113,000 new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat bookings made since 2010, 9 per cent of them, or 10,000 applicants, had failed to complete the purchase as of Jan 31 this year,356 words
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466 2015-02-14 17 SINGAPORE There have been recent instances where individuals had refused to heed attempts by police officers to keep the peace during the Thaipusam foot procession, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said yesterday, in setting out why it imposes restrictions, including on the466 words
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Article, Illustration131 2015-02-14 17 This week’s winner of the TODAY Shop to Win draw, Mr Halim Suciarto Tio, receiving his S$10,000 cheque from Ms Caroline Bone, marketing manager of MediaCorp Press. Mr Tio, who spent S$800 on a family package trip to Penang from AirAsia, said: ‘I am veryPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 131 words
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699 2015-02-14 18 American forces not only advisers, but involved in direct combat, say officials SPIKE AT ODDS WITH DECLARED END TO WASHINGTON’S ROLE IN WAR THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON As an October chill fell on the mountain passes that separate the militant havensTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 699 words
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Article, Illustration509 2015-02-14 18 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK About eight million metric tonnes of plastic waste make their way into the world’s oceans each year and the amount of the debris is likely to increase greatly over the next decade unless nations takeTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 509 words
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Article, Illustration995 2015-02-14 19 Jailing of three businessmen triggers human rights criticism and investor anxiety about country’s business climate THE NEW YORK TIMES BANDUNG One is a telecommunications executive, another the former president-director of a state airline and the third a project manager for Chevron.THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 995 words
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Article, Illustration634 2015-02-14 20 TAN WEIZHEN - Bank is seeking to earn more in year aheadfrom existing customer base by providing other services Q4 NET PROFIT AT S$786M TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank (UOB), the smallest of Singapore’s three lenders, yesterday reported a 1.7 per centTODAY FILE PHOTO - 634 words
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466 2015-02-14 20 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Olam International, the Singapore-based trading giant with food and commodity operations across 65 countries, said the global race to devalue currencies is wrecking its profit. At least 26 countries are currently weakening their currencies at the same time, chief executive SunnyAGENCIES - 466 words
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617 2015-02-14 21 Loan to lenders including Maybank comes six days before an extended deadline THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER K UA L A L U M P U R —Malaysia’s stateowned investment company 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has settled a RM2 billion (S$759 million) loan dueTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 617 words
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Article, Illustration954 2015-02-14 22 ADRIAN CLARKE - NO PRICE HIKE FOR UK FANS BUT THERE IS A CATCH PROVIDERS USING CARROT OF LEAGUE FOOTBALL TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE OTHER GOALS COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writesPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 954 words
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395 2015-02-14 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Arsene Wenger has predicted that the new £5.14 billion (S$10.7 billion) Premier League television deal will see even more foreign players move to England. The Arsenal manager declared that the staggering windfall awaiting English clubs from nextTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 395 words
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Article, Illustration552 2015-02-14 23 ADRIAN CLARKE - A CRACKING CUP-TIE COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for publications around the world. Follow him on Twitter @adrianjclarke. Selhurst ParkPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 552 words
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Article, Illustration624 2015-02-14 24 JASON BURT - MANAGER FOSTERING AN ‘US AGAINST THE WORLD’ MENTALITY AT CHELSEA COMMENTARY BY JASON BURT Jason Burt is The Daily Telegraph’s deputy football correspondent. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Jose Mourinho’s war with the media and the football authorities and war is the kind of word theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: AP - 624 words
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416 2015-02-14 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MANCHESTER Samir Nasri has launched an extraordinary attack on Chelsea, branding the Premier League leaders “not special at all”. Nasri, the Manchester City midfielder, has cranked up the tension in the title race with a tirade at Jose Mourinho’s squad andTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 416 words
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Article, Illustration425 2015-02-14 25 ADELENE WONG - SSA SIGNS THREE-YEAR DEAL WITH SINGAPURA FINANCE ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Cash rewards will be awarded to those who set national or meet records at the next three Singapore National Age-Group (SNAG) Swimming Championships. Yesterday, the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA)TODAY FILE PHOTO - 425 words
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Article, Illustration386 2015-02-14 25 ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE Safuwan Baharudin (picture) will have 12 matches before the Australian Hyundai A-League season is up to convince Melbourne City to sign him on a permanent deal, but the Singaporean can count on a small but passionate group of supporters duringPHOTO: MELBOURNE CITY FC - 386 words
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Article, Illustration1449 2015-02-14 26 Most of the tickets for weekend’s main events are claimed by the league for distribution to broadcast and marketing partners NTIONAL BASKETBALL SSOCIATION LIMITED BY SIZE OF ITSVENUES THE NEW YORK TIMES new york city The NBA is doing just fine theseTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,449 words
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Article, Illustration991 2015-02-14 28 MAYO MARTIN - THE JOURNEY OF HOW ONE MAN BECAME DRAG QUEEN BECCA D’BUS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg We had scheduled an appointment with Eugene Tan, but after three hours in TAB’s dressing room, loads of make-up, a purple wig and a leopard-head stuffed toy later, we found ourselves in thePHOTO: JASON HO - 991 words
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Article, Illustration792 2015-02-14 29 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE In the 1930s, New York City’s Rockefeller Center was ready to welcome an imposing set of murals by famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera until the project hit a snag. The central mural, titled Man At The Crossroads, included the image of Vladimir Lenin.PHOTO: DIEGO RIVERA FOUNDATION CENIDIAPINBA; PHOTO: ARCHIVES OF THE STATE OF VERACRUZ JOAQUIN SANTAMARIA FOUNDATION - 792 words
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Article, Illustration671 2015-02-14 29 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Once a ga i n t he lad s from Ah Boys To Men will troop into cinemas, this time in Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen, Jack Neo’s latest instalment in the box-office hit franchise. This third chapter, made671 words
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Article, Illustration147 2015-02-14 29 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE India got a taste of Peranakan culture as an exhibition by the Asian Civilisations Museum opened at the National Museum of New Delhi. Meanwhile, at home, an archaeological excavation is taking place right in front of the museum’s neighbour, Victoria Theatre and Concert147 words
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Article, Illustration1045 2015-02-14 1 CLIFFORD KRAUSS - Subsidies End Around Globe As Price Falls By CLIFFORD KRAUSS INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY In Saudi Arabia, drivers pay roughly 12 cents a liter to fill up their cars, and in Venezuela even less. Energy is so inexpensive in Kuwait and Qatar that residents chill their enormousINTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DEDI SAHPUTRA/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 1,045 words
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Article, Illustration1114 2015-02-14 1 WILLIAM NEUMAN - By WILLIAM NEUMAN INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CARACAS, Venezuela Mary Noriega heard there would be chicken. She hated being herded “like cattle,” she said, standing for hours in a line of more than 1,500 people hoping to buy food, as soldiers with side arms checkedINTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MERIDITH KOHUT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MERIDITH KOHUT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,114 words
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Article, Illustration826 2015-02-14 2 ROGER COHEN - INTELLIGENCE ROGER COHEN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Munich The most difficult thing for a communist, it has been observed, is to predict the past. I was reminded of this as I listened to the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, in full Soviet mode atTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DOMINIQUE FAGET/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 826 words
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Article, Illustration545 2015-02-14 2 SALLY McGRANE - LISDOONVARNA JOURNAL By SALLY McGRANE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LISDOONVARNA, Ireland After 50-odd years in the business of romance, Willie Daly has seen priorities change. A horse farmer by trade, he is one of Ireland’s last traditional matchmakers, best known forTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PAULO NUNES DOS SANTOS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 545 words
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Article, Illustration876 2015-02-14 3 THOMAS FULLER - By THOMAS FULLER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BANG LAEM, Myanmar A decade ago, Myanmar seemed on course to wipe out the opium fields and heroin jungle labs along its eastern border, the notorious Golden Triangle. Today, valley after valley isTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; THE NEW YORK TIMES; ADAM DEAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 876 words
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553 2015-02-14 3 ELLEN BARRY - By ELLEN BARRY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NEW DELHI—When he released his first music video, the Mum-bai-based musician Mihir Joshi understood that it would be reviewed by India’s Central Board of Film Certification for obscene orTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY - 553 words
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Article, Illustration692 2015-02-14 4 NEIL MacFARQUHAR - By NEIL MacFARQUHAR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOSCOW With oil prices down more than 50 percent in the past year, the ruble having lost more than half its value, a recession looming and the country already dipping into its reserve funds,THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; POOL PHOTO ROB GRIFFITH - 692 words
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Article, Illustration624 2015-02-14 5 NICOLE HILL - LENS NICOLE HILL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Newark airport in New Jersey is trying to make more tolerable the worst part of flying: waiting for a flight at Newark airport. The efforts there are just one example of how airports are recognizing that theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; SETH WENIG/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 624 words
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Article, Illustration651 2015-02-14 6 DECLAN WALSH - By DECLAN WALSH Salman Masood contributed reportingfrom Pakistan. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY For decades, royal Arab hunting expeditions have traveled to the far reaches of Pakistan in pursuit of the houbara bustard a waddling, migratory bird whose meat, they believe,THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; KARIM SAHIB/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 651 words
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Article, Illustration747 2015-02-14 6 CEYLAN YEGINSU - By CEYLAN YEGINSU THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SIDE, Turkey He left his home in Syria over a year ago and set out more than a dozen times, he said, on ill-fated journeys to the promised lands of Western Europe. He never made it. InTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; AYMAN OGHANNA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 747 words
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MONEY & BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration801 2015-02-14 8 BURT HELM - By BURT HELM THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The unusual collection of business and policy leaders in the Risky Business Project don’t agree on much, but they concur on one issue: Shifts in weather over the next few decades will probably cost companiesTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ROBERT STOLARIK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 801 words
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Article, Illustration556 2015-02-14 8 RACHEL ABRAMS - By RACHEL ABRAMS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY When toys are made for movies, they are usually intended for children. But with the worldwide premiere this month of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” many of the tie-ins to the film are forTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DEVIN YALKIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 556 words
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Article, Illustration668 2015-02-14 9 DAVID LEONHARDT - NEWS ANALYSIS By DAVID LEONHARDT THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY For decades, the countries of Africa were the world’s economic laggards. But over the last decade, Africa’s per capita income has grown at a rate nearly identical to that of the rest ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BEN CURTIS/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 668 words
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Article, Illustration629 2015-02-14 9 CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE - By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LA CIOTAT, France After divers checked the supporting mounts, a massive submerged boat elevator slowly raised the 600-metric-ton, 51-meter-long yacht M/Y Sky clear of the Mediterranean, gradually revealing its black matte hull. When the entireTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MARLENE AWAAD FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 629 words
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Article, Illustration821 2015-02-14 10 JAMES GORMAN - By JAMES GORMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY THE RED DESERT, Wyoming As scientists and volunteers wait by the side of a gravel road here, a helicopter swoops down, carrying two blindfolded mule deer in slings. It hovers for aTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 821 words
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Article, Illustration862 2015-02-14 11 KEN JOHNSON - By KEN JOHNSON THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY If you want to know how museums are changing their philosophies and programs in a time of increasing financial pressure and the continuing rise of private museums, websites are the most visible and informative places to look.THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - 862 words
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Article, Illustration692 2015-02-14 11 NICK BILTON - By NICK BILTON THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Mention “that French Guy” to teenagers today, and they will know exactly which French guy you are talking about. Jerome Jarre, they will tell you, is a 24-year-old who has become famousTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CHRISTIAN HANSEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 692 words
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Article, Illustration871 2015-02-14 12 DAVID CARR - ESSAY DAVID CARR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Microsoft made a big announcement recently, revealing that Windows was about to be unleashed into the physical environment through a set of goggles called the HoloLens that superimposes the operating system on the actual world. InTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MICROSOFT; LEFT, HOUSE OF TOMORROW - 871 words
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516 2015-02-14 12 QUENTIN HARDY - By QUENTIN HARDY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Technology has been accused of making many a job disappear, like those on the production line or in the accounting office. And it is not done yet. A company often resembles its communication andTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY - 516 words
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Article, Illustration700 2015-02-14 13 HILARIE M. SHEETS - By HILARIE M. SHEETS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY One recent evening at the New Museum in New York, the elevator door opened onto a fifth-floor gallery with a pole-dancing class in action. Some visitors looked confused and headed for theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JULIETA CERVANTES - 700 words
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Article, Illustration622 2015-02-14 13 NEIL MacFARQUHAR - By NEIL MacFARQUHAR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOSCOW In many ways, the movie “Leviathan” is Russia’s greatest cinematic accomplishment in years, maybe decades. The Golden Globe winner in January for best foreign film, it provides an unrelenting, vodka-soaked portrait of smalltownTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JAMES HILL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 622 words
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Article, Illustration864 2015-02-14 14 JON PARELES - By JON PARELES THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY REYKJAVIK, Iceland It wasn’t exactly a beach day. It was a chilly, damp November morning with a drizzle that turned intermittently to rain. Björk called it “sniffle weather”; she and a video crew wereTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ANDREW THOMAS HUANG; LEFT, THE NEW YORK TIMES - 864 words
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Article, Illustration452 2015-02-14 14 MICHAEL COOPER - By MICHAEL COOPER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Despite the graying of the classical music audience, or perhaps because of it, American orchestras and major music institutions are chasing youth with ever more ambitious programs including international ones to reach, and teach, the next generation ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CHRISTOPHER GREGORY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 452 words
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