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Title Section20 2011-02-05 1 HM&vL E)DA¥ MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 February 5-6, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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714 2011-02-05 1 Egyptian President plays up fears of an Islamist takeover as anti-Mubarak protests reach KL AGENCIES CAIRO Reverberations from the mass protests in Tunisia and Egypt continued to be felt around the Arab world and beyond on Friday, with protesters taking to theAGENCIES - 714 words
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358 2011-02-05 1 RIZ SUNAWAN - RIZ SUNAWAN Hours after the latest group of 102 students returned from Egypt, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) urged all Singaporeans studying there to return home. A total of 190 students, mostly from Al-Azhar University, are now back, with358 words
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Advertisement48 2011-02-05 1 MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 February 5 6, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking THE BIG STORY 2 MORE BABIES, BUT WAS IT THE BONUS? AUSTRALIA’S SUCCESS IN RAISING ITS BIRTH RATE COULD OFFER POINTERS FOR SINGAPORE DON’T MISS 28 PAGES OF T48 words
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Advertisement26 2011-02-05 1 >> THE ZEALOTS WAITING IN THE WINGS COMMENT 14 >> IT SUDDENLY FEELS GOOD TO BE ARAB COMMENT 14 >> ISRAEL NEEDS TO MAKE PEACE WITH PALESTINIANS NOW COMMENT26 words
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THE BIG STORY
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Article, Illustration1438 2011-02-05 2 VENESSA LEE - Australia’s success in raising its birth rate could offer pointers for Singapore VENESSA LEE Correspondent venessa@mediacorp.com.sg THERE has always been something snigger-worthy about bunny fertility. Not that I’m looking askance at the Chinese Rabbit, being born in that (surely) auspicious Year myself. InFAIZAL - 1,438 words
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Article476 2011-02-05 3 HETTY MUSFIRAH - HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government is reviewing the Baby Bonus scheme, which helps married couples to defray the financial costs of having more children. MediaCorp has learnt that a survey of some 3,000 beneficiaries is in the works, coming at a time when Singapore’s fertility476 words
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Article, Illustration245 2011-02-05 3 SINGAPORE Director Kelvin Tong’s nostalgic drama It’s A Great Great World, which opened on Jan 27, is proving to be a hit with film-goers this Chinese New Year holiday. Since the eve of the Year of the Rabbit, box office takings have hopped245 words
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NEWS
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449 2011-02-05 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - Stallholders cite pricier raw ingredients, higher wages for employees NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE You might have paid 50 cents to $1 more for that plate of chicken rice or mee goreng, had you dined at a hawker centre on the first two days449 words
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Article262 2011-02-05 4 SINGAPORE Huge crowds poured into Sentosa over the Chinese New Year, with visitors finding a new way to get to the island after the Sentosa Boardwalk that connects to VivoCity opened last week. With the new access route, the average waiting time for the Sentosa Express262 words
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Article, Illustration114 2011-02-05 4 This year’s River Hongbao celebrations at the Marina Bay floating platform has attracted about 250,000 visitors in its first three days, the majority coming on the first day of the Chinese New Year. Organisers said that despite the wet weather, the crowds have been streaming inPHOTO BY DON WONG - 114 words
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Article266 2011-02-05 4 PATWANT SINGH - PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE The car rental business has revved up this Chinese New Year season, with industry players saying demand is much higher than usual. They estimate a 25- to 30-per-cent improvement from the holiday period last year. Companies also reported bookings made way in advance266 words
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Article, Illustration168 2011-02-05 4 SINGAPORE The Istana received 16,562 visitors during its Open House on Friday and they were entertained by bands from Jurong Primary, Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary and Presbyterian High School. There was also a Chinese dance performance by the People’s Association Talents and a JurongPHOTO BY DON WONG - 168 words
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Article, Illustration178 2011-02-05 6 Some Singaporeans spent Chinese New Year shopping, others eating, but a good time was to be had by all A busker strumming a ‘ruan’ or Chinese lute in Chinatown during Chinese New Year. PHOTO BY DON WONG PHOTO BY DON WONG Everybody seems to love thePHOTO BY DON WONG; PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA; PHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG; PHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN; PHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG - 178 words
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Article465 2011-02-05 8 SHARON SEE - I can see clearly now Laser-based treatment for presbyopia is gaining popularity here SHARON SEE sharonsee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About 100 people, mostly Singaporeans, have gone for a new laser-based treatment for presbyopia or “lao hua” since the treatment was launched here six months ago. Presbyopia is a common eye condition that465 words
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Article, Illustration29 2011-02-05 8 Lion dancers entertaining the crowd during the opening of the Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts 2011 at the Esplanade. PHOTO BY DON WONG PHOTO BY DON WONGPHOTO BY DON WONG - 29 words
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Article, Illustration71 2011-02-05 8 A 14-year-old boy is missing, and the police are appealing for information on his whereabouts. Muhammad Shazly Kamsari (picture) was last seen at Block 860, Woodlands Street 83 on Jan 19 at about 11.30am. He is about 1.55 metres tall, has a tanned complexion andPHOTO COURTESY S'PORE POLICE FORCE - 71 words
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154 2011-02-05 8 BLOOMBERG Singapore Airlines said an Airbus A380 superjumbo flying from Hong Kong to Singapore on Jan 31 developed smoke in one lavatory upon descent, prompting the flight crew to activate an extinguisher as a precaution. There was no fire and the aircraftBLOOMBERG - 154 words
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377 2011-02-05 8 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was a leap of faith that Amanda Ang, 19, took when she chose to pursue the International Baccalaureate diploma at St Joseph’s Institution International two years ago. “In the beginning, my mother wanted me to go to377 words
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VOICES
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Article425 2011-02-05 10 Cheryl Ng - It is not just our values that make us Singaporean but the places we grew up with Letter from Cheryl Ng I REFER to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Chinese New Year message. I am highly encouraged by his message to all Singaporeans to preserve425 words
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Article270 2011-02-05 10 Ms Wong Lai Yin - Letter from Ms Wong Lai Yin for Registrar of Moneylenders Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office WE refer to Mr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng’s letter, “Increase available number of moneylending licences” (Jan 29). The Registry of Moneylenders does not impose restrictions on the number of licences that270 words
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Article138 2011-02-05 10 LIM AH HIAT - LETTER FROM LIM AH HIAT living. LETTER FROM LIM AH HI AT, HEAD, ANG MO KIO BRANCH OFFICE, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOARD I refer to the letter from Mr Raymond Anthony Fernando, “S’pore’s becoming too noisy” (Jan 31). We would like to clarify that the Lift Upgrading Programme138 words
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422 2011-02-05 10 Evelyn Chang - Letter from Evelyn Chang Executive Director Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers I REFER to the commentary Ku Swee Yong “Restoring sanity to property prices” (Jan 21). He stated that valuers are prepared “to match developer’s selling prices”, “to sign off on a422 words
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Advertisement12 2011-02-05 10 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices12 words
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Advertisement347 2011-02-05 11 o SKIN SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE MALAYSIA SHANGHAI I ve H ire id* No \y?. Oil-Free Skin to Boyish Good Looks Most guys overlook the importance of face care which causes skin problems. Sorry to say, Samuel was one who suffered from oily skin condition. His regular participation in outdoor sports and347 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration927 2011-02-05 12 WILLIAM PESEK - Policy-makers must intensify their inflation battle now and interest rates aren’t enough WILLIAM PESEK BLOOMBERG It’s hot in Indonesia these days, and I don’t just mean the equatorial weather. We’re talking about two things that rarely fuse together: Chilli peppers and hot money.BLOOMBERG - 927 words
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Article, Illustration1029 2011-02-05 13 FAN GANG - China's trade surplus shrinks and shrinks The trend is likely, even as Beijing maintains gradual appreciation of the yuan during its new five-year plan FAN GANG PROJECT SYNDICATE Throughout last year, China was criticised by the United States Congress (and many others) for “manipulating” its currency in order to maintainPROJECT SYNDICATE; BLOOMBERG - 1,029 words
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Article, Illustration1244 2011-02-05 14 PRAVEEN SWAMI - The Muslim Brotherhood are the likely beneficiaries of Egypt’s instability, but just who are they? PRAVEEN SWAMI Praveen Swami is the Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic editor. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH On the morning after tens of thousands of protesters first began to gather in the streetsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 1,244 words
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782 2011-02-05 14 GOUFRANE MANSOUR - GOUFRANE MANSOUR Goufrane Mansour is a Lebanese philosopher. THE GUARDIAN The Arab awakening for that is what it is, which began in Tunisia and is now gripping Egypt has taken Western powers, and indeed the world, by surprise. Yet it isTHE GUARDIAN - 782 words
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Article, Illustration885 2011-02-05 15 THOMAS FRIEDMAN - THOMAS FRIEDMAN The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002 for commentary. NEW YORK TIMES I’m meeting a retired Israeli general at a Tel Aviv hotel. As I take my seat, he begins the conversation with: “Well,NEW YORK TIMES - 885 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration343 2011-02-05 16 AP YANGON Myanmar’s newly-elect-ed Parliament named a key figure in the long-ruling military junta as President on Friday, ensuring that the first civilian government in decades will be dominated by the army that has brutally suppressed dissent. The appointment of Mr Thein Sein (picture), 65, wasAP; REUTERS - 343 words
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372 2011-02-05 16 AP BANGKOK The head of a popular Thai political website went on trial on Friday, charged with violating the country’s tough cyber laws in a case seen as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the politically troubled nation. MsAP - 372 words
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Article, Illustration74 2011-02-05 16 Rescue workers search for survivors after an explosion at a generator factory in the Ostim Industrial Area in Ankara on Thursday. A malfunctioning oxygen tank is believed to have caused the explosion, which killed seven people and injured more than 30 others. Local officials said a workshopREUTERS - 74 words
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219 2011-02-05 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON MI6 has warned that Britain faces a “unique” threat from a generation of home-grown terrorists who are not on the intelligence services’ “radar”, secret documents have disclosed. The problem of home-grown terrorists is officially expected to blight Britain for years toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 219 words
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159 2011-02-05 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH British Muslims are sending their “problem children” to Islamic schools in Kashmir on the IndiaPakistan border where they are at risk of being recruited by Al Qaeda, officials have warned. According to a communique dated July 18 2008, Ms Laura Hickey, theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 159 words
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Article, Illustration385 2011-02-05 17 AP REUTERS CARDWELL Australia marshalled 4,000 soldiers and sent a supply ship with tons of food to its cyclone-stricken north-east coast on Friday, as awe-struck residents in wrecked towns confronted debris that included boats tossed into yards. The authorities confirmed theAP; REUTERS - 385 words
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Article443 2011-02-05 17 REUTERS WASHINGTON Global food prices tracked by a United Nations agency hit their highest level on record in January, a problem set to worsen after a massive snowstorm in the United States and floods in Australia. The United Nations (UN) said on Thursday thatREUTERS - 443 words
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214 2011-02-05 17 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Shinmoedake, a volcano on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, erupted again as the government said it will send officials to the area to help the local authorities formulate an evacuation plan. The 1,421 -metre volcano in the Kirishima range erupted atBLOOMBERG - 214 words
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232 2011-02-05 17 AP JOLO United States troops on a training mission in the Philippines lent their rubber boats on Friday to help thousands of villagers escape waist-deep floodwaters that have inundated a southern island, killing at least five people. A week-longAP - 232 words
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357 2011-02-05 18 REUTERS LONDON More than half-a-billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese more than double the number in 1980 as the obesity epidemic spills over from wealthy into poorer nations, researchers said on Thursday. “Overweight and obesity, high blood pressure andREUTERS - 357 words
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Article, Illustration66 2011-02-05 18 HEAVY RAINS IN MALAYSIA Residents in a boat pass a submerged car as they evacuate their flooded home at the village of Kampong Jawa, 200km south of Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Heavy rains triggered the worst floods in four years in the South-east Asian country, killing five people, driving 41,000REUTERS - 66 words
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383 2011-02-05 18 GUARDIAN LONDON The risk of women getting breast cancer has risen and growing numbers are being diagnosed with the disease every year, according to research from Cancer Research UK (CRUK). The chance of any woman in England developing breast cancer at some pointGUARDIAN - 383 words
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197 2011-02-05 18 REUTERS TOKYO Ever yearned to be a sumo wrestler? Curious to see how you might look bulked up like a behemoth and with a traditional wrestler’s topknot? Now, an iPhone app can show you and without even packing on any kilos. The SumoBoothREUTERS - 197 words
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363 2011-02-05 18 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Thirty years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday. But do not panic. The transition to a new version of addresses is already well under way and, for most people, shouldREUTERS - 363 words
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Article, Illustration52 2011-02-05 19 CHINESE NEW YEAR FAIR People flocked to a temple fair during the second day of Chinese New Year at Ditan Park (the Temple of Earth) in Beijing on Friday. The New Year began on Thursday and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.REUTERS - 52 words
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361 2011-02-05 19 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Two severe droughts have hit the Amazon rainforest in the space of five years, raising concerns over its ability to counter greenhouse gas emissions. In 2005, the Amazon was struck by a “one-in-100 year” drought that killed huge numbers ofTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 361 words
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428 2011-02-05 19 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW ORLEANS When Hurricane Katrina hit and the murky waters rushed through levee breaches, even the facts were drowned. Official documents were destroyed, years of photographs were ruined and a city’s ability to know itself was lost. Answers toTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 428 words
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Article, Illustration363 2011-02-05 19 AP TOKYO In a country where old folk still remember when it was a serious crime to defame the imperial household, Japan’s tabloidstyle weekly magazines just cannot get enough unflattering gossip on its royal family and especially the women who marry into it. Emperor Akihito,AP - 363 words
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SCIENCE
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Article, Illustration637 2011-02-05 20 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Aquaculture is overtaking traditional fishing in global production, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) reported this week. But a scientist with the organisation predicted that growth would slow as space for the food farmsTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 637 words
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721 2011-02-05 20 BLOOMBERG LONDON In the heart of London’s Chinatown, the air is thick with the sound of Chinese dialects and the sweet smell of roasting duck. At the Golden Pagoda, shark’s fin is on the menu in soups with crab meat and chicken, at £6.60BLOOMBERG - 721 words
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BUSINESS
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551 2011-02-05 22 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Banks and brokerages are in a much better position to reward their high-performers this year but bonuses may remain a lot smaller than the pre-crisis boom days, said human resource experts. Worst off would probably be those employed in the551 words
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299 2011-02-05 22 STELLA LEE - STELLA LEE SINGAPORE The telecommunications industry will look to derive revenue from cloud-based infrastructure, as take-up rates for new phone subscribers decrease. Cloud infrastructure allows companies to access and store data at a low cost on the Internet. About 20 per cent of all299 words
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Article, Illustration442 2011-02-05 22 TRAVIS TEO - TRAVIS TEO SINGAPORE Travel agencies have seen a 10- to 15-per-cent surge in bookings for their Chinese New Year tour packages this year, following the turnaround the travel industry saw last year from the global downturn of 2008 and 2009. Chan BrothersBLOOMBERG - 442 words
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Article, Illustration161 2011-02-05 23 Nippon Steel Corp president Shoji Muneoka (left) shakes hands with Sumitomo Metal Industries president HiroshiTomono at their joint news conference in Tokyo on Thursday as they announced plans to create the world’s No 2 steel-maker. News of the proposed merger fanned expectations ofREUTERS - 161 words
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Article460 2011-02-05 23 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States jobless rate unexpectedly fell last month to the lowest level since April 2009, while payrolls rose less than forecast, depressed by winter storms. Unemployment declined last month from 9.4 per cent in December, the Labor Department said on Friday in Washington.BLOOMBERG - 460 words
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282 2011-02-05 23 REUTERS NEW DELHI India’s Prime Minster Manmohan Singh said on Friday that high headline inflation is beginning to pose a serious threat to India’s high growth plans. Mr Singh added that farm supply chains needed to be boosted with organised retail chains,REUTERS - 282 words
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Article385 2011-02-05 23 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 per cent on Friday, citing growing inflationary pressures and surprising many in the market who had expected it to keep borrowing costs at a record low. Eight of 15 economistsREUTERS - 385 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration908 2011-02-05 26 But Green Bay believe it is just a game, and their stance wins support ahead of the big game THE NEW YORK TIMES SUPER BOWL XLV Green Bay Packers v Pittsburgh Steelers DALLAS Aaron Rodgers sat woozily on the Green Bay Packers’ bench after aTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 908 words
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Article, Illustration376 2011-02-05 26 REUTERS DALLAS Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward feels coach Mike Tomlin’s (picture) “militant” approach to establishing his authority in the locker room has given the Super Bowl winner a team that is purely of his own making. Tomlin, 38, guided the SteelersREUTERS - 376 words
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Article, Illustration567 2011-02-05 27 IAN DE COTTA - New Italian coach for French club, who return to Singapore after a tour of Thailand IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They say do not mess with a winning formula but Etoile FC chairman Johan Gouttefangeas believes his team will be the better for it.PHOTO BY IAN DE COTTA - 567 words
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Article126 2011-02-05 27 SINGAPORE The two players awarded sponsor invites for this month’s HSBC Women’s Champions tournament are Jessica Korda and Nicole Castrale. HSBC made the announcement on Friday. Jessica, 17, finished second at the LPGA Final Qualifying School at the end of last year. She will celebrate126 words
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Article, Illustration223 2011-02-05 27 REUTERS BERLIN McLaren pieced together their sleek new Formula 1 car bit by bit at a public launch on Friday but made sure their secrets stayed well out of sight of curious rivals. The last of the big teams to roll out their newREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 223 words
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Article, Illustration176 2011-02-05 27 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Standing at 1.93-metres, Jonathan Justin is a towering teenager. Reigning S-League champions Etoile FC are counting on the 19-year-old’s goals as they attempt to defend their title this season. He played in France’s lower leagues, turning for Auch, a small clubPHOTO BY IAN DE COTTA - 176 words
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216 2011-02-05 28 AP technologyGENEVA Ten different goal-line technology systems will compete to persuade FIFA’s rules-making panel that referees need high-tech help to make decisions. FIFA announced on Friday that the 10 systems, which they did not identify, would be tested privately at their headquarters next weekAP - 216 words
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Article, Illustration619 2011-02-05 28 Gunners’ boss defends Fabregas ahead of crucial clash at St James’ Park THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Newcastle v Arsenal LONDON Arsenal will head to Newcastle on Saturday trying to maintain their Premier League title challenge with captain Cesc Fabregas under scrutiny. Everton manager DavidTHE GUARDIAN; REUTERS - 619 words
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309 2011-02-05 28 AP LONDON Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will face criminal charges in Britain over allegations they conspired with bookmakers to fix a match last year against England. The trio have protested their innocence to the International Cricket Council (ICC) butAP - 309 words
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Article, Illustration760 2011-02-05 29 LEONARD THOMAS - As Chelsea and Liverpool plot major changes, rival fans will be desperate for their new hero to shine COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp. com. sg Much work would have been done behind the scenes to ascertain how the two could thrive off each other. PossiblyGETTY IMAGES - 760 words
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285 2011-02-05 29 REUTERS MANCHESTER Manchester United hopes to keep Gary Neville on as a coach now that he has retired. Alex Ferguson stressed on Friday that he was a vital part of keeping the club’s “family atmosphere”. The 35-year-old defender, who spent his whole careerREUTERS - 285 words
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Article175 2011-02-05 29 The year 2010 heralded athletic competition like never before, with Singapore hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, followed by the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and the Guangzhou Asian Games. Singapore’s athletes did the country proud at each Games. SwimmerTao Li made a huge splash once again,175 words
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Article, Illustration630 2011-02-05 30 Dalglish’s calm handling of recent events sends message it is business as usual at Anfield REUTERS ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea v Liverpool LIVERPOOL At 59, having won so many medals and accolades both as player and manager, not much can faze Kenny Dalglish. TheREUTERS - 630 words
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341 2011-02-05 30 LONDON Liverpool co-owner John Henry has hinted Liverpool will hand Kenny Dalglish an extended deal and stay at Anfield by redeveloping the famous venue, according to Sky Sports News. Kop legend Dalglish was named Reds manager for the remainder of the season following Roy341 words
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Advertisement87 2011-02-05 1 A YEAR OF THE RABBIT JACELYN TAY IS A O-B RABBIT MUM-TO-BE WITH A LITTLE BUNNY IN THE OVEN. T8 FEBRUARY 5 6, 2011 COLUMNS T2 CHRISTOPHER TOH: NO BETTER TIME TO BREED LIKE RABBITS. PHIN WONG: OUT OF LUCK IN THE RABBIT YEAR? STEAL SOMEONE ELSE’S. A PUBLICATION OF87 words
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COLUMNS
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Article, Illustration755 2011-02-05 2 Christopher Toh - It’s the Year Of The Rabbit who’s up for breeding accordingly? Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the deputy features editor at Today. ARE you going to have more babies? That’s the question that always gets bandied about this time of year, isn’t it? And I’m not talking755 words
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Article, Illustration872 2011-02-05 3 Phin Wong - Luck, prosperity and identity theft in the Year OfThe Rabbit MALADJUSTED Phin Wong phin@mediacorp.com.sg ONCE upon a time, in a meadow undergoing great change brought about by massive industrialism, a beautiful rabbit took a chance on a handsome snake and accepted his offer of dinner. The date went872 words
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FOOD
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Article, Illustration1118 2011-02-05 4 DON MENDOZA - An ode to the toothsome carrot DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS been hung on a stick to presumably inspire a donkey. It’s also popular as the main ingredient in the baking of the eponymous Western spice cake, often finished with a sweet cream cheese frosting presumably to inspire1,118 words
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Article, Illustration522 2011-02-05 7 Don Mendoza - Hop to it with Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg OH, HOW they love a visit to the pet shop. But I’ve always wondered why it never crossed my daughters’ minds not even the younger five-year-old Agatha Christie wannabe to ask how the rabbit in the window manages to avoid falling522 words
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STYLE
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Article, Illustration1250 2011-02-05 8 LYNETTE KOH - Jacelyn Tay’s got a little bunny in the oven (as in she’s pregnant, not baking a casserole) but she won’t be caught dead in gasp maternity clothes LYNETTE KOH lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS not exactly breeding like rabbits but, we have to say, it didn’t take Jacelyn Tay very1,250 words
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Article, Illustration1007 2011-02-05 11 LYNETTE KOH - Do horoscope traits extend to the wardrobe? Six Rabbit stars weigh in LYNETTE KOH THOSE born in the Year OfThe Rabbit are supposed to be conservative and detail-oriented.These Rabbit celebs tell us if these traits apply to their personal style and share their fashion resolutions for the year1,007 words
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Article, Illustration73 2011-02-05 13 LYNETTE KOH - LYNETTE KOH LAST Thursday,The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands got a lot more beautiful with the opening of a new Longchamp boutique. No, we are not just referring to the Parisian brand’s lush leather handbags, but also to the 200 guests who turned up to toast the73 words
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Article, Illustration362 2011-02-05 14 LYNETTE KOH - Hop into the Year OfThe Rabbit with these hare-ppening finds LYNETTE KOH BUNNIES are cute there’s no running from the fact. And as we celebrate the arrival of the fourth zodiac sign this Chinese New Year, the shops have rolled out a meadow of new products inspired362 words
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Article, Illustration375 2011-02-05 14 NAMED after the famously tardy waistcoated rabbit in Alice InWonderland, The White Rabbit has attracted a loyal following since it was launched in 2008, with a selection of hearty European fare served up in a gorgeously restored chapel off the Dempsey area. Cheryl Ho, the375 words
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Advertisement58 2011-02-05 15 SINGAPORE BUDGET 2011 Rising cost of living... Widening income gap... Affordable housing... How would this year's budget address the issues and benefit the average working population here? Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates. MediaCorp providing the most complete news coverage in Singapore. /A=D!ACORP A CHANNEL NEWSASIA 93858 words
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Article, Illustration152 2011-02-05 16 Derryn Wong - It may be the Year Of The Rabbit, but don’t expect its auto offerings to be cutesy little things Derryn Wong cars@mediacorp.com.sg THIS weekend, we’re going to talk about all things rabbit when it comes to cars. Take Volkswagen. It has offered an extra hop with the specially-named,152 words
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Article, Illustration265 2011-02-05 16 The French may gripe about the rabbits mucking about in the wild, but there’s no mucking with the Citroen DS3 1.6 THP. It packs 156bhp and a manual-gearbox for quick bursts of speed that’s pretty much like a hare the bursts of speed, that is, not265 words
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Article, Illustration294 2011-02-05 16 Meanwhile, if you needed the Year Of The Rabbit as an excuse to get a new set of wheels, you’d want to hop to it and check out the Volvo V60. With multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) now being labelled “boring family transport”, the good old wagon has once again294 words
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Article, Illustration412 2011-02-05 17 Then, there’s Audi with its newA6 3.0. This is the car that is expected to leap over its competition this year. The luxury sedan saw its firstgeneration in 1994 interestingly, the Year OfThe Dog. Equally interesting, the general almanac forecast for Dogs in the Rabbit Year is412 words
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Miscellaneous1011 2011-02-05 18 SATURDAY MOVIE HOUSE MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS Channel 5, 10pm FBI agent Gracie Hart is back in the sequel of Miss Congeniality.With the help of her new bodyguard Sam Fuller, Gracie goes undercover once again to investigate the kidnapping of the reigning Miss United States, Cheryl Frasier and1,011 words
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Miscellaneous1194 2011-02-05 19 SUNDAY PRIME MOVIE: BALLS OF FURY Channel 5, 7.45pm Randy Daytona is sucked into the world of extreme ping-pong when FBI agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission.Together with blind ping-pong sage Wong and his sexy niece Maggie, Randy seeks to smoke out his father’s killer and reclaim his1,194 words
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Article, Illustration646 2011-02-05 22 1 Collectors’ Stage: Asian Contemporary Art From Private Collections Organised in cooperation with the first edition of Art Stage Singapore 2011, the exhibition presents iconic works of contemporary Asian art drawn from distinguished private collections. Date: Until Feb 17 Time: 10am to 7pm (except Fri, to 9pm)Reuters; Photo: Sentosa - 646 words
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Article19 2011-02-05 23 Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen19 words
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Article, Illustration1442 2011-02-05 24 SERENE LIM - Pay your favourite hunny bunny a visit this Rabbit Year SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT’S up, Doc? Well, it’s the Rabbit year, for one. And in their own innocuous ways, these bunnies have bounced right in and burrowed themselves deep within our pop cultural conscientiousness. They’re almost1,442 words
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Article, Illustration556 2011-02-05 27 Jetsetting with Eugene Loh HE IS the guy you hear on MediaCorp Radio 938LIVE hosting Food, Fun And Feel Good, as well the motivational programme A Slice Of Life. And it looks like Eugene Loh will have more to be motivated about this Rabbit Year as the fellow Rabbit has556 words
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Article, Illustration248 2011-02-05 27 The stuff travelling’s made of ARM yourself with all travel things bunny in preparation for the trips you’ll embark on this Lunar year. The Bunny Foo Foo purse holder 19.70) is just the thing to whip out to hang your precious bags if you’re eating248 words
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Article, Illustration853 2011-02-05 1 MOHAMMED IBRAHIM; By; JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - By and MOHAMMED IBRAHIM By and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN She ;Nc\u Mork Simcs Mogadishu, Somalia ON MAY 5, just after sunrise, 750 militants surrounded Dr. Hawa Abdi’s hospital. Mama Hawa, as she is known, heard gunshots, looked out the window and saw she was vastlyShe ;Nc\u Mork Simcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MOHAMMED IBRAHIM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; BELOW RIGHT, CASEY KELBAUGH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; MOHAMMED IBRAHIM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 853 words
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Article, Illustration998 2011-02-05 1 NICOLA CLARK - For Women in the Workplace, An ‘Upgrade Problem’ By NICOLA CLARK The New York Times Munich IN A COuNTrY where women find it particularly challenging to combine career and family life, Veronika Bethke enjoys something of a nirvana. Ms. Bethke, 36, the mother ofThe New York Times; GORDON WELTERS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 998 words
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Article, Illustration563 2011-02-05 2 KEVIN DELANEY - LENS KEVIN DELANEY EIJC-NCUT Jlork Suite* If your child is not yet a musical prodigy, threaten to burn her stuffed animals. If she misbehaves, put her out into the cold. If her academics fall short of perfection, force her to practice 2,000 math problemsEIJC-NCUT Jlork Suite*; GEORGE RUHE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 563 words
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821 2011-02-05 3 SOUAD MEKHENNET - essay SOUAD MEKHENNET S!)c JfcUr JJork Sim ess FRANKFURT For Muslim women, 2011 awakens hopes but also fears. En route to Germany from Abu Dhabi on December 31, I chatted with Paki- with Fayza, a Pakistani woman, 42, divorced in 2001 and long since aS!)c JfcUr JJork Sim ess - 821 words
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Article, Illustration916 2011-02-05 4 MATILDE SANCHEZ - intelligence/Matilde MATILDE SANCHEZ Matilde Sánchez, an editor at Clarín in Buenos Aires, also writesfiction. Send comments to intelligence@ nytimes.com. el)c jXcut Jlork Elmcs Buenos Aires When Dilma Rousseff was elected president in Brazil last year, she set off a wave of euphoria and putel)c jXcut Jlork Elmcs; JENNIFER SZYMASZEK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 916 words
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Article, Illustration712 2011-02-05 4 LUISITA LOPEZ TORREGROSA - essay LUISITA LOPEZ TORREGROSA Elje JsVut JJork Stmc^ NEW YORK —The essence of women has often been reduced, to put it somewhat crudely, to a deeply etched dichotomy: madonna or whore. Marry one; have sex with the other. It is a viewElje JsVut JJork Stmc^; MUSIC BOX FILMS - 712 words
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Article, Illustration700 2011-02-05 6 SIMON ROMERO - By SIMON ROMERO EljcJu'Ut Jlork Ehucs EL ALTO, Bolivia It was the day after Christmas. President Evo Morales was on a trip to Venezuela, Bolivia’s top ally, so the unenviable task fell to his vice president: announcing an abrupt 73 percent increase inEljcJu'Ut Jlork Ehucs; NOAH FRIEDMAN-RUDOVSKY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 700 words
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Article, Illustration791 2011-02-05 6 JIM YARDLEY - KolKaTa journal By JIM YARDLEY EIk JJhtt Jlork Ehnes KOLKATA, India It is not clear when, how or by whom it was decided that goats could graze in the heart of the Old City here. One historian traces the decision backEIk JJhtt Jlork Ehnes; SAMI SIVA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 791 words
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Article, Illustration712 2011-02-05 7 NEIL MacFARQUHAR - By NEIL MacFARQUHAR el)c Jtotr Jjjork State* DJENNÉ, Mali Abba Maiga stood in his dirt courtyard, smoking and seething over the fact that his 150-year-old mud-brick house is so culturally precious he is not allowed to update it no tile floors, noel)c Jtotr Jjjork State*; PHOTOGRAPHS BY TYLER HICKS/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 712 words
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Article, Illustration681 2011-02-05 7 SUZANNE DALEY - By SUZANNE DALEY SIjc Jfau jjork Shnes GIBRALTAR In the summer of 2009, the Spanish foreign minister visited Gibraltar, the first time such a high-ranking official had made the trip since Spain ceded the territory to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht inSIjc Jfau jjork Shnes; LOURDES SEGADE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 681 words
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Article, Illustration674 2011-02-05 8 MAÏA de la BAUME - By MAÏA de la BAUME el)c?s>Ut fjork Simcss BUGARACH, France The rocky mountain of Bugarach, rising just over 1,200 meters in the Corbières Mountains, in one of the poorest and least populated areas of France, has long attracted hikers and nature lovers whoel)c?s>Ut fjork Simcss; NANDA GONZ AGUE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 674 words
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802 2011-02-05 8 CLIFFORD J. LEVY - essay CLIFFORD J. LEVY eljcJs'cUt JJork SJuncss MOSCOW —Throughout the centuries, Russia has lurched between embracing the West as the embodiment of change and snubbing it as a danger to what Russia already is. The eight years when Vladimir V. Putin was president,eljcJs'cUt JJork SJuncss - 802 words
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Article, Illustration673 2011-02-05 10 NICHOLAS WADE - By NICHOLAS WADE ®1k JfrUf Jlork Euncs For the last 8,000 years, the wine grape has had very little sex. This unnatural abstinence threatens to sap the grape’s genetic health and the future pleasure of millions of oenophiles. The lack of sex was®1k JfrUf Jlork Euncs; Source: PNAS - 673 words
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Article, Illustration766 2011-02-05 10 ELISABETH ROSENTHAL - By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL SlK JfcUr Jlork Sinter KINANGOP, Kenya Simon Joakim Kiiru remembers a time not long ago when birdsongs filled the air here and life was correlated with bird sightings. His lush, well-tended homestead is in the highlandsSlK JfcUr Jlork Sinter; ED OU/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 766 words
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Article, Illustration1261 2011-02-05 11 CARL ZIMMER - By CARL ZIMMER el)c JfcUt JJork Etmes The call came from a Russian reporter, wanting to interview Paula Niedenthal about her research on facial expressions. “So you know,” the Russian reporter informed her, “that American smiles are all false, andel)c JfcUt JJork Etmes; CHRISTIAN NORTHEAST - 1,261 words
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Article, Illustration694 2011-02-05 12 GINA KOLATA - By GINA KOLATA el)c JfcUt JEjork ehncs Paul Laursen, a performance physiologist at the New Zealand Academy of Sport who competes in Ironman triathlons, recently undertook a tough 144-kilometer bicycle ride. “It was an epic training session with friends, testosterone levels were high, and weel)c JfcUt JEjork ehncs; ROB GRIFFITH/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 694 words
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Article, Illustration610 2011-02-05 12 BEN DAITZ, M. D - By BEN DAITZ, M.D. eljc JfrUt JEjork Eimcs FORT DEFIANCE, Arizona In the culture of the Navajo Indian, talking about death is thought to bring it about, so it is not discussed. A deadeljc JfrUt JEjork Eimcs; DALE KRUZIC - 610 words
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Article, Illustration702 2011-02-05 13 CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS - By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS ®l)cJCrtu Jlork Eimc‘1 Dry brushing, an ancient ritual once performed in Japan and Greece, has been updated for the spa crowd. The practice, which entails natural bristles being run over the skin in short, quick strokes, is being promoted as a®l)cJCrtu Jlork Eimc‘1; PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEIDRE SCHOO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 702 words
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778 2011-02-05 13 LAURIE TARKAN - By LAURIE TARKAN $l)cJCctti Jlork ehncs About eight years ago, at the age of 78, a vascular surgeon in California operated on a woman who then developed a pulmonary embolism. The surgeon did not respond to urgent calls from the nurses, and the$l)cJCctti Jlork ehncs - 778 words
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Article, Illustration826 2011-02-05 14 STEVE LOHR - STEVE LOHR By eljc JfcUt Jlork ehncs In the 1980s, the United States faced an unnerving challenge from a rising economic power that often bent rules of global competition to its advantage. Three decades later, Americans are hearing an echoeljc JfcUt Jlork ehncs; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. - 826 words
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Article, Illustration615 2011-02-05 14 GERALDINE FABRIKANT - By GERALDINE FABRIKANT ®l)c JtfcUt jjork euncs Times are tough for sellers of luxury boats. In boom times, yacht enthusiasts would order a new dream boat and keep their old one for several years until the new boat was completed. Then,®l)c JtfcUt jjork euncs; JIM RAYCROFT - 615 words
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Article, Illustration809 2011-02-05 15 LARRY ROHTER - By LARRY ROHTER el)c JfcUt J] ork ehucs Everywhere you turn these days, it seems that the indie rock world is exploring sounds out of Africa—the ancestral home of American genres like jazz and the blues. In terms of geography, the Africanel)c JfcUt J] ork ehucs; DEMONICA OROZCO - 809 words
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Article, Illustration526 2011-02-05 15 ELLEN BARRY - By ELLEN BARRY eljc Jfcut J] ork ehnes KIEV, Ukraine It has become difficult to locate Aleksei PlutserSarno. As a police dragnet closed around Voina, the radical Russian art collective that he belongs to, Mr. Plutser-Sarno stopped using cellphones, resorting to Skype and, sometimes,eljc Jfcut J] ork ehnes; JOSEPH SYWENKYJ FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 526 words
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Article, Illustration939 2011-02-05 16 KAREN ROSENBERG - Art review KAREN ROSENBERG EIjc JfcUt JJork Ernies The Beijing artist Wang Qingsong, born at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, has seen China change from an insular, rural society to a globally engaged dynamo. His art has evolved just as rapidly, fromEIjc JfcUt JJork Ernies; PHOTOGRAPHS BY WANG QINSONG - 939 words
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