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Title Section11 2012-03-11 1 on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY March 11, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 072/02/201211 words
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Advertisement555 2012-03-11 1 TURN OVER FORTHENEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Copyright 2012 The New York Times Sunday, March 11, 2012 A Publication of MediaCorp MICA (P) 041/07/2011 Articles selected for the command center in rio de Janeiro gathers data from 30 agencies in anDre Vieira FOr the neW yOrk timeS coordinating their work.555 words
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Advertisement44 2012-03-11 1 ANNIVERSARY OF JAPAN TSUNAMI IN FUKUSHIMA The man who can ’t leave his animals behind special report 9 IN ISHINOMAKI One year on, they are still searching for bodies special report 10 IN SINGAPORE A memorial ceremony at The Japanese Association hot news 1144 words
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Article, Illustration1454 2012-03-11 2 yu pei fern - There’s a different kind of buzz in one of Singapore’s biggest and most popular parks, following a S$76m makeover There’s a different kind of buzz inone of S’pore’s biggest and most popular parks, following a S$76m makeover Sunday special yu pei fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Midway through his morningPHOTOS BY WEE TECK HIAN AND RYHAN YAZID - 1,454 words
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Advertisement121 2012-03-11 4 BRITISH COUNCIL vative. Individual. Inspirational. •■NS I iit v. ti fir: v .A ••> f y -a, < 7' > wl n 4 A> A UK Education Beyond Bright These days, being bright simply isn't enough. When you're competing at a global level against the best and brightest, it takes121 words
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Advertisement144 2012-03-11 4 “1 want you to know tke power, the liberation of another kind of science, the inner science, the yogic science, through which you can become the master of your own destiny.” Sadhguru d m jr* ts\ i ts\ t ts\ ts\ 3 witk Sadkguru March 31st April 1st 2012 Singapore144 words
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Article, Illustration1464 2012-03-11 6 Conrad Raj - After getting her Master’s in Business Administration at the age of 21, ANZ’s Wendy Lim has been spearheading various initiatives to expand the client base of various banks. Conrad Raj talks to this marketing savvy banker about her progress in the business world and golf. the perspectivesPHOTOS BY DON WONG - 1,464 words
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Advertisement24 2012-03-11 7 What Ms Lim had at Drawing Room Egg Benedict Toasted english muffin, poached egg with hollandaise sauce Freshly Brewed St Regis Blend Cappuccino $2624 words
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Article, Illustration726 2012-03-11 8 frances ess - Oh, to get our kids back to the days of social playing, like police-and-thief and hopscotch parenttoparent frances ess todaysunday@mediacorp.com.sg Frances Ess is a mother of six. Yesterday, our neighbour walked by and we invited her for supper. We started to reminisce about growingART BY YEN YOK - 726 words
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Article, Illustration756 2012-03-11 9 Julian Ryall - A town’s last remaining resident refuses to leave the abandoned menagerie of pets and livestock specialreport Julian Ryall todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH No effort has been made to repair the facade of the Matsuya pharmacy on Tomioka’s main street, while the glass and plasticTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 756 words
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Article, Illustration791 2012-03-11 10 One year after the tsunami, parents are still praying for the chance to lay their children to rest THE GUARDIAN The trickle of visitors to Okawa primary school began soon after dawn. Three men in dark overcoats stepped out of their black sedan and bowedTHE GUARDIAN - 791 words
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Article, Illustration128 2012-03-11 11 A memorial ceremony was held at The Japanese Association yesterday for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan a year ago. It was attended by members of the Japanese expatriate community, the diplomatic corps, Japan AmbassadorYoichi Suzuki and Foreign Minister KPHOTO BY DON WONG - 128 words
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Article193 2012-03-11 11 AP TOKYO Four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan’s leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down, but they kept their knowledge secret for months. It was five days into the crisis before then-PrimeAP - 193 words
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327 2012-03-11 11 KAREN NG - KAREN NG SINGAPORE Over the next three months, the labour movement will be setting targets for a real wage increase salaries that have taken inflation into account for various clusters. National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Lim Swee Say327 words
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225 2012-03-11 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE About 200 more childcare centres will be built by 2018 to cater to the great increase in demand for childcare services, said Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob yesterday.CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 225 words
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Article, Illustration104 2012-03-11 12 All sealed boxes containing ballot papers and other documents used in the Presidential Election last August were destroyed yesterday morning at the Tuas South Incineration Plant. The ballot papers and other documents used in the election had been retained, sealed and kept in safe custody for sixPHOTO BY DON WONG - 104 words
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299 2012-03-11 12 JULIA NG - JULIA NG juliang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE T h e H o m e Team is looking to recruit over 2,100 officers to fulfil its manpower needs for new capabilities and expanded functions. Of these, about 1,800 positions will be for junior officers and299 words
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262 2012-03-11 13 REUTERS BEIRUT Syrian President Bashar Al Assad told United Nations-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan yesterday that no political solution was possible in Syria while “terrorist” groups were destabilising the country, during a two-hour talk with the former UN secretary-general. “Syria is readyREUTERS - 262 words
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Article, Illustration239 2012-03-11 13 AP GAZA CITY A violent flare-up that began when Israel killed a leading militant commander in the Gaza Strip has so far killed at least 14 militants, said a Palestinian health spokesman yesterday. The killing also unleashed a barrage of rockets by furious Palestinian militantsAP; REUTERS - 239 words
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144 2012-03-11 13 AP The Pentagon is planning to restart programmes that would fund military training and equipment in Yemen, nearly a year after they were shut down because of escalating chaos in the embattled country. While no agreements have been cemented, American defence officialsAP - 144 words
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232 2012-03-11 14 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia has issued a decree banning foreign chief executives from running wholly-owned local companies, but the regulation would not apply to companies with foreign investors, a senior Labour Ministry official told Reuters yesterday. The regulation, which came into effectREUTERS - 232 words
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244 2012-03-11 14 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s aviation regulator said it has not forbidden the nation’s airlines from buying Airbus SAS planes, two days after the aircraft-maker’s parent said carriers may forgo deliveries to protest the European Union’s (EU) carbon-emissions tax. The government will not dictateBLOOMBERG - 244 words
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174 2012-03-11 14 BLOOMBERG TAIPEI Foxconn Technology Group, targeted by labour groups for criticism over its working conditions, is seeking a safety and security officer, a lifestyle services manager and two fire chiefs for a China unit that supplies Apple. Foxconn’s Integrated Digital Products Business GroupBLOOMBERG - 174 words
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223 2012-03-11 15 BANGKOK The fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok’s main tourist district on Thursday evening may have been caused by illegal building modifications, said the city’s Deputy Governor, Mr Teerachon Manomaiphibul. “I suspect there might have been illegal modifications to223 words
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373 2012-03-11 15 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Instead of relying on the authorities, members of the Internet community should take it upon themselves to regulate discourse in cyberspace. This call was made by panellists at a forum yesterday, which included Nominated Member of Parliament and Singapore Management University law373 words
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114 2012-03-11 15 An initiative to provide financial education for older women has found a new partner the People’s Association Women’s Integration Network (PA WIN) and will aim to reach out to 6,000 women by the end of this year. The Tsao Foundation announced114 words
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219 2012-03-11 16 AP DHARMSALA The head of Tibet’s gov-ernment-in-exile yesterday blamed China for a recent wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, saying that they have been denied the right to hold conventional protests. Mr Lobsang Sangay said Tibetans were left with no choice butAP - 219 words
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Article, Illustration278 2012-03-11 16 REUTERS MOSCOW Several thousand Russians gathered in central Moscow yesterday for a rally seen as a test of the opposition’s ability to mount a sustained challenge to Presidentelect Vladimir Putin. Demonstrators carried white balloons and wore white ribbons, the symbols of protests that beganREUTERS; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 278 words
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Article, Illustration614 2012-03-11 17 Drogba grabs his 100th Premiership goal as Di Matteo celebrates his second win THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 1 Stoke 0 LONDON Roberto Di Matteo says he has no friends but after Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Stoke City yesterday, the Blues’ interim manager willTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 614 words
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418 2012-03-11 17 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Sunderland 1 Liverpool 0 LONDON A bizarre goal from Nicklas Bendtner gave Sunderland a 1-0 victory over Liverpool last night, condemning the Reds to a second successive Premier League defeat since their Carling Cup final triumph at Wembley.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 418 words
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164 2012-03-11 18 LONDON Sebastian Vettel believes Red Bull have made a “decent step” forward with their RB8 but would not know for sure until next weekend. The new Formula 1 season gets underway next weekend at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne. Although a faint164 words
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Article, Illustration474 2012-03-11 18 Relegation haunts QPR as ‘ghost’ goal renews calls for goal-line technology AGENCIES BOLTON Substitute Ivan Klasnic grabbed a late winner as Bolton beat relegation rival QPR 2-1 yesterday in a tense Premier League match that will reignite the ongoing debate over goal-line technology. TheAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 474 words
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Article, Illustration485 2012-03-11 19 Having come through a tough period unscathed, United try to stay focused AGENCIES LONDON After reducing the battle for the Premier League title to a two-horse race, Manchester United have a benign run of fixtures to look forward to as they bid to reelAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 485 words
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Article149 2012-03-11 19 AGENCIES MANCHESTER Kolo Toure is determined to seize his opportunity in Manchester City’s first team following an injury to Vincent Kompany when the Premier League leaders visit Swansea today. Toure, 30, started Thursday’s 1-0 Europa League defeat to Sporting Lisbon and he is setAGENCIES - 149 words
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154 2012-03-11 20 AP BIRMINGHAM Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei will play for his third successive All England Open badminton title after defeating Lee Hyun-il of South Korea 21-19,21 -18 in the semifinals yesterday. The world No 1 will meet either Lin Dan of China or Japan’sAP - 154 words
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Article, Illustration482 2012-03-11 20 SHAMIR OSMAN - Sundram’s men find their scoring boots in the second half SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE All the prematch talk centred on the inju-ry-decimated LionsXII defence, but it was the lack of a killer instinct in front of the goal that almost proved toPHOTO COURTESY FAS - 482 words
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Article, Illustration515 2012-03-11 21 American at his creative best on one of his least favourite courses AP FLORIDA Bubba Watson (picture) has never been one to get anywhere in a straight line, especially when a golf ball is involved. The best example of that were two holes late inAP; GETTY IMAGES - 515 words
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170 2012-03-11 21 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Singapore No 1 Mardan Mamat fired a 4-under 68 yesterday to open up a three-shot lead at the PGM-CCM-Impian Masters going into today’s final round. Mardan, playing on an invite in the RM180,000 (S$75,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event, poured in sixAGENCIES - 170 words
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141 2012-03-11 22 AP Kobe Bryant and the reeling Los Angeles Lakers desperately needed some kind of break to help them out of a miserable stretch of performances on the road. They got a dandy just before tip-off on Friday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) whenAP - 141 words
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Article, Illustration495 2012-03-11 22 Knicks cannot get the chemistry right after their superstar returns from injury THE NEW YORK TIMES MILWAUKEE Losing at Boston, Dallas and San Antonio is one thing. Dropping a key mid-season game here against Milwaukee, where the Bucks had won only twice in their last nineTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 495 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous405 2012-03-11 23 LIFE Channel~8,~7pm Kexin~confesses~her~love~for~Youzhi.~Youzhi~~ admits~that~he~has~feelings~for~her~too,~but~he~dare~ not~commit~to~a~relationship~as~he~cannot~give~ her~any~promises.~Chunchun~realises~that~Ruyi~is~ Laifa’s~wife-to-be~when~Ruyi~gives~her~a~wedding~ invitation.~Laifa~says~he~is~unable~to~break~up~with~ Ruyi~as~she~is~pregnant~with~his~child. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 Channel~5,~7.30pm~(TV~Premiere) Security~guard~Larry~Daley~infiltrates~~ the~Smithsonian~Institution~in~order~to~~ rescue~Jedediah~and~Octavius,~who~have~~ been~shipped~to~the~museum~by~mistake.~ Starring~Ben~Stiller,~Owen~Wilson~and~Amy~Adams. CHANNEL CHANNEL ~6.00AM~ Body~Beautiful ~6.30~ Generation~Ex ~7.00~ Food~Chain~II ~7.30~ The~Martha~Stewart~Show~VI ~8.30~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~9.30~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~IX ~10.30~ MLG~Weekly~2012 ~11.00~ America’s~Cup~Magazine~Television~Series:~ America’s~Cup~Uncovered ~11.30~ Top~Gear~XIII~(Episode~1) ~12.30PM~ Countdown~To~London ~1.00~ America’s~Got~Talent~V ~2.00~ White~Collar ~3.00~ Saving~Sarah~Cain~(Premiere) ~5.00~405 words
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Miscellaneous21 2012-03-11 23 ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV THE TOURIST HBO~(StarHub~TV~Ch~603),~9.45am During~an~impromptu~trip~to~Europe~to~~ mend~a~broken~heart,~Frank~unexpectedly~~ finds~himself~in~a~flirtatious~encounter~~ with~Elise,~an~extraordinary~woman~who~ deliberately~crosses~his~path.~Against~the~ breathtaking~backdrop~of~Paris~and~Venice,~~ their~whirlwind~romance~quickly~evolves~as~ they~find~themselves~unwittingly~thrust~~ into~a~deadly~game~of~cat~and~mouse.~~ Starring~Angelina~Jolie~and~Johnny~Depp. TRUE GRIT HBO~(StarHub~TV~Ch~601),~10pm~ Rooster~Cogburn,~a~tough~US~Marshal,~helps~ Mattie~Ross,~a~stubborn~young~woman,~track~ down~her~father’s~murderer.~Starring~Matt~ Damon,~Jeff~Bridges~and~Hailee~Steinfeld.21 words
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Article, Illustration1799 2012-03-11 1 NATASHA SINGER - I.B.M.’s Smartcities System Tries to Tame Lively Rio By NATASHA SINGER Sljc iNV\u Jlork Ehncs Rio de Janeiro NOT FAR FROM Copacabana Beach here is a control room that looks straight out of NASA. City employees in white jumpsuits work quietly in front of aSljc iNV\u Jlork Ehncs; ANDRE VIEIRA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; TASSO MARCELO/AGENCIA ESTADO, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS; BELOW, VICTOR R. CAIVANO/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,799 words
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Article, Illustration566 2012-03-11 1 KEVIN DELANEY - LENS KEVIN DELANEY The New York Times Liberals and conservatives. Believers and nonbelievers. Early birds and night owls. They all cause one another headaches. Yet one of the most pervasive and simmering sources of human frustration is sometimes overlooked: the wall of mis- understandingThe New York Times; STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 566 words
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Advertisement9 2012-03-11 1 4 WORLD TRENDS A correspondent’s last days in Syria.9 words
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Advertisement18 2012-03-11 1 12 MONEY BUSINESS The French discover Asia is welcoming. INTELLIGENCE: Incorporating more civility in urban spaces, Page 2.18 words
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Article, Illustration633 2012-03-11 2 TAMAR LEWIN - By TAMAR LEWIN El)c JCctu Jlork Ehncs SEATTLE This is the University of Washington’s new math: 18 percent of its freshmen come from abroad, most from China. Each pays tuition of $28,059, about three times as much as students from Washington State.El)c JCctu Jlork Ehncs; MATTHEW RYAN WILLIAMS LOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 633 words
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Article, Illustration761 2012-03-11 2 ROGER COHEN - INTELLIGENCE/ ROGER COHEN El)c Jtou Jlork Ehncs London Britain’s capital is in the last stages of its spruce-up for the Olympics this summer, with a new London bus featuring a hop-on, hop-off rear platform like the original Routemaster, and an ongoing upgrade of the tubeEl)c Jtou Jlork Ehncs; THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA - 761 words
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Article, Illustration706 2012-03-11 3 JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NYURU, Sudan More than 100,000 people in Darfur have left the sprawling camps where they had taken refuge for nearly a decade and headed home over the past year, the biggest return of displaced people since theEljciXcUt Jlork Ehncs; SVEN TORFINN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 706 words
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Article, Illustration1481 2012-03-11 4 TYLER HICKS - ESSAY TYLER HICKS EljcjXcUt jlork Simcs It was damp and cold as Anthony Shadid and I crossed in darkness over the barbed-wire fence between Turkey and Syria last month. We were also crossing into the bloodiest conflict of the Arab Spring,EljcjXcUt jlork Simcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY TYLER HICKS/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,481 words
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Article, Illustration1041 2012-03-11 7 CHRISTOPHER DREW - By CHRISTOPHER DREW el)c Jfctu Jlork Eimcs BEDFORD, Massachusetts The early promise of robots making everyday life easier has been a bit of a tease. On the 1960s TV show “The Jetsons,” Rosey, a metallic maid with a frilly apron, “kind ofel)c Jfctu Jlork Eimcs; JODI HILTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; RIGHT, HANNA-BARBERA - 1,041 words
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Article, Illustration864 2012-03-11 8 SUZANNE DALEY - HIGUERA DE LA SERENA JOURNAL By SUZANNE DALEY EljeJCcUt jlork Eimcs Rachel Chaundler contributed reporting. HIGUERA DE LA SERENA, Spain It didn’t take long for Manuel García Murillo, a bricklayer who took over as mayor here last June, to realize that his town was inEljeJCcUt jlork Eimcs; MARTA RAMONEDA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 864 words
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Article, Illustration713 2012-03-11 8 NORIMITSU ONISHI - By NORIMITSU ONISHI Sl)c JfcUt jlork Eimcs HANOI, Vietnam Inside an unheated classroom at the Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology here about 20 young government technicians from Vietnam’s incipient nuclear power industry kept on their winter jackets on the first morning of aSl)c JfcUt jlork Eimcs; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 713 words
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Article, Illustration667 2012-03-11 10 JAMES GORMAN - By JAMES GORMAN el)c JfcUt JJork Eimes Rising seas, killer storms, droughts, extinctions and money wasted on snowblowers are not the only things to worry about on a warming planet. There is also the shrinking issue. It happened to Sifrhippus,el)c JfcUt JJork Eimes; ILLUSTRATION BY DANIELLE BYERLEY/FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - 667 words
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Article, Illustration889 2012-03-11 10 NATALIE ANGIER - By NATALIE ANGIER el)c JfcUt JJork ehncs Our fingers can seem so fast and dexterous you’d think they had plans and options of their own. Yet as scientists who study the human hand have lately determined, the appearance of digital independence is deceptive. Notel)c JfcUt JJork ehncs - 889 words
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Article, Illustration602 2012-03-11 11 WILLIAM J. BROAD - By WILLIAM J. BROAD El)c JCcUt jlork Ehncs The image of yoga took a hit recently. After accusations of sexual impropriety with female students, John Friend, the founder of Anusara, one of the world’s fastest-growing yoga styles, said he was stepping down. Mr. FriendEl)c JCcUt jlork Ehncs; JON HYDE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 602 words
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Article, Illustration739 2012-03-11 11 JOHN MARKOFF - By JOHN MARKOFF EljcJChu Jlork Ehncs FREMONT, California Ener-gy-saving LED lights have popped up nearly every place where low power is required. They provide the backlighting for cellphones, smartphones and laptops, and headlamps for hikers, for instance. But LED lightsEljcJChu Jlork Ehncs; NEW YORK TIMES - 739 words
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781 2012-03-11 12 BROOKS BARNES - By BROOKS BARNES El)ciNVut Jlork Staves LOS ANGELES Movie attendance hit a 16-year low in 2011. DVD sales keep plunging. Yet Hollywood sees cause for optimism. After all, it’s not the music business. Instead of Hollywood suffering its own Napster moment the digitalEl)ciNVut Jlork Staves - 781 words
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Article, Illustration687 2012-03-11 12 BETTINA WASSENER - By BETTINA WASSENER EljeJChu Jlork Staves HONG KONG Gregory JoinauBaronnet arrived in Hong Kong about a year ago with a couple of suitcases and a desire to sell French wine. He left home after his real estate business in wine-related property (like vineyards) groundEljeJChu Jlork Staves; THOMAS LEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 687 words
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FASHION
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Article, Illustration730 2012-03-11 13 ERIC WILSON - By ERIC WILSON Eljc JCctu Jlork Ehncs In the 1980s and ’90s, Jean Paul Gaultier was a fashion superstar, designing Madonna’s conical bras and couture skirts for men, and that controversial collection for fall 1993 with coats and hats styled after Hasidic attire. ButEljc JCctu Jlork Ehncs; LE PIGEON; ED ALCOCK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; PIERRE VERDY/ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 730 words
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Article, Illustration523 2012-03-11 13 ANNE EISENBERG - By ANNE EISENBERG Eljc JCctu Jlork Ehncs Rhinestones, sequins and gold lamé can still add traditional glitter to evening wear. But if you really want to shine, consider the sparkle that a jacket with lightemitting diodes or a corsage withEljc JCctu Jlork Ehncs; ADAFRUIT INDUSTRIES: PATRICK JENDRUSCH, RIGHT; MOON BERLIN, TOP - 523 words
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Article, Illustration834 2012-03-11 14 BEE-SHYUAN CHANG - By BEE-SHYUAN CHANG El)e i\c\v Jlork Suites The designers Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, known professionally as Cushnie et Ochs, have been critical darlings ever since starting their business in 2009, just a few years out of college. But even with all the acclaim,El)e i\c\v Jlork Suites; PHILIP SCOTT ANDREWS/THE NEW YORK TIMES; POOL PHOTO BY OLIVIER DOULIERY; CENTER, POOL PHOTO BY LEON NEAL; RIGHT, MANDEL NGAN/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 834 words
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Article, Illustration565 2012-03-11 14 STEPHANIE CLIFFORD - By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD El)e i\c\v Jiork Suites The male shopper, missing at the onset of the recession, is buying again. And he is not just stocking up on suits and dress shirts, but also doing something women have done for years:El)e i\c\v Jiork Suites; CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 565 words
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ARTS & STYLES
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Article, Illustration706 2012-03-11 15 DAVE ITZKOFF - By DAVE ITZKOFF ElK'NVlu JJork Ehncs LOS ANGELES With an ear attuned to distinctive voices and an innate talent for mimicry, Will Ferrell would seem naturally suited to learning a foreign tongue. But somehow his explorations of new languages just seem toElK'NVlu JJork Ehncs; JOHN ESTES/PANTELION FILMS - 706 words
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Article, Illustration645 2012-03-11 15 LARRY ROHTER - By LARRY ROHTER ElK'NVlu JJork Ehncs The folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax was a prodigious collector of traditional music from all over the world. Long before the Internet existed, he envisioned a “global jukebox” to disseminate the material he had gathered. A decade afterElK'NVlu JJork Ehncs; ALAN LOMAX/ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL EQUITY; BELOW, ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL EQUITY - 645 words
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Article, Illustration803 2012-03-11 16 RANDY KENNEDY - By RANDY KENNEDY EljeiXeUt Jlork Smnes During the 1980s and 1990s a question was often asked sotto voce in certain overlapping circles of the New York art world: “Have you been to the Battle Station?” The fabled TriBeCa loft in Manhattan where the artistEljeiXeUt Jlork Smnes; PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADAM REICH/ESTATE OF RAMMELLZEE, COURTESY OF SUZANNE GEISS COMPANY, NEW YORK; LEFT, CHARLIE AHEARN/ESTATE OF RAMMELLZEE, COURTESY OF SUZANNE GEISS COMPANY, NEW YORK - 803 words
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Article, Illustration521 2012-03-11 16 STEVEN KURUTZ - By STEVEN KURUTZ Sljc JfcUr Jlork ®ltne$ Lenny Kravitz, who decorated several of his own bachelor lairs, took his love of design public in 2003, starting Kravitz Design. Since then this New York company, which focuses on residential andSljc JfcUr Jlork ®ltne$; KEVIN SCANLON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 521 words
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