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Title Section12 2011-07-24 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY July 24, 2011 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/201112 words
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Advertisement799 2011-07-24 1 STANCHART’S REGIONAL CEO: HIS SINGAPORE LOVE AFFAIR the st regis perspectives 6 THE TESLA ROADSTER HAS ELECTRIFYING PACE AND GRACE the finer life 8 LIVING AMONG THEPOORTO GIVEAWAY HIS FORTUNE sunday special 4 TABITHAWANG LAMENTS DISAPPEARING FOOD STALLS speakeasy 10 SHE LEFT SCHOOL AT 16 TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR face799 words
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Article, Illustration1347 2011-07-24 2 phylicia lee - As Singapore ages, more patients will need to be cared for beyond the hospital walls, whether at home or in the community. Here’s how one acute hospital is gearing up for this sea-change in sundayspecial phylicia lee todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg We are sitting by a small garden, peacefulPHOTOS BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 1,347 words
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Article108 2011-07-24 3 SET up in 1995, Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s Community Charity Fund raises money for the underprivileged sick to be cared for in the hospital and in the community. More than 2,000 patients benefit each year, with financial support for their medical treatment, homecare services, mobility aids108 words
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Article, Illustration2116 2011-07-24 4 adam higginbotham - Bobby Sager has spent the last decade living among the world’s poorest people and giving them his fortune. And not even the odd kidnap attempt will stop him sundayspecial adam higginbotham todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH It was a little more than 10 years ago when Mr BobbyTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTOS COURTESY THE SAGER FAMILY FOUNDATION - 2,116 words
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Article231 2011-07-24 5 EACH year, the Sager Family Roadshow has set up new projects in a growing number of countries, and continues to return to those places where it has “incubated” schemes since handed over to the local authorities. Using his contacts from an international network of company231 words
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Article, Illustration1127 2011-07-24 7 Nine months into life as a new citizen here, Standard Chartered’s regional CEO Ray Ferguson tells Nicholas Fang why he and his bank have zeroed their sights on the Republic’s potential the perspectives When Ray Ferguson bustles into the quiet corner of The St Regis Hotel’sPHOTOS BY JASON HO - 1,127 words
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Advertisement22 2011-07-24 7 What Ray Ferguson had at The Drawing TWG Jasmine Queen Tea Chariot de Desserts (Pastry selections from the dessert trolley) Total: S$3422 words
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Article, Illustration948 2011-07-24 8 paul gilfeather - The world’s first electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster, has speed, style and even a conscience thefinerlife paul gilfeather principal correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg IF I close my eyes, I could be soaring silently through the sky in a jet plane. In actual fact, I’m only sitting aboutPHOTOS BY SION TOUHIG AND COURTESY TESLA MOTORS - 948 words
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Article, Illustration928 2011-07-24 9 nancy ang - I panic each time HFMD strikes at my son’s childcare parenttoparent nancy ang todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Nancy Ang is a producer and mother of five kids, aged between 21 months and 18 years. “Say aaahhhh. Show me your palms.” It’s a drill all parents with toddlers and pre-schoolers areART BY YEN YOK - 928 words
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Advertisement140 2011-07-24 9 A charming concert for the family THE VOVN& J OA *>o THE WONDER BOY MOZART AND HIS SISTER NANNERL ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY x YOUNG SOLOISTS International Competition Winners Tiffany Tan, Violin Jonathan Chua, Piano Nikolai Song, Flute 11 years old 12 years old 8 years old FEATURING THE ASIAN140 words
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Article, Illustration732 2011-07-24 10 tabitha wang - I’ve learnt not to get too attached, but the hole in my heart still gets bigger every time a favourite hole-in-the-wall shuts its doors speakeasy tabitha wang wang todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Tabitha Wang lives in Hong Kong but her heart is really in Singapore. “Did you know,”ART BY YEN YOK - 732 words
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Article, Illustration659 2011-07-24 11 phylicia lee - faceinthecrowd phylicia lee Four years ago, while her peers were concerned with getting into university, Tammy Tay made a move that some might consider entrepreneurial, and others, plain foolhardy. Then 16, she dropped out of school to pursue her boutique business. She had started up herPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 659 words
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HOT NEWS
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126 2011-07-24 12 AP United States President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are scrambling to find a way forward on a debt deal after House Speaker John Boehner threw negotiations into crisis by walking out on them on Friday. A visibly frustrated Mr Obama called Mr BoehnerAP - 126 words
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114 2011-07-24 12 BLOOMBERG China executed 14 people with assets of at least 1 billion yuan (S$187 million) during the past eight years as the government expanded its fight against corruption, according to the New Culture News newspaper. The dead include Yuan Baojing, a former stockbrokerBLOOMBERG - 114 words
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Article, Illustration393 2011-07-24 12 AGENCIES STOCKHOLM The 32-year-old Norwegian suspected of massacring scores of young people at a summer camp and setting off a bomb in downtown Oslo is a mystery to investigators: A right-winger with anti-Muslim views but no known links to hard-core extremists. Blond-haired and blue-eyed AndersAGENCIES; AP, REUTERS; REUTERS - 393 words
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198 2011-07-24 12 Singapore has strongly condemned the bombing in Oslo and shooting on the island of Utoya on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement that Singapore conveys its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the government198 words
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Article382 2011-07-24 13 AGENCIES SUNDVOLLEN (Norway) The man in the police uniform shouted for the campers to come closer. When they did, he killed them, according to survivors of the shooting rampage at an island youth camp north-west of Oslo. The police said the man armed with atAGENCIES - 382 words
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263 2011-07-24 13 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has weighed in on the current debate on public transport fare review and said that, from time to time, fare increases cannot be helped. But he assured Singaporeans that the Public Transport Council (PTC) will look263 words
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155 2011-07-24 13 AGENCIES The United States yesterday called on rival claimants in the disputed South China Sea to back up their claims with legal evidence a challenge to China’s declaration of sovereignty over vast stretches of the region. Secretary of State HillaryAGENCIES - 155 words
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Article, Illustration44 2011-07-24 13 Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Health, shaving the head of Jatin A Khemlani, a 15-year-old childhood cancer survivor, at the Children’s Cancer Foundation Hair for Hope Main Event held at VivoCity. PHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID PHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMIDPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 44 words
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213 2011-07-24 13 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL NUSA DUA (Indonesia) Singapore’s Foreign Minister K Shanmugam said security at the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta has not been stepped up in the wake of reports that it was a terrorist target. Speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Bali,213 words
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132 2011-07-24 13 AGENCIES At least 11 people were killed and 89 hurt yesterday when a Chinese bullet train lost power after being struck by lightning and was hit from behind by another train, knocking two of its carriages off a bridge, state mediaAGENCIES - 132 words
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192 2011-07-24 13 S RAMESH - S RAMESH Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has urged the Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue to evolve to meet the demands of a new globalised economy. Speaking at the presentation of PSC scholarships to 72 students yesterday, he192 words
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103 2011-07-24 13 Malaysia has been ranked the most peaceful country in South-east Asia and the 19th safest out of 153 countries in the world in the annual Global Peace Index, reported Bernama news agency. Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace said that Malaysia overtook Singapore103 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration717 2011-07-24 14 SHAMIR OSMAN - Singapore recover from a shocking start but Malaysian fightback promises another cracker Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers Singapore vs Malaysia SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In Singapore, the tickets were sold out in a mere six hours. About 1,000 die-hard Malaysian fans made theirPHOTOS BY ERNEST - 717 words
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Article, Illustration672 2011-07-24 16 LEONARD THOMAS - Advantage Lions, but Avramovic and Co will know the job is hardly done COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard @mediacorp. com. sg The writer is sports editor at Today. The Malaysian Ultras deliberately stopped their buses hundreds of metres from the Jalan Besar Stadium and marched in asPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 672 words
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410 2011-07-24 16 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For most of the match, he was the man who orchestrated Malaysia’s forays into the Singapore half, but after 60 minutes, with the Tigers trailing 4-1, Safiq Rahim did his team no favours. The Malaysian410 words
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Article, Illustration601 2011-07-24 17 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Bahraini referee Nawaf Shukralla was about to blow for half-time, a scuffle broke out in the gallery between a section of the visiting Malaysian supporters and security personnel. One Malaysian fan was sent to hospital after falling awkwardly in thePHOTOS BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 601 words
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Article416 2011-07-24 18 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SUPHANBURI A hatful of gold medals, many personal bests and a good win in football highlighted the Singapore Sports School’s (SSP’s) performance on a busy day at the 14th Thai Sports School Games. The football under-14 boys delivered a second straight win with416 words
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Article, Illustration574 2011-07-24 18 One of them will be kicking his heels in Villas-Boas’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Didier Drogba believes he is in direct competition with Fernando Torres for a place in the Chelsea team. Manager Andre Villas-Boas, Drogba claimed, is unlikely to play them both together as a partnership.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 574 words
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Article, Illustration992 2011-07-24 19 But underdogs Paraguay may just snatch the title if their lucky streak continues AGENCIES BUENOS AIRES One fact illustrates the nature of this bewildering Copa America: Paraguay enter tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) clash against Uruguay as the first team to reach the final withoutAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 992 words
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230 2011-07-24 20 REUTERS NUERBURGRING Formula 1 teams are considering covering the cockpit of cars to protect their drivers following Felipe Massa’s freak accident in Hungary two years ago. Renault technical director James Allison, the head of the Formula 1 Teams’ AssociationREUTERS - 230 words
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Article, Illustration389 2011-07-24 20 Webber takes pole position once again REUTERS NUERBURGRING Red Bull’s Mark Webber will start today’s German Formula 1 Grand Prix on pole position with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton alongside after a superb qualifying lap. Champions Red Bull have now seized pole for the last 11 races, 10REUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 389 words
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Page 21 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1202 2011-07-24 21 SUNDAY TV THE SCORPION KING II: RISE OF A WARRIOR (PREMIERE) Channel 5, 7pm (TV Premiere) In Ancient Akkad, Mathayus grows up the proud son of Ashur, a captain in the military corps of Black Scorpions. When the traitor Sargon seizes the throne and demands proof of loyalty, Mathuyas refuses1,202 words
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Miscellaneous1788 2011-07-24 22 TV LISTINGS CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6.00AM Just For Laughs Gags 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 The Martha Stewart Show VI 10.30 The Doctors 11.30 Films Stars Asia NOON Under One Roof IV 12.30PM Moulmein High III 1.00 Triple Nine II 2.00 Meteor 3.00 The1,788 words
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Miscellaneous1815 2011-07-24 23 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Sathy Leelavathi 4.00 Take It Easy Vazhkai II 4.30 Saalaram 5.00 Indian Beat 5.30 Mythilli 6.00 Primary Six (Debut) 6.30 Gokulathil Seethai 7.00 Vaira Nenjum 7.30 Ethiroli 8.00 Nijangal 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Thulluvatho Elamei 9.30 Uncle Taxi IV 10.00 Oru Kaithiyin Diary 10.30 Star 11.001,815 words
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Miscellaneous41 2011-07-24 24 Killer Week NEW SHOWS THAT WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY! MON 10:00PM Mini Series 8:30PM THU 8:40PM 10:00PM xinmsn.com/5 'm N wv k -t Local Reality Bay MALAYSIA VS SINGAPORE (LIVE) (20l4FIFS*World Cup Qualifier) t Violence ERIES /MediaCorp ;ome lome to41 words
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ARTS & STYLES
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Article, Illustration719 2011-07-24 16 BAZ DREISINGER - By BAZ DREISINGER Sljc Jfau Jlork Suites “Fire in Babylon,” which recently premiered to rave reviews in London, is a documentary about the West Indies cricket team that beat England and Australia and went undefeated in world play for 15 years duringSljc Jfau Jlork Suites; PATRICK EAGAR - 719 words
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Article, Illustration662 2011-07-24 16 SIMON REYNOLDS - ESSAY SIMON REYNOLDS el)c Jfau J|ork Suites Once pop music was something by which you could tell the decade, or even the year. But listening to the radio now is disorienting, if you’re searching for a sound that screams “It’s 2011!” Takeel)c Jfau J|ork Suites; CHAD BATKA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 662 words
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Article, Illustration496 2011-07-24 15 STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM - By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM Sljc JfrUf JJork elmcii Eau Flirt is billed by its maker as “the world’s first perfume clinically proven to make men flirt.” Inspired by a study conducted by the Smell and Taste Treatment and ResearchSljc JfrUf JJork elmcii; EVAN SUNG FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 496 words
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Article, Illustration795 2011-07-24 15 NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF - Architecture NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF el)c?sVut JJork elmcs BEIJING Aside from the new World Trade Center, it’s hard to think of a more contentious architectural project in the last few years than the CCT V building, the headquarters of China Central Television here. After Rem Koolhaas,el)c?sVut JJork elmcs; PHILIPPE RUAULT - 795 words
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Article, Illustration1094 2011-07-24 14 JOHN MARKOFF - By JOHN MARKOFF el)c Jfctu Jlork euncs MENLO PARK, California A robot that would fold laundry, cook or wash dishes? That, say researchers, would be a more impressive feat of artificial intelligence than the celebrated victory this year of an I.B.M. robotel)c Jfctu Jlork euncs; Source: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard, Marco Cusumano-Towner, Jinna Lei and Pieter Abbeel, University of California, Berkeley; THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS COURTESY OF U.C. BERKELEY - 1,094 words
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Article, Illustration427 2011-07-24 14 DONALD G. McNEIL Jr - By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. el)c iNVtu Jlork euncs Scientists have proposed an intriguing new way to fight malaria: turning people into human time bombs for mosquitoes. A cheap deworming pill used in Africa for 25 years against river blindness was recently shownel)c iNVtu Jlork euncs; VANESSA VICK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 427 words
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Article, Illustration677 2011-07-24 13 NICHOLAS WADE - By NICHOLAS WADE Sljc Jfau JJork Simcs A new survey of the human genome shows that common diseases are likely to have a different set of genetic roots in Africans, East Asians and Europeans. The finding may represent yet another serious complication inSljc Jfau JJork Simcs; DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGES - 677 words
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Article, Illustration793 2011-07-24 13 ANDREW POLLACK - By ANDREW POLLACK Sljc iNVUt Jlork Simcs Farms in America’s heartland were once commonly marred by milkweed. Now, fields are planted with genetically modified corn and soybeans resistant to the herbicide Roundup, allowing farmers to spray the chemical to eradicate weeds, including milkweed. ASljc iNVUt Jlork Simcs; JANET JARMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 793 words
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Article, Illustration787 2011-07-24 12 LANDON THOMAS Jr - By LANDON THOMAS Jr. SJljeJJettr Jlork Euncs ATHENS At the foundation here named for his father, Nick Papandreou pondered the task confronting his brother George: dismantling the Greek welfare state largely erected by their father, Andreas Papandreou. “This is his moment,” Nick Papandreou,SJljeJJettr Jlork Euncs; ANDREA G. PAPANDREOU FOUNDATION, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS - 787 words
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Article, Illustration647 2011-07-24 12 ANNE KREAMER - essay ANNE KREAMER Sljc JfcUt Jlork Elmcs When I graduated from college in 1977, the world was still neatly divided into two spheres: work and everything else. Work was supposed to be a hyperrational realm of logic, filled withSljc JfcUt Jlork Elmcs - 647 words
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Article, Illustration620 2011-07-24 11 STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF - essay STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF SljcJsVUf JJork Etmcs It doesn’t hurt to be known as the Google of Russia: Shares of Yandex, the search engine company, shot up more than 55 percent in their Nasdaq market debut in May. The stock’s rise illustrates investors’ appetite for emerging-marketSljcJsVUf JJork Etmcs; FREDERIC BROWN/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 620 words
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Article, Illustration839 2011-07-24 11 CLIFFORD KRAUSS - By CLIFFORD KRAUSS SljciNVUf JJork Etmcs Just east of Argentina’s Andean foothills, an oil field called the Vaca Muerta “dead cow” in English has come to life. In May, the Argentine oil company YPF announced that it had found 150 million barrels of oil inSljciNVUf JJork Etmcs; MICHAEL STRAVATO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 839 words
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WORLD TRENDS
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Article, Illustration703 2011-07-24 10 GUY TREBAY - By GUY TREBAY el)c 'ScW JJork Simcs On any Friday night at Red Rooster, the crowd is likely to encompass not only elements of New York’s “gorgeous mosaic” but also David Dinkins, the former mayor who coined the phrase. There, at the 76-seat restaurant, theel)c 'ScW JJork Simcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELIZABETH L1PPM AN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 703 words
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Article, Illustration591 2011-07-24 10 SAM DOLNICK - By SAM DOLNICK el)c $c\v JEjork Simcs When cruise ships dock at Red Hook, Brooklyn, their passengers pile into taxis and shuttle buses. But many of their housekeepers, waiters, bartenders and engine mechanics head for a former bait and tackle shopel)c $c\v JEjork Simcs; ANDREA MORALES/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 591 words
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Article, Illustration685 2011-07-24 8 ELLEN BARRY - By ELLEN BARRY 5Jl)c JCclu Jlork ®ime$ MINSK, Belarus At the time appointed for the July 13 antigovernment protest here in the nation’s capital, scores of burly officers were waiting in Yakub Kolas Square. Their job was to prevent it from happening. But it was difficult5Jl)c JCclu Jlork ®ime$; TATYANA ZENKOVICH/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 685 words
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Article, Illustration611 2011-07-24 7 KEVIN DELANEY - LENS KEVIN DELANEY El)c Jfctu Jlork eimc‘1 The intangible mysteries of what make a person attractive are best left for poets and pop songs. But scientists have their own theories. Although when it comes love and to love and attraction, even they can be asEl)c Jfctu Jlork eimc‘1; SHIHO FUKADA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 611 words
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Article, Illustration764 2011-07-24 6 TIM ARANGO - By TIM ARANGO EIk iNVtu Jlork Suites BAGHDAD Terrorism fears in the United States are all but halting visas for Iraqis, even those who risked their lives aiding the American war effort, making them vulnerable ahead of the planned American military withdrawal.EIk iNVtu Jlork Suites; PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOSEPH SYWENKYJ FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 764 words
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Article, Illustration600 2011-07-24 6 THOM SHANKER - By THOM SHANKER el)c -N'ctu Jlork Suites WASHINGTON When the Taliban dug an elaborate tunnel system beneath the largest prison in southern Afghanistan this spring, they set off a scramble to catch 475 escapees. One thing made it easier. Just a month beforeel)c -N'ctu Jlork Suites; RODRIGO ABD/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 600 words
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Article, Illustration797 2011-07-24 4 ADAM NOSSITER - By ADAM NOSSITER Eln'iNVut jlork Shucs WATERLOO, Sierra Leone The word was out: it was no longer necessary to give birth at home and risk losing a baby or dying. Hadiatou Kamara, 18, waited in the crowd. She had already lost a baby boyEln'iNVut jlork Shucs; SVEN TORFINN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 797 words
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Article, Illustration497 2011-07-24 4 VIKAS BAJAJ - By VIKAS BAJAJ EljcJfcUt jlork Shucs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India Little Brother is watching you. That is the premise for the webcam a top government official here has installed in his office, as an anticorruption experiment. Goingson in his chamberEljcJfcUt jlork Shucs; SANJIT DAS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 497 words
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Article, Illustration549 2011-07-24 3 JEFFERY DelVISCIO - sukadana journal By JEFFERY DelVISCIO el)c JJetu Jlork Elmcs SUKADANA, Indonesia —Sukadana, a small coastal city in western Borneo, is in the midst of a building boom. But the new houses are not for people. They are giant birdhouses playing an all-dayel)c JJetu Jlork Elmcs; JEFFERY DelVISCIO/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 549 words
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Article, Illustration695 2011-07-24 3 JONATHAN KAIMAN; ANDREW JACOBS - By JONATHAN KAIMAN ANDREW JACOBS el)c JCctw Jlork Elmcs BEIJING They have toured Europe, played alongside marquee names like the band Coldplay and earned plaudits in the international press. But here in China, the growing popularity of the Mongolian rock band Hanggai has not exactlyel)c JCctw Jlork Elmcs; SIM CHI YIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 695 words
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Article, Illustration529 2011-07-24 2 SUZANNE DALEY - By SUZANNE DALEY el)c JCcUt JJork Ehucs MADRID When the police arrived recently to evict María José del Coto Maeso, 53, they found the street in front of her ground-floor apartment crowded with protesters, and they retreated. “It was a day that for manyel)c JCcUt JJork Ehucs; MARTA RAMONEDA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 529 words
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Article, Illustration742 2011-07-24 2 intelligence/roGer cohen - intelligence/roGer intelligence/roGer cohen S()e JfcUt Jlork SJhnes London Sport is always a consolation and never more so than earlier this month. While Western societies seemed shot through with celebrity obsession, voyeurism and money culture evident in the British phone-hacking scandal, a couple of sporting events displayedS()e JfcUt Jlork SJhnes; FRANK AUGSTEIN/ASS0C1ATED PRESS; LEFT, STREETER LECKA — GETTY IMAGES - 742 words
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Article, Illustration1129 2011-07-24 1 ALEX PRUD’HOMME - In the Forecast a Drier Planet OPINION ALEX PRUD’HOMME Alex Prud’homme is the author of “The Ripple Effect.” ®l)c iNc\u Jjork Simcs Floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other extreme weather have left a trail of destruction during the first half of 2011. But this could be just the start to®l)c iNc\u Jjork Simcs; BOB PENNELL/MAIL TRIBUNE, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS; CHINA DAILY/REUTERS - 1,129 words
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Article, Illustration961 2011-07-24 1 HANNAH SELIGSON - Egypt’s Young Entrepreneurs Are Seizing the By HANNAH SELIGSON The New York Times LIkE SO MANY other young people in Cairo, Yasmine el-Mehairy saw no future in Egypt. Then came Tahrir Square. Six months after an uprising led by people like her ousted HosniThe New York Times; HOLLY PICKETT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 961 words
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