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Title Section12 2012-01-22 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY January 22, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/201112 words
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Advertisement781 2012-01-22 1 Birth rate up last year But long-term downward trend not reversed, says PM Lee hot news 11 They call him master Lion dance sifu’s disciples come from as far away as Taiwan Sunday special 2 Articles selected for Copyright 2012 The New York Times Sunday, January 22, 2012 A Publication781 words
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Article, Illustration1381 2012-01-22 2 cheow xin yi, yu pei fern - Why do some Chinese traditions continue to thrive? In part, it’s the people behind them, be they a lion dance sifu, joss stick family business or teochew kueh maker Sunday special cheow xin yi, yu pei fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Come every Chinese New Year, he would roamPHOTO BY WEETECK HIAN; OLD PHOTOS COURTESY MR CHAN SIEW KEE - 1,381 words
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Article, Illustration892 2012-01-22 3 THE Sim children’s fondest memory of their childhood, they say, is of the nights before Chinese New Year spent sleeping under a huge tent outside their father’s shop, helping to guard the merchandise: Heaping piles of joss sticks, joss papers, incense holders,PHOTO BY DON WONG; PHOTOS BY DON WONG - 892 words
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Article489 2012-01-22 4 YU PEI FERN - YU PEI FERN THERE aren’t many places left that make Teochew pastries the oldfashioned way by hand, including frying their own tau sar that goes into the ang ku kueh. One of them is Kuehs and Snacks at Bukit Merah Lane, set up by Simon Goh over 20489 words
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Article, Illustration985 2012-01-22 6 What does the Year of the Dragon bring for K K Fong, founder and group CEO of Xpress Holdings? A busy start, as editor-at-large Conrad Raj finds out the perspectives Although known for his flamboyance, multimillionaire speed printer Fong Kah Kuen, better known as K KPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 985 words
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Article, Illustration857 2012-01-22 8 david eimer - High society meets Shanghai society at China’s first Debutante’s Ball thefinerlife david eimer todayonsunday@mediacorp.com. sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The Chinese flag was flying proudly above the imposing neo-classical facade of the former Shanghai Club, but the party going on inside was a throwback to the gloryTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTOS BY SHARRON LOVELL - 857 words
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Article, Illustration710 2012-01-22 8 tabitha wang - speak easy No matter what, we Chinese will move heaven and earth to get home in time for the sacred reunion dinner. tabitha wang todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Around this time of the year, the office gradually empties as people leave for their hometowns for Chinese NewART BY YEN YOK - 710 words
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Article, Illustration800 2012-01-22 10 paul gilfeather - faceinthecrowd paul gilfeather todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Pok’s little hand is almost completely covered in bandages, but the mischievous little patient of Ward 55 is keen to play and slips it inside the bag of his Singapore carer. He takes out a shiny silver necklace and, quick as flash, dropsPHOTO BY SION TOUHIG - 800 words
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Article693 2012-01-22 10 sara chan - parenttoparent sara chan todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg One of the three-year-old’s favourite books is How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss. That’s apt, for since I had kids, festivities bring out the Grinch in me. My children have an early bedtime 7.30pm and the husband a late693 words
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Article, Illustration184 2012-01-22 11 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Flash floods which hit several parts of Singapore yesterday afternoon due to heavy rainfall have put a damper on the festive Chinese New Year spirit. At Kovan wet market, some stall holders said rain water poured into their shops, which resulted inCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTO COURTESY CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 184 words
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271 2012-01-22 11 JOANNECHAN - JOANNECHAN SINGAPORE En-bloc fever appears to be subsiding with the latest data showing a fall in en-bloc activity. Some 1,400 private housing units were sold through an en-bloc sale last year, far fewer than the 5,862 units sold at the height of271 words
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Article, Illustration663 2012-01-22 11 But trend not reversed; supportive social climate ‘critical’ to couples having more children: PM SINGAPORE Singapore’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) picked up “slightly” last year, climbing to 1.20 from the historic low of 1.15 in 2010, revealed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in hisPHOTO BYWEETECK HIAN - 663 words
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273 2012-01-22 12 AP WASHINGTON Yielding to strong opposition from the high tech community, United States Senate and House leaders said on Friday they would put off further action on legislation to combat online piracy. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was postponing aAP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration347 2012-01-22 12 REUTERS WELLINGTON In a scene reminiscent of a high-octane spy drama, dozens of officers, backed by helicopters, forced their way into the country mansion hideaway of the suspected kingpin of an Internet copyright theft case. New Zealand police yesterday revealed bizarre details of theREUTERS; AP - 347 words
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217 2012-01-22 12 BLOOMBERG CAIRO The Muslim Brotherhood’s party alliance emerged as the largest group in Egypt’s new Parliament, two days before the assembly’s first meeting and the anniversary of the start of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. The alliance led by the Brotherhood’sBLOOMBERG - 217 words
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125 2012-01-22 12 BLOOMBERG Striving to regain ground in the final hours before the South Carolina primary, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney offered a dim assessment of his chances as he sparred with a surging Newt Gingrich. Travelling the state in the final full day of campaigning before today’sBLOOMBERG - 125 words
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213 2012-01-22 12 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Scientists trying to prevent bird flu from killing millions of people have suspended their work because of fears they might accidentally cause the epidemic they hope to stop, according to a letter published on Friday in scientific journals. Researchers fromTHE GUARDIAN - 213 words
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121 2012-01-22 13 REUTERS India’s Godrej Consumer Products said yesterday Singapore’s Temasek will invest 6.85 billion rupees (S$173 million) in the company to help the Indian firm maintain a strong balance sheet. Godrej Consumer Products said it will issue 16.7 million shares to Temasek’s indirectly ownedREUTERS - 121 words
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Article, Illustration242 2012-01-22 13 AP BEIJING Caving to public pressure, the Beijing environmental authorities released more detailed air quality data yesterday that may better reflect how bad the Chinese capital’s air pollution is. The initial measurements were low on a day where one could seeAP - 242 words
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218 2012-01-22 13 AP TAIPEI Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but the hallways of Taiwan Adventist Hospital were abuzz this week with dozens of women lined up for ultrasound checks and other appointments with obstetricians. The Year of the DragonAP - 218 words
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134 2012-01-22 13 Some Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights normally operated on A380S will be temporarily operated on other aircraft as precautionary checks are being carried out, the carrier said yesterday. In an update to passengers last night, SIA said affected flights at134 words
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Article, Illustration146 2012-01-22 14 THIERRY HENRY Age: 34 Years played for Arsenal: 8 Total appearances: 371 Goals scored: 227 Made 17 appearances against Man Utd, won 4 of them, scored 7 goals PAULSCHOLES Age: 37 Years played for United: 17 Total appearances: 678 Goals scored: 151 Made 30GETTY IMAGES - 146 words
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709 2012-01-22 14 With so much at stake, Arsenal and United bank on two veterans to reproduce their magic AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal vs Manchester United LONDON One would have thought revenge would have been uppermost in the minds of the Arsenal players as they approach thisAGENCIES - 709 words
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Article, Illustration52 2012-01-22 15 AVERAGE TRANSFER SPENDING SINCE 2003 Manchester City: £53.1 million Tottenham Hotspur: £14.1 million TOPTHREE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS BOUGHT MAN CITY Sergio Aguero £38 million Edin Dzeko £27 million Yaya Toure £24 million TOTTENHAM Luka Modric £16.5 million Jermain Defoe £16 million Roman Pavlyuchenko £14 millionGETTY IMAGES - 52 words
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Article381 2012-01-22 15 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City vs Tottenham LONDON Manchester City host Tottenham today with the visitors looking to exact some form of revenge for the 5-1 humiliation they suffered at home to Roberto Mancini’s men on Aug 28. Harry Redknapp on Friday started the build-upAGENCIES - 381 words
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Article, Illustration423 2012-01-22 16 Torres continues misfiring as Norwich get a hard-earned point from Chelsea AP ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Norwich 0 Chelsea 0 NORWICH Chelsea’s slim Premier League title hopes took another blow as their expensive strikeforce misfired in a 0-0 draw at Norwich yesterday. Spain internationals Fernando TorresAP; GETTY IMAGES - 423 words
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Article244 2012-01-22 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Joey Barton has replied in kind to Neil Warnock after the former Queens Park Rangers manager implied the controversial midfielder was partly to blame for getting him the sack earlier this month. On Friday Barton, one of football’s highest-profile ‘tweeters, issuedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 244 words
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Article, Illustration454 2012-01-22 17 World No 1 praises Mahut for soldiering on despite knee injury REUTERS MELBOURNE World No 1 Novak Djokovic (picture) praised the battling spirit of Nicolas Mahut after he thrashed the injured Frenchman 6-0 6-1 6-1 in 74 minutes yesterday to reach the Australian Open’sREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 454 words
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Article, Illustration112 2012-01-22 17 AP Kei Nishikori (picture) became the first Japanese male to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open in more than 40 years, beating France’s Julien Benneteau 4-6 7-6 (3) 7-6 (4) 6-3 on yesterday. Nishikori had converted fewer than half of his break-point chances inAP - 112 words
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Article, Illustration408 2012-01-22 17 REUTERS MELBOURNE Former champion Maria Sharapova (picture) continued to sweep through the Australian Open draw yesterday with a dominant 6-1 6-2 third-round victory over German Angelique Kerber. Sharapova, who won the last of her three grand slam titles in Melbourne four years ago,REUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 408 words
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Article, Illustration800 2012-01-22 18 SHAMIR OSMAN - Hariss’ winner gives captain Shahril an early birthday present SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE Sabah 0 LionsXII 1 KOTA KINABALU In the darkness of the Likas Stadium, they sat together on the terraces, long after the fans filed out. Security personnel hadPHOTO BY BOBBY DENDEN - 800 words
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Miscellaneous369 2012-01-22 19 MULAN II (TV Premiere) Channel~5,~7.30pm While~Mulan~and~Li~Shang~are~preparing~for~~ their~wedding,~it~gets~interrupted~by~a~secret~ mission.~Meanwhile,~Mushu~is~determined~to~ drive~a~wedge~between~the~couple,~and~the~fate~~ of~China~hangs~in~the~balance~as~they~are~ attacked~by~the~Mongolians. CHANNEL CHANNEL ~6.00AM~ India:~A~Love~Story ~8.00~ Nicole~Kidman~–~The~Girl~From~Oz~ ~9.00~ Andrea~Bocelli~‘Concerto~One~Night~In~ Central~Park’ ~11.00~ America’s~Cup~Magazine~Television~Series:~ America’s~Cup~Uncovered~ ~11.30~ Style~Star ~NOON~ Cyril:~Simply~Magic ~1.00PM~ Music~&~Lyrics ~3.00~ Films~&~Stars~Asia ~3.30~ Accepted ~5.30~ Lilo~&~Stitch ~7.15~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX ~7.30~ Mulan~II~(TV~Premiere) ~9.00~ Kung~Fu~Panda:~Secrets~Of~The~Furious~Five~ (Premiere) ~9.30~ News~5~Tonight ~10.00~ Confessions~Of~A~Crime~II:~~ Nicodemus~(PG13–Mature~Themes) ~10.30~ Singapore~Talking~III ~11.30~369 words
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Miscellaneous108 2012-01-22 19 18 GRAMS OF LOVE okto,~10pm~ Two~men~write~anonymous~love~letters~to~test~if~ their~wives~are~faithful.~When~their~wives~actually~ respond,~they~are~left~in~a~fix~as~to~what~to~do.~In~ Mandarin~with~English~subtitles. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV COUNTDOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL CHANGCHUN (TV Premiere) Jia~Le~Channel~(mio~TV~Ch~88),~11pm The~Countdown~Music~Festival,~held~across~ Shanghai,~Beijing,~Nanjing,~Shenzhen~and~four~ other~major~cities,~spans~more~than~a~month.~ Jay~Chou,~Li~Yuchun,~Bibi,~Han~Geng~and~Zhang~ Woo~Hyuk,~Tao,~Karen~and~other~top~stars~in~ the~Chinese~music~scene~are~part~of~the~event. DAMAGE CONTROL BBC~Knowledge~(StarHub~TV~Ch~407),~7.40pm Injury~is~every~athlete’s~dread~—~the~instant~ where~hard-fought~careers~plunge~from~glory~ to~gut-wrenching~disaster.~From~the~moment~ of~damage,~a~small~army~of~doctors,~physios,~ surgeons,~coaches~and~support~teams~swing~into~ action.~Follow~the~extraordinary~real-life~drama~ of~trauma,~surgery,~rehab~and,~for~the~lucky~ ones,~return~to~glory.~The~cameras~go~where~few~ others~have~ventured:~Intimate~access~to~when~ careers~are~on~the~line,~when~an~athlete’s~highly~ tuned~body~becomes~the~enemy~and~when~ disaster~turns~delight~into~devastation. NASI LEMAK (TV Premiere) Jia~Le~Channel~(mio~TV~Ch~88),~9pm Young~Chef~Huang~struggles~to~get~his~restaurant~ business~going~because~he~cannot~adapt~to~ the~local~cooking~styles.~Despite~his~unpopular~ cuisine,~he~is~known~as~“Hero~Huang”~because~ he~helps~the~local~community,~until~he~meets~ Xiao~K,~who~gets~him~into~deep~trouble.~To~get~108 words
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Article, Illustration567 2012-01-22 1 KEVIN DELANEY - KEVIN DELANEY (kljc -S'eUi Mark (Eimcs The Web may have its dark side, but in theory, every broadbandenabled person could potentially start an online business, take college courses online or enlighten the world with a game-changing blog. Some could even opt to start a(kljc -S'eUi Mark (Eimcs; RAJAH BOSE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 567 words
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Article, Illustration1115 2012-01-22 1 SHAILA DEWAN, ROBERT GEBELOFF - From Coast to Coast, America’s Rich Include Doctors and Dot-Com Titans By SHAILA DEWAN, ROBERT GEBELOFF Slje iNcUt JJork Stines Kings Point, New York A FEW MONTHS AGO, Adam Katz was just a successful businessman with five children, an $8 million home, a familySlje iNcUt JJork Stines; PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,115 words
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Article, Illustration823 2012-01-22 2 ROGER COHEN - intelligenCe/roger ROGER COHEN el)c JfeUf JJork ehucs London A very ugly incident in Tunis illustrates how important and revolutionary the Arab Spring has been. And, yes, I insist that Arab Spring is the appropriate term, and that we have witnessed revolutions, whatever the tribulations ofel)c JfeUf JJork ehucs; ZOUBEIR SOUISSI/REUTERS - 823 words
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Article, Illustration696 2012-01-22 2 ROD NORDLAND - By ROD NORDLAND el)c JfcUt JJork ehucs KABUL, Afghanistan In a country desperately in need of a hero, Sayyid Abdullah Hashemi would like to apply for the job. He wasted little time shaking things up at an agency that had become infamous for orphanages whereel)c JfcUt JJork ehucs; BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 696 words
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Article, Illustration1230 2012-01-22 3 JIM YARDLEY - By JIM YARDLEY El)c JJctu Jlork Stines MUMBAI, India At the edge of India’s greatest slum, in the four stories of Shaikh Mobin’s crumbling shanty, four businesses are thriving. Carpenters are assembling furniture on the ground floor. One floor up, menEl)c JJctu Jlork Stines; PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADAM FERGUSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,230 words
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Article, Illustration871 2012-01-22 4 JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Sljc Jfctu Jlork ehucs PIBOR, South Sudan The trail of corpses begins about 275 meters from the metal gate of the United Nations compound and stretches for kilometers into the bush. There is an old man on his back, aSljc Jfctu Jlork ehucs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SVEN TORFINN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 871 words
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Article, Illustration530 2012-01-22 4 SALLY McGRANE - COPENHAGEN JOURNAL By SALLY McGRANE £t)c Jfctu Jlork Ehucs COPENH AGEN Last summer, the Danish state offered to sell a large part of the 30-odd-hectare former military base at the edge of downtown Copenhagen to Christiania, the alternative community whose residents had been squatting there£t)c Jfctu Jlork Ehucs; JAN GRARUP FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 530 words
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Article, Illustration674 2012-01-22 6 JOHN F. BURNS - By JOHN F. BURNS El)c iXcUt JJork ehncs CAMBRIDGE, England For scale, they were no match for the Great Pyramids of Giza or the Panama Canal. The labor took months rather than years and a work force of barely 100El)c iXcUt JJork ehncs; ANDREW TESTA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; LECH MUSZYNSKI/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 674 words
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Article, Illustration852 2012-01-22 7 ETHAN BRONNER, ISABEL KERSHNER - By ETHAN BRONNER, ISABEL KERSHNER ®1)C Jfctu Jlork Eimcs JERUSALEM Israelis are discovering that an issue they had neglected the place of the ultraOrthodox Jews has erupted into a crisis. And it is centered on women. “Just as secular nationalism and socialism posed challenges®1)C Jfctu Jlork Eimcs; RINA CASTELNUOVO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 852 words
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Article, Illustration739 2012-01-22 8 SIMON ROMERO - By SIMON ROMERO El)c iXcUt Jlork Stmes RIO BRANCO, Brazil The deforestation that has stripped the Amazon since the 1970s has also exposed stunning archaeological discoveries underneath the thick rain forest: flawlessly designed geometric shapes spanning hundreds of meters in diameter that are 1,000 toEl)c iXcUt Jlork Stmes; PHOTOGRAPHS BY DOUGLAS ENGLE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 739 words
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Article, Illustration621 2012-01-22 8 JOHN ELIGON - By JOHN ELIGON ®l)c JCctu Jlork Ernies JOHANNESBURG The sight of headlights set off a mad dash. Young men sprinted down the middle of the street toward the oncoming cars, their neon orange and green reflector vests fluttering as they jostled for®l)c JCctu Jlork Ernies; DAVE MAYERS - 621 words
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Article, Illustration743 2012-01-22 10 PAMELA PAUL - PAMELA PAUL £l)c JfcUt jJork Elmcs There’s an intruder in my marital bed: my husband’s iPad. After a long day of squinting at computer screens and my cellphone, I am happy to retire to the quiet pages of an old-fashioned book. The iPad, with its£l)c JfcUt jJork Elmcs; YANA PASKOVA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 743 words
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516 2012-01-22 10 NICK BILTON - NICK BILTON elji'iNVut Jlork ehucs People are not going to put their devices down in the near future. Realistically, we will become only more absorbed by the Screen. Technology will have to solve this problem. It will do so by creating wearable computers. Wearableelji'iNVut Jlork ehucs - 516 words
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Article, Illustration739 2012-01-22 11 NICK WINGFIELD - By NICK WINGFIELD SlK JfcUt JJork Ehnc‘1 REDMOND, Washington Long ridiculed as the tech industry dullard, Microsoft actually has a hit, at least with the critics. It’s cellphone software called Windows Phone. And here at Microsoft Central, they needittobeabest seller. “I am a devoted AppleSlK JfcUt JJork Ehnc‘1; PETER YATES FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; TOP, KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAGES - 739 words
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Article, Illustration712 2012-01-22 11 ROY FURCHGOTT - By ROY FURCHGOTT Sljc iXhu Jlork Situes Everyone understands that to lose weight they have to burn more calories than they take in, said John Jakicic, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and a researcher in the field of exercise andSljc iXhu Jlork Situes - 712 words
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Article, Illustration677 2012-01-22 12 CHARLES ISHERWOOD - TILDA SWINTON By CHARLES ISHERWOOD el)c JfcUt JJork Stmcis “I live on another planet, fortunately, and we do things differently there,” Tilda Swinton says over tea in Manhattan. And this singu-lar-looking actress does radiate a certain otherworldliness, derived from her androgynous beauty: theel)c JfcUt JJork Stmcis; MARK VELTMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 677 words
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Article, Illustration732 2012-01-22 12 LAURA M. HOLSON - NICKIMINAJ By LAURA M. HOLSON ®ljc JfcUt Jlork Ehucs Perhaps it was the brightly colored surgical mask that covered Nicki Minaj’s pout at the MTV Video Music Awards last August. Or maybe it was the neon puffball tunic, which made her look as if®ljc JfcUt Jlork Ehucs; LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS - 732 words
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Article, Illustration710 2012-01-22 13 JOHN M. BRODER - KUMINAIDOO By JOHN M. BRODER el)c iXctit Jlork ®unc$ DURBAN, South Africa The bearded South African in the red dashiki took a seat in the front row amid a sea of dark-suited executives at a side meeting of the United Nations climate change conference here inel)c iXctit Jlork ®unc$; ALEXANDER JOE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES; LEFT, DAVID VINCENT/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 710 words
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Article, Illustration698 2012-01-22 14 El)c JJcUt JJork Elmcs By STEVEN ERLANGER World Heritage is big business, bringing hordes of tourists to poor countries. It can also overwhelm the very sites it is designed to protect, with chain hotels and restaurants and thousands of feet treading on fragile ground. ButEl)c JJcUt JJork Elmcs; FABIO MUZZI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES; ERIK DE CASTRO/REUTERS - 698 words
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Article, Illustration530 2012-01-22 14 CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS - BY CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS £l)c JJcUt Jlork Slmcs Dr. John McClure, a pathologist in Edina, Minnesota, is taking bagpipe lessons from a top-tier teacher—Jori Chisholm. The fact that Mr. Chisholm, whose résumé includes a first-place award at the 2010 Cowal Highland Gathering£l)c JJcUt Jlork Slmcs; T. C. WORLEY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 530 words
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Article, Illustration834 2012-01-22 15 ELISABETH MALKIN - By ELISABETH MALKIN ®ljc Jfctu Jlork Ehucs MEXICO CITY When Laura, the central character in the new Mexican film “Miss Bala,” stumbles into the control of a drug gang, we are snared in a mounting sense of dread. It starts from®ljc Jfctu Jlork Ehucs; ENIAC MARTINEZ/CANANA - 834 words
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Article, Illustration641 2012-01-22 15 LIAM STACK - By LIAM STACK ®ljc Jfctu JJcrrk Ehucs TRIPOLI, Libya A small crowd of boys huddled around the open door of a concrete shed turned recording studio to gawk at a trio of Libyan rappers in black baseball caps and oversize®ljc Jfctu JJcrrk Ehucs - 641 words
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Article, Illustration767 2012-01-22 16 PATRICK HEALY - By PATRICK HEALY eljc JChu J|ork Ehncs George and Ira Gershwin never would have put their name in the title of their most famous work, the 1935 opera “Porgy Bess.” But their heirs wield enormous power, and in the 1990s they rebranded it aseljc JChu J|ork Ehncs; SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 767 words
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Article, Illustration575 2012-01-22 16 ELISABETTA POVOLEDO - By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO eljc JscUt Jlork Ehncs ROME The first days of the new year have heralded a subtle revolution in Italy: the deregulation of operating hours for commercial venues like shops, bars and restaurants. Introduced in December as part of Prime Minister Marioeljc JscUt Jlork Ehncs; DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 575 words
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