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Title Section32 2011-09-18 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY September 18, 2011 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/2011 A Publication of MediaCorp Articles selected for Sunday, September 18, 2011 Copyright 2011 The New York Times MICA (P) 041/07/201132 words
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Advertisement783 2011-09-18 1 SUPER YACHTS DROPANCHOR IN SINGAPORE the finer life 4 MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WEDDINGS ARE BECOMING A FAMILIAR SIGHT sunday special 2 CHEF ANDRE CHIANG WEARS WHITE AND THINKS GREEN face in the crowd 10 BATTLE FOR THE AGES AS MAN U’S FERGUSON TAKES ON CHELSEA’S VILLAS-BOAS sports 16 US AIR RACE783 words
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Article, Illustration1276 2011-09-18 2 venessa lee - sundayspecial Lavish weddings costing from S$300,000 to S$3 million or more are becoming a familiar sight here venessa lee venessa lee correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg The bride initially wanted something “simple” but eventually opted for a “cosy” wedding. According to wedding consultant Esta Giam, achieving the desired effect of1,276 words
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259 2011-09-18 3 VENESSA LEE - VENESSA LEE DESPITE its lack of Maldives-standard beaches, Singapore is, perhaps surprisingly, gaining ground as a venue for destination weddings. It’s not uncommon for India’s wealthy to host lavish celebrations here, for instance. One New Delhi diamond merchant threw his eight-day wedding party here in259 words
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Article, Illustration894 2011-09-18 4 paul gilfeather - The super-rich elite are splashing out on super yachts and dropping anchor on Singapore’s shores thefinerlife paul gilfeather paul gilfeather principal correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Over the next few months, they will silently stream into shore off the surf of the South China Sea. Gleaming, brand newPHOTOS BY SYAFIQAH HAMID, COURTESY SIMPSON - 894 words
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Article, Illustration1482 2011-09-18 7 As SMRT CEO or tai chi sifu, Ms Saw Phaik Hwa is all about being hands on, Christopher Toh discovers the THERE are many ways to describe Ms Saw Phaik Hwa, the president and chief executive of SMRT. “Unconventional” would be a good start. AfterPHOTOS BY JASON HO - 1,482 words
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Article, Illustration818 2011-09-18 8 simon kuper - parenttoparent simon kuper todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Ihave discovered a brilliant trick. Recently, when people have asked me to do pointless bits of work (have lunch, sit on an unpaid panel, comment on somebody’s high-school paper), I’ve hit them with my killerTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; ART BY YEN YOK - 818 words
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Advertisement97 2011-09-18 9 HISTORY TELLS US WHAT THIS FAMILY DID. THE KENNEDYS TELLS US WHO THEY WERE. “...RIVETING, ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL.” -John Ziegler, The Daily Caller “....BOTH UNSETTLING TO WATCH AND ADDICTIVE.” Allesandra Stanley, New York Times I 1 I THE EPIC 8-PART TVIE EVENT kSv^IEDYS BARRY PEPPER TOM WILKINSON KATIE HOLMES GREG97 words
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Article819 2011-09-18 9 georgina chang - speakeasy georgina chang chang todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Georgina Chang is the senior creative director for Lush and 987FM, and the co-host for Lush Mornings on Thursdays Ihave fallen in love at first sight... several times. Yes, I realise now that it’s actually lust and819 words
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Article, Illustration833 2011-09-18 10 neo chai chin - Chef Andre Chiang is closing his restaurant for a few days to highlight deforestation faceinthecrowd neo chai chin His culinary passion has won him numerous accolades as a chef. Lesser known, but no less intense, is Andre Chiang’s zeal for the environment. During our interview, hePHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 833 words
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Article126 2011-09-18 10 THE GUARDIAN A GATHERING of top chefs has come up with a plan to save the planet, one dinner at a time, with an open letter to the next generation of cooks signed by the likes of Ferran Adrià. The so-called G-9 meeting of nine ofTHE GUARDIAN - 126 words
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HOT NEWS
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212 2011-09-18 11 SINGAPORE Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) CEO Isabella Loh has apologised to Singapore Polytechnic students for canning a popular Halloween event they spent seven months organising. In a Facebook post, Ms Loh also said she had not intended to link the comments of212 words
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Article, Illustration362 2011-09-18 11 Three killed, dozens wounded but pilot may have averted greater AP RENO (Nevada) As thousands watched in horror, a World War II-era fighter plane competing in an event described as a car race in the sky suddenly pitched upward, rolled and did a nose-dive toward theAP - 362 words
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217 2011-09-18 11 AP RAMALLAH The Palestinian President said on Friday he would ask the United Nations Security Council next week to endorse his people’s decadeslong quest for statehood but emphasised that he did not seek to isolate or delegitimise Israel. Mr Mahmoud Abbas’ planAP - 217 words
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233 2011-09-18 11 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER SHAH ALAM No one else should take credit for the law reforms mooted by Barisan Nasional (BN) two days ago which saw the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and other restrictive laws, Malaysian Prime Minister NajibTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 233 words
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148 2011-09-18 12 BLOOMBERG LONDON United Kingdom and Swiss finance regulators are starting an investigation into the US$2-billion (S$2.48-billion) trading loss at Zurichbased UBS that led to trader Kweku Adoboli’s arrest on fraud charges. The probe will be handled by a third-party firm independent of UBS, theBLOOMBERG - 148 words
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Article, Illustration321 2011-09-18 12 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In a bid to get more senior citizens and low-income Singaporeans to embrace infocomm technology (ICT), the Government is raising the income cap for needy households to own computers and introducing more programmes to teach IT skills. The effort to321 words
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299 2011-09-18 12 AP SUNGAI KOLOK The Thai authorities alleged yesterday that drug dealers had a hand in deadly coordinated bombings in the country’s south that killed four people and wounded dozens more. Police Colonel Jakraporn Thaenthong said the death toll from Friday night’s threeAP - 299 words
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238 2011-09-18 12 REUTERS BANGKOK The Thai authorities pressed for a new probe on Friday into the death of Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto and 12 other civilians killed during political unrest last year, and said troops may have had a hand in the shootings. The statementREUTERS - 238 words
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Article, Illustration215 2011-09-18 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PEEK INTOTHE LV GALAOPENING Download the freeTag Readerappfor your smartphone from http:// gettag.mobi and scan the Tag, and you’ll be led straight to the video. Singapore’s first store in the form of an island was launched at the Marina Bay Sands yesterday. The opening ofCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTOS BY OOI BOON KEONG, SYAFIQAH HAMID - 215 words
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Article143 2011-09-18 13 AP PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s leader welcomed exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for talks yesterday, only two days after hosting his sister Yingluck, Thailand’s current Prime Minister. Prime Minister Hun Sen and Thaksin hugged and addressed each other as “brother” when they met yesterday morningAP - 143 words
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144 2011-09-18 14 AP Revolutionary fighters struggled to expand the offensive into Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown yesterday, with street-by-street battles and commanders seeking to break open a new front against loyalist forces fiercely defending the most symbolic stronghold remaining from the shattered regime. The fresh assaultsAP - 144 words
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168 2011-09-18 14 THE GUARDIAN The police in Berlin are trying to unravel the mystery of a teenager who says he has no idea who he is or where he comes from. The boy had wandered out of a forest in GermanyTHE GUARDIAN - 168 words
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147 2011-09-18 14 THE GUARDIAN The honeymoon hotspot of Bali has seen a growing trade in crystal meth, with trafficking rates in Indonesia up more than 300 per cent in the past year. The resort has become a haven for international drug gangs luredTHE GUARDIAN - 147 words
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124 2011-09-18 14 AP Opposition leaders yesterday demanded an inquiry to see if Italian government aircraft flew a bevy of young escorts to Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s private parties. Concern in the country was also growing over whether the billionaire media mogul, who allegedly boasted in anAP - 124 words
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117 2011-09-18 14 AP A North Korean defector, allegedly armed with poison needles, has been arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack a leading antiPyongyang activist. A prosecution official and an intelligence official said that a North Korean defector, surnamed Ahn, planned to target Park Sang-hak,AP - 117 words
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124 2011-09-18 14 AP Two men are accused of driving around Denver, Colorado, with a dead friend, running up a bar tab on his account and using his ATM card at a strip club in what appeared to be a disturbing reflection of the movieAP - 124 words
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160 2011-09-18 15 AP President Barack Obama yesterday kept up his appeal for public support of his US$447 billion (S$554 billion) proposal to boost jobs and consumer spending, calling on Americans to press Congress to pass the legislation. In his weekly radio and InternetAP - 160 words
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Article, Illustration81 2011-09-18 15 Second runner-up Khoo Shu Yun, 25, winner Mio Lin, 18, and first runner-up Nadiah Binte Mohamed Halim, 20, at the SingTel Grid Girls 2011 Competition yesterday. Student Mio Lin beat more than 500 hopefuls to walk away with S$10,000 in cash. She will have the honour ofPHOTO COURTESY SINGTEL - 81 words
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348 2011-09-18 15 EVELYN CHOO - EVELYN CHOO evelynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is happy that the Malay community has moved forward with Singapore society and the Government will continue to support their progress. Speaking in both Malay and English at a Hari Raya348 words
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Article140 2011-09-18 15 THE Spain became the latest European country to hike taxes on the wealthy, with a new asset-based tax targeting the country’s richest people. Spain’s socialist government hopes that the new wealth tax will raise up to €1 billion (S$1.7 billion) in a country whereTHE - 140 words
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Advertisement311 2011-09-18 13 ruyi A Concept by TungLok Group ru y L, which means ‘As One's Wishes' in Mandarin, is the first Chinese fast food restaurant in Singapore. ruyi offers wholesome Chinese meals at affordable prices, with the speed of a fast food restaurant, but the taste and quality of fine restaurants. Presenting311 words
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Article, Illustration641 2011-09-18 16 EPL’s youngest manager Villas-Boas takes on old hand Ferguson for the first time AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United vs Chelsea MANCHESTER Clashes between Chelsea and Manchester United have always served as opportunities to thwart each other’s title chances, but their encounter today will have an addedAGENCIES - 641 words
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447 2011-09-18 16 AGENCIES LONDON Kenny Dalglish will not be adopting any other philosophy except “the Liverpool way”, which refers to the pass-and-move type of football that once made Liverpool the greatest force in the English game. His commitment to that was seen during Liverpool’s firstAGENCIES - 447 words
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159 2011-09-18 17 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Former England international Sol Campbell has said that the Premier League should be ashamed to have so few black managers. He is also worried that many black men in the game have been discouraged from becoming managers because ofTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 159 words
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Article, Illustration425 2011-09-18 17 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Blackburn 4 Arsenal 3 BLACKBURN Arsenal’s quest for consistency faltered at Ewood Park yesterday when Blackburn Rovers put four goals past Wojciech Szczesny and confirmed that Arsene Wenger’s side remain on the road to nowhere. The 4-3 scoreline suggested that Wenger’s men were valiantAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 425 words
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Article, Illustration749 2011-09-18 18 TAN YO-HINN - She has a ‘reputation’, but Tao Li’s new coach Ian Turner believes he can help her make history TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She is one of Asia’s best swimmers, but Tao Li’s feistiness and stubborn character have also made her a handful for coaches.PHOTO BY TAN YO-HINN - 749 words
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Article, Illustration296 2011-09-18 18 AP SINGAPORE Kobe Bryant said that he is still considering playing overseas because an owners’ lockout of players threatens to sabotage the coming NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar told The Associated Press on the sidelines of a youth basketball clinic inAP; PHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 296 words
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Article, Illustration528 2011-09-18 19 Irish dominate scrum to upset Tri-Nations AP AUCKLAND Ireland produced the upset of the Rugby World Cup on the back of their dominant scrum to kick to a 15-6 win over Tri-Nations champions Australia and take charge of Pool C yesterday. Jonathan Sexton and Ronan O’Gara each landedAP; GETTY IMAGES - 528 words
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Miscellaneous1198 2011-09-18 21 FILMART: DEPARTURES okto, 10pm When the orchestra is dissolved, cellist Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work. He chances upon a classified ad entitled “Departures” and applies for the job, thinking it is travelrelated. The position is actually for a funeral professional1,198 words
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Miscellaneous1870 2011-09-18 22 TV LISTINGS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL 6.00AM Unbeatable Banzuke 6.30 Planet’s Funniest Animals VIII 7.00 The 2011 Emmys PreShow (Live) 8.00 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (Live) 11.00 Films Stars Asia 11.30 Lonely Planet Bluelist: Best In Asia NOON Under One Roof V 12.30PM Polo1,870 words
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Miscellaneous1929 2011-09-18 23 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Sathy Leelavathi 4.00 Take It Easy Vazhkai III 4.30 Mythilli 5.00 Nijangal 5.30 Primary Six 6.00 Vasantham Star 2009 7.00 Gokulathil Seethai 7.30 Ethiroli 8.00 Vaira Nenjam 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Sabaash Seriyana Pohtti 9.30 Rusiyai Thedi III 10.00 ICE 10.30 Puthaiyal 11.00 Mohe Rang De1,929 words
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Article, Illustration366 2011-09-18 16 ROBERTA SMITH - ROBERTA SMITH el)c JfcUt JJork elmcs Scientists have yet to determine what percentage of art viewing these days is done through the viewfinder of a camera or a cellphone, but clearly the figure is on the rise. That’s why Ruth Fremson, the photographer for Theel)c JfcUt JJork elmcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY RUTH FREMSON/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 366 words
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Article, Illustration619 2011-09-18 16 GINANNE BROWNELL - By GINANNE BROWNELL eljc JfcUt JJork elmcs SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina Thanks to the efforts of several artists, curators and art enthusiasts, a cold war-era nuclear bunker, located an hour from here near Konjic, has a renewed purpose. Since May it haseljc JfcUt JJork elmcs; BIENNIAL DIRECTORATE ARCHIVE - 619 words
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Article, Illustration841 2011-09-18 15 JON PARELES - By JON PARELES El)c iNcUt Jlork ®lmc$ The composer strolled into rehearsal at the New York City Ballet late last month to see for the first time what the choreographer Peter Martins had made of his score, “Ocean’s Kingdom.”El)c iNcUt Jlork ®lmc$; MJ KIM/MPL COMMUNICATIONS - 841 words
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Article, Illustration827 2011-09-18 15 JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr - By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. El)c JCctu Jlork Slmcs Success was a long time coming for Susana Baca, the AfroPeruvian folk singer who was recently named minister of culture for the new populist government of President Ollanta Humala of Peru. She isEl)c JCctu Jlork Slmcs; MARTIN MEJIA/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 827 words
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Article, Illustration746 2011-09-18 14 JON CARAMANICA - By JON CARAMANICA EljciXcUt Jlork Eimcs Travis Gumbs and Joshua Kissi are the most prominent public faces of a new burst of black dandyism taking root in small retail outlets, niche fashion lines and thoughtful style blogs. “There’s more than one cool now for blackEljciXcUt Jlork Eimcs; SALLY RYAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; TOP, CASEY KELBAUGH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 746 words
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Article, Illustration592 2011-09-18 14 RUTH LA FERLA - By RUTH LA FERLA Sl)c JCctu Jlork Ehncs The streamlined, seemly style of Britain’s future queen is resonating with scores of young women who aspire to a classically patrician look but who have, until recently, had few credible role models. The influence of Catherine,Sl)c JCctu Jlork Ehncs; NEILSON BARNARD/GETTY IMAGES; TOP, CHRIS JACKSON/ GETTY IMAGES - 592 words
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Article, Illustration743 2011-09-18 13 GUY TREBAY - EssaY GUY TREBAY el)cjs>ut Jlork Shncs Elephants used to walk through the streets every year when the circus came to New York City, lumbering through Midtown as mist rose off their leathery flanks. Anachronistic and enchanting, the vision of these exotic beastsel)cjs>ut Jlork Shncs; THIBAULT CAMUS/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 743 words
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Article, Illustration577 2011-09-18 13 KATE MURPHY - By KATE MURPHY el)c?s>Ut Jlork Shncs Leah Missbach Day, 52, a photojournalist in Chicago, likes designer labels like Balenciaga, Alexander Wang and Dries Van Noten. But not next to her skin. “I cut them out because they’re scratchy and they bug me,” she said.el)c?s>Ut Jlork Shncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SALLY RYAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 577 words
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Article, Illustration586 2011-09-18 12 JUDY DEMPSEY - By JUDY DEMPSEY Sljc Jfrut jjork Elmcs BERLIN Low unemployment and steady growth despite the global downturn have made Germany the envy of its less robust European partners. But hidden behind the so-called German economic miracle is an underclass of low-paid employees whoseSljc Jfrut jjork Elmcs; BENJAMIN KILB FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 586 words
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Article, Illustration598 2011-09-18 12 JENNIFER MEDINA - By JENNIFER MEDINA Sljc Jfrtu jjork Elmes PRIMM, Nevada—The company that runs three casinos here is betting that aggressively courting Latinos in Southern California will help lead to success after the proliferation of Indian casinos and the poor economy caused it to declareSljc Jfrtu jjork Elmes; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MONICA ALMEIDA/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 598 words
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Article, Illustration797 2011-09-18 11 VIKAS BAJAJ - By VIKAS BAJAJ El)e iXcUt Jlork Snnc$ MUMBAI, India It seems to be a national obsession: measuring India’s economic development against China’s yardstick. China, a neighbor with whom India has long had a prickly relationship, is also one of the few otherEl)e iXcUt Jlork Snnc$; KAINAZ AMARIA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 797 words
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Article608 2011-09-18 11 PETER LATTMAN; Andrew Ross - DealB%k By PETER LATTMAN Edited by Andrew Ross El)e 'N'cUt Jlork Simc$ In 2000, Harry M. Markopolos made a presentation at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The topic: Bernard L. Madoff Securities. He offered an explosive explanation for the firm’s uncanny success. “The entire fundEl)e 'N'cUt Jlork Simc$ - 608 words
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: GADGETS
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Article, Illustration615 2011-09-18 10 TIM NEVILLE - ESSAY TIM NEVILLE el)c Jfau |jork Simcs The trend for using electric bikes is more developed in Europe than in the rest of the world, but it is the Swiss who have really embraced the concept. For 50 Swiss francs a day, about $62,el)c Jfau |jork Simcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY TOMAS VAN HOUTRYVE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 615 words
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Article, Illustration771 2011-09-18 10 JENNA WORTHAM, VERNE G. KOPYTOFF - By JENNA WORTHAM, VERNE G. KOPYTOFF el)c Jfau Jtlork Simcs Seven weeks after it was put on sale, Hewlett-Packard killed its TouchPad tablet, the company’s competitor to Apple’s iPad. Last year, Microsoft abandoned its Kin mobile phones only 48 days after they wentel)c Jfau Jtlork Simcs; MICROSOFT, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS - 771 words
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WORLD TRENDS
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Article, Illustration1146 2011-09-18 8 LYDIA POLGREEN - By LYDIA POLGREEN Sljc Jfrtu JJork Ehncs KALDARI, India Across this sprawling, chaotic nation, workers are creating what will be the world’s largest biometric identity database, a mind-bogglingly complex collection of 1.2 billion individuals. But even more radical than its size is theSljc Jfrtu JJork Ehncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY RUTH FREMSON/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,146 words
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Article, Illustration577 2011-09-18 7 TOM BRADY - LENS TOM BRADY SljcJfcUt JJork Eimcs As globalization pushes much of the world’s population to urban centers, smaller towns are struggling to survive and prosper. The social experiment that is La Courneuve, a community built for immigrants just west of Paris, is undergoing yet another incarnation.SljcJfcUt JJork Eimcs; SIM CHI YIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 577 words
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Article, Illustration638 2011-09-18 6 SUZANNE DALEY, STEPHEN CASTLE - By SUZANNE DALEY, STEPHEN CASTLE Sljc JscUt Jlork ehucs SVILENGRAD, Bulgaria With extensive border security operations costing more than 1 billion euros, Bulgaria and Romania hoped to join the European Union’s visa-free travel zone this month and take over guarding some of the union’s outerSljc JscUt Jlork ehucs; GEORGE CALIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 638 words
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Article, Illustration522 2011-09-18 6 MAÏA de la BAUME - lassay-les-chateaux journal By MAÏA de la BAUME Sljc JscUt Jlork ehucs LASSAY-LES-CHATEAUX, France Patrick Maignan, a robust gray-haired farmer, lives alone on his farm, surrounded only by the freshly plowed wheat fields of this lonely corner of northern France. Far from tourist routes, heSljc JscUt Jlork ehucs; CATALINA MARTIN-CHICO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 522 words
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Article, Illustration726 2011-09-18 4 ELLEN BARRY - By ELLEN BARRY SlK Jfrtu Jlork Ehncs YAROSLAVL, Russia When President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia took the lectern here at his annual political forum this month, the circles under his eyes suggested he had barely slept. The audience was waiting to find outSlK Jfrtu Jlork Ehncs; ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 726 words
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Article, Illustration795 2011-09-18 4 JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN ®1)C Jfctu Jlork Ehncs DHOBLEY, Somalia The Shabab Islamist group that has long tormented Somalis is in retreat, but a messy, violent, clannish scramble is emerging over who will take control of this fractious country after two decades of war. “What you®1)C Jfctu Jlork Ehncs; SVEN TORFINN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 795 words
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Article, Illustration643 2011-09-18 3 el)c?s>Ur JJork Elmcs By The New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria—As protests broke out across a restive Syria on a recent Sunday, and crowds were dispersed yet again by gunfire that left many dead, the conversation in the capital dwelled not on the uprisingel)c?s>Ur JJork Elmcs; BASSEM TELLAWI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 643 words
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Article, Illustration575 2011-09-18 3 EDWARD WONG - By EDWARD WONG Sljc Jfrtu JJork Elmcs MOUNT KUMGANG, North Korea Once praised as an experiment in reconciliation, this tourist park on the southeast coast has become a symbol of the tensions between the two Koreas. The golf course is devoid of has noSljc Jfrtu JJork Elmcs; CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 575 words
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Article, Illustration595 2011-09-18 2 ELISABETH MALKIN - By ELISABETH MALKIN eljciXctu Jlork Ehnes LA CEIBA, Honduras Since fishing for spiny lobster off the Caribbean coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua became industrialized in the 1980s to meet demand from the United States, the Miskito Indian divers who are the first linkeljciXctu Jlork Ehnes; EDGARD GARRIDO CARRERA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 595 words
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