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Title Section12 2012-01-08 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY January 8, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 199/02/201112 words
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Advertisement744 2012-01-08 1 TURNOVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Articles selected for Copyright 2012 The New York Times Sunday, January 8, 2012 A Publication of MediaCorp MICA (P) 041/07/2011 are all Those resolutions For naught? secret that some of the resolutions that many of us vowed to pursue in the new744 words
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Article, Illustration2229 2012-01-08 2 With prices coming down and retailers stocking up on ‘ethical’ groceries, more Singaporeans are trying to be sustainable consumers. But some things could still be better Out for a fine dinner with friends, one of them may order foie gras and tease her with: “You’re surePHOTOS BY OOI BOON KEONG, DON WONG, REUTERS - 2,229 words
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Article, Illustration214 2012-01-08 2 Tucked away in the northern corner of the island on Bah Soon Pah Road, are small farm plots that individuals can adopt to grow their own organic vegetables and fruits. The adoption scheme was launched in 2006 by Green Valley Farm, with the support ofPHOTO BY CHEOW XIN - 214 words
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Advertisement9 2012-01-08 2 sundayspecial cheow xin yi and yu pei fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg9 words
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Article, Illustration511 2012-01-08 3 CHEOW XINYI - What does organic’ mean? The jury’s out CHEOW XINYI MOST consumers think of organic foods as being pesticide- and chemical-free, and non-genetically modified but definitions set by various international bodies can confound, rather than enlighten, consumers. In Singapore, supermarket Cold Storage, for one, depends on the North Americabased Organic Trade511 words
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Article, Illustration268 2012-01-08 4 YU PEI FERN; AND CHEOW XIN YI - No merit to ‘an apple a day’ unless it’s organic YU PEI FERN AND CHEOW XIN YI THE DIRTY DOZEN An apple a day doesn’t keep the doctor away, unless it is organic. The fruit is on the ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of produce that consumers are advised to eat only268 words
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Advertisement390 2012-01-08 5 New Launch Over 250 units sold New release of high floor units Experience the integrated lifestyle Be connected. Your unique residence. Your creative office. The Hillier is located at one of Singapore’s most desirable districts in Hillview. Atop HillVZ, a trendy two-storey retail mall offering chic international brands favoured by390 words
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Article, Illustration1613 2012-01-08 6 Whether it be ridding the local operations of Japanese expats or taking a scientific gamble on a 175-year-old product, Cerebos Pacific president and group CEO Eiji Koike is plenty unconventional, Cheow Xin Yi discovers the perspectives He orders pan-fried seabass, what he admits is1,613 words
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Advertisement27 2012-01-08 6 What Mr Eiji Koike had at La Brezza Zuppe di funghi Mushroom Soup Filletto di branzino Pan-fried Seabass fillet with braised vegetables and saffron mussel sauce $6827 words
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Article, Illustration399 2012-01-08 8 thefinerlife The fortunes of his Chelsea football club may be up-and-down, but Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s luxury vessel Eclipse (main picture) will continue this year to solidly dominate the rankings of the world’s most colossal privately-owned yachts. At 164m, it is also theREUTERS, BLOOMBERG - 399 words
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Article, Illustration692 2012-01-08 9 paul gilfeather - Christopher Christie runs a head-spinning 43 kitchens at the Marina Bay Sands producing nearly 30,000 meals a day faceinthecrowd paul gilfeather principal correspondent todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Running more than 40 kitchens at Singapore’s biggest hotel, it’s slightly surprising to discover that Marina Bay Sands’ top chef has found the timePHOTOS BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 692 words
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Advertisement50 2012-01-08 9 PEEP INTO THE MARINA BAY SANDS KITCHENS Get a QR code reader app from your smartphone’s app store (simply search for “QR reader”) and scan the code using the app, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/y3KnV5 on your browser for an interview with Christopher Christie at the Marina Bay Sands kitchens.50 words
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Article, Illustration882 2012-01-08 10 phin wong - The true story of how a brave woman named Mildred inspired one grump to turn his frown upside down speakeasy phin wong features editor todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Ihave a big smile. It’s a massive, open-mouth smile, like a freeze-frame of someone laughing a little too hard882 words
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Article, Illustration746 2012-01-08 11 frances ess - parenttoparent frances ess todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Frances Ess is a mother of six. Every year without fail, the entire family would troop down to the Thomson Road nurseries to hunt for a Christmas tree. When the children were younger, it was a much easier process as everyone wouldPHOTO COURTESY FRANCES ESS - 746 words
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341 2012-01-08 12 The practice of US companies moving jobs to foreign countries such as India and China, where labour is cheaper, is a source of concern to many US workers. REUTERS WASHINGTON President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage United States businesses toREUTERS - 341 words
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Article, Illustration252 2012-01-08 12 AGENCIES SUNNYVALE Yahoo! disclosed in a regulatory filing late Friday what its new chief executive, Mr Scott Thompson (picture), stands to receive when he begins work on Monday: A US$27 million (S$34.9 million) package, comprising stock grants worth about US$22.5 million and US$4.5 millionAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 252 words
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322 2012-01-08 12 REUTERS BEIJING China’s state media stepped up its criticism yesterday of the United States’ planned strategic shift into Asia, accusing Washington of being a “troublemaker” responsible for mounting tensions in the region. The commentary in the overseas edition of the People’s Daily echoed theREUTERS - 322 words
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341 2012-01-08 13 OLIVIA SIONG - First major drive in six years aims to get donors to sponsor cost of artificial kidneys OLIVIA SIONG oliviasiong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has launched its first major public fund-raising campaign in six years, after it stopped such efforts in 2005 following a scandal341 words
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98 2012-01-08 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE More than 11,000 people are expected to receive red packets for the Chinese New Year from the Singapore Buddhist Lodge Welfare Foundation this year. The charity will give more than S$670,000 this year up 20 per cent from last year andCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 98 words
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Article, Illustration94 2012-01-08 13 People wearing traditional attire dancing in Bloemfontein yesterday, ahead of the centenary celebration of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party today. The long-banned liberation movement took power in 1994 after Nelson Mandela negotiated an end to apartheid with the whiteminority government.REUTERS - 94 words
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Article, Illustration283 2012-01-08 13 AP WELLINGTON A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a tower of “sheer flame” yesterday after hitting power lines in a rural area of New Zealand, killing everyone aboard and horrifying residents. It was New Zealand’s deadliest air accident inAP; REUTERS - 283 words
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320 2012-01-08 13 AP TOKYO Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year’s tsunami. Concern about ageing reactors has been growing because the three unitsAP - 320 words
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194 2012-01-08 14 AP Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Mr Rick Santorum’s bank account. The Republican presidential hopeful earned about US$200,000 (S$259,000) from his Senate salary and book royalties in 2006, according to a financial disclosure report filedAP - 194 words
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Article, Illustration246 2012-01-08 14 AP CONCORD Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, who often speaks movingly of his adopted daughters while on the campaign trail, said on Friday that Mr Ron Paul’s supporters were out of line in using the girls to argue that Mr Huntsman isAP - 246 words
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Article, Illustration374 2012-01-08 14 AP WASHINGTON First Lady Michelle Obama (picture) is a behind-the-scenes force in the White House, whose opinions on policy and politics drew her into conflict with presidential advisers and who bristled at some of the demands and constraints of life as theAP - 374 words
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Article265 2012-01-08 14 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Wealthy donors appear to be buying government policy by securing “preferential” access to ministers and senior politicians, Britain’s standards watchdog has warned. Sir Christopher Kelly said the perceived influence of rich businessmen over politicians is undermining public trust in Westminster.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 265 words
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141 2012-01-08 14 AGENCIES Exxon Mobil Corp and the United States government struck a deal on Friday that would allow the company to move ahead with development of a field in the Gulf of Mexico estimated to yield tens of billions of dollars ofAGENCIES - 141 words
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Advertisement1790 2012-01-08 15 AUTHOR, PUNDIT, LOVER OF LIFE the St Regis perspectives 8-9 Today on Saturday res to go up 1% She has a busy social life filled with lunches and dinners with girlfriends, family and yes, it is true, the many suitors who want her attention. NOT JUST LUXURY TRAVEL BUT BESPOKE1,790 words
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Article, Illustration897 2012-01-08 16 Ferguson refuses to use 6-1 defeat to City as motivational tool for his players today AGENCIES FA CUP 3RD ROUND Manchester City vs Manchester United MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson set the stage for today’s FA Cup third round clash against Manchester City by putting theAGENCIES - 897 words
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Article, Illustration386 2012-01-08 17 AGENCIES LONDON Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has been painted in a very different light by his former players in the latest twist to reports that the Portuguese is struggling to assert his authority in the Stamford Bridge dressing room, which has labelled himAGENCIES; AP - 386 words
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Article185 2012-01-08 17 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FA CUP 3RD ROUND Birmingham 0 Wolves 0 BIRMINGHAM Those who expected this 130th derby meeting to be something of a muted contest given the league priorities of both teams were not disappointed. It took 40 minutes before Wolverhampton Wanderers could musterTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 185 words
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Article, Illustration504 2012-01-08 17 Oldham defender claims he was racially abused by supporters at Anfield THE GUARDIAN LIVERPOOL Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing finally scored, Steven Gerrard was in inspiring form and Liverpool steamrolled Oldham Athletic 5-1 in the FA Cup, but that was not the prevailing drama ofTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 504 words
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Article, Illustration572 2012-01-08 18 Maybe that’s what Dhoni and Co should do before third Test against Australia REUTERS SYDNEY Mauled in Melbourne and spanked in Sydney, India’s hopes of winning their first Test series in Australia have swiftly evaporated and they have confirmed their status as cricket’s slowest startersREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 572 words
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341 2012-01-08 18 THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK Amir Khan’s promoters claim he has been offered a rematch with Lamont Peterson after they were told by the International Boxing Federation that the “mystery man” seen ringside at last month’s fight is one of their officials.THE GUARDIAN - 341 words
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381 2012-01-08 18 AP NBA Warriors 90 Lakers 97 LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant scored 26 of his 39 points in a dynamic second half, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the weary Los Angeles Lakers gritted out a 97-90 victory over the GoldenAP - 381 words
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Article, Illustration503 2012-01-08 19 SHAMIR OSMAN - Tohtonku offers massive backing to the squad, becomes official partner SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore-Selangor rivalry of old conjured memories in his mind, bringing back memories of a National Stadium engulfed by a sea of red and yellow, reverberating with the cacophony of slogans andPHOTO COURTESY KINGSMEN OOH-MEDIA - 503 words
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Article138 2012-01-08 19 Defending Malaysian Super League champions Kelantan did not get off to the most auspicious of starts to their 2012 season, falling 2-1 to last season’s Malaysia Cup winners Negeri Sembilan last night in the season opening Charity Shield match. Malaysian international Norshahrul Idlan Talaha gave138 words
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328 2012-01-08 19 THE GUARDIAN SWITZERLAND FIFA have insisted that the awarding of television rights to former vice-president Jack Warner for as little as US$1 (S$1.29) had nothing to do with his support for Sepp Blatter. Warner issued a statement last month saying he was given theTHE GUARDIAN - 328 words
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Article, Illustration152 2012-01-08 19 Some elderly folks in Marsiling received an early Chinese New Year surprise yesterday, as national paddlers Li Jiawei (pictured), Sun Beibei, Yu Mengyu, Gao Ning (pictured), Pang Xuejie and Zhan Jian joined more than 100 volunteers from Sembcorp Industries to spring-clean 25 needy seniors’ homes. OrganisedPHOTO BY ERNESTCHUA - 152 words
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Miscellaneous771 2012-01-08 21 DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK: INDIA ON 4 WHEELS Channel NewsAsia, 8pm As the Indian economy booms, the latest must-have accessory is the car. With increasingly affordable models on the market and growing demand for cars as a status symbol and sign of social development, people’s lives are becoming intertwined with771 words
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Miscellaneous494 2012-01-08 21 FILMART: HAEUNDAE (THE DEADLY TSUNAMI) okto, 10pm As Man-shik and his men were in the middle of the sea deep-sea fishing, a tsunami comes upon them. A marine geologist Kim Hwi discovers that the sea is showing signs of activity similar to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, and he494 words
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Miscellaneous1878 2012-01-08 22 CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6.00AM Ninja Warrior 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX 10.00 The Dr Oz Show 11.00 Sports@SG: The Roar Returns (Episode 1) 11.30 Great Ideas from JML 12.30PM Lifeline: Choices 1.00 First Touch II 2.00 The Two Of Us1,878 words
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Miscellaneous1853 2012-01-08 23 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Sathy Leelavathi 4.00 Silanthi 4.30 Goal 5.00 Chinna Papa Periya Papa 5.30 Savaal Gurukulam 6.00 Music Mantra II 7.00 Villakku Vecha Nerathilla 7.30 Ethiroli 8.00 Anandha Bhavan 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Salangai Oli 9.30 Marubadhiyum 10.00 Nijangal II 10.30 Vettai 2.0 11.00 Sollamaley 11.30 Tamil Seithi1,853 words
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Advertisement82 2012-01-08 24 WIN TICKETS TO THE GALA PREMIER OF THE VIRAL FACTOR You could be one of 20 lucky mocca perks members to win tickets to the Gala Premier of the Hong Kong blockbuster The Viral Factor. Jay Chou is an International Security Affairs agent on a mission to stop his traitorous82 words
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Article, Illustration672 2012-01-08 1 TOM BRADY - TOM BRADY (kljc -NeUr |lork Slmcs It’s no secret that some of the resolutions that many of us vowed to pursue in the new year eat healthy, lose weight, quit smoking, clean out closets, save more money, be nice to our mother-in-law have already(kljc -NeUr |lork Slmcs; DJAMILA GROSMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 672 words
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Article, Illustration1301 2012-01-08 1 IAN URBINA - As the Desire to Drill Spreads, So Do the Risks By IAN URBINA ®l)c 2Crtw Jlork (times Karoo, South Africa COVERING MUCH OF the roughly 1,200 kilometers between Johannesburg and Cape Town, this arid expanse its name means “thirsty land” sees little rain.®l)c 2Crtw Jlork (times; LIAAN PRETORIUS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; KRISTI PRETORIUS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,301 words
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Advertisement9 2012-01-08 1 2 world trends Rape spreads amid chaos in Somalia.9 words
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Article, Illustration975 2012-01-08 2 JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Sljc JfcUt JJork Euucs MOGADISHU, Somalia The girl’s voice dropped to a hush as she remembered the bright, sunny afternoon when she stepped out of her hut and saw her best friend buried in the sand,Sljc JfcUt JJork Euucs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SVEN TORFINN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 975 words
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Article, Illustration647 2012-01-08 3 VIKAS BAJAJ, JIM YARDLEY - By VIKAS BAJAJ, JIM YARDLEY El)c iNVut llork Stale# HYDERABAD, India For more than two decades, M.A. Hakeem’s private Holy Town High School has educated thousands of poor students, squeezing them into classrooms where, when the electricity goes out, the children learnEl)c iNVut llork Stale#; KUNITAKAHASHI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 647 words
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Article, Illustration583 2012-01-08 3 NORIMITSU ONISHI - By NORIMITSU ONISHI El)c Jfrlu Jlork Slmcs BABANAKAYAMA, Japan The construction project that was supposed to help this fishing village relocate and rebuild after the earthquake and tsunami in March was optimistically named the Road to the Future. But so far the road hasEl)c Jfrlu Jlork Slmcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY KAZUHIRO YOKOZFKI FOR THF NFW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 583 words
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Article, Illustration735 2012-01-08 4 ELLEN BARRY - Rallies of the young against Putin have so far stayed calm. NEWS ANALYSIS By ELLEN BARRY EIk Jfetu ]}o\k Elmcs MOSCOW When this city was bracing for the first in a series of large antigovernment protests last month, some commentators seemed to dipEIk Jfetu ]}o\k Elmcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SERGEY PONOMAREV/ ASSOCIATED PRESS - 735 words
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Article, Illustration699 2012-01-08 4 ADAM B. ELLICK - By ADAM B. ELLICK EIk Jfetu Jlork Stines MANAMA, Bahrain The police cars were lined up across the street, staking out a hub of subversive activity. Their focus was not some underworld hangout, but a coffee shop, Costa Coffee, in a shopping mall. ThereEIk Jfetu Jlork Stines; LAUREN E. BOHN - 699 words
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Article, Illustration1265 2012-01-08 6 ELISABETH ROSENTHAL - By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL ®1)C iNVUt Jlork Stole* TODOS SANTOS, Mexico Containers on supermarket shelves in the United States may depict verdant fields, tangles of vines and ruby red tomatoes. But at this time of year, the tomatoes, peppers and basil certified as organic®1)C iNVUt Jlork Stole*; MARCUS YAM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,265 words
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Article, Illustration57 2012-01-08 7 Sl)c Jfctu Jlork Ehncs With help from an independent contractor, federal energy officials have mapped the sites of some of the world’s largest shale gas resources. The study was limited to about 32 countries for which there was enough geological data to produce informed estimates. Source:Sl)c Jfctu Jlork Ehncs; Source: Energy Information Administration; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 57 words
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Article, Illustration508 2012-01-08 8 RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD - PANAMA JOURNAL By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD el)c Jfctu Jlork ehncs PANAMA The Diablo Rojo, the Red Devil bus, blasts its air horn and fishtails around a fellow “demon” just in time to claim Irma Betancourt and other commuters. “They are crazy,” said Ms. Betancourt,el)c Jfctu Jlork ehncs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY TITO HERRERA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 508 words
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Article, Illustration552 2012-01-08 8 RACHEL DONADIO, ELISABETTA POVOLEDO - In Italy, breaking the rules is seen as a means of survival. By RACHEL DONADIO, ELISABETTA POVOLEDO el)c Jfctu Jlork ehncs ROME On a recent morning, Maurizio Compagnone, an employee of Italy’s internal revenue service, stood before ael)c Jfctu Jlork ehncs; NADIA SHIRA COHEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 552 words
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Article, Illustration765 2012-01-08 10 LIZETTE ALVAREZ - By LIZETTE ALVAREZ Sljc Jfcur Jiork Elmcs MIAMI Flush with cash from a booming economy and enamored of luxury, Brazilians are visiting South Florida in droves and spending millions of dollars on vacation condominiums, clothes, jewelry, furniture, cars and art, all of which are muchSljc Jfcur Jiork Elmcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY JASON HENRY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 765 words
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Article, Illustration507 2012-01-08 10 MARK SCOTT - By MARK SCOTT Sljc Jfcu* Jlork Elmcii LONDON Once a rundown area of derelict warehouses and manufacturing sites, East London has emerged as a mini-Silicon Valley, attracting hundreds of technology and new media start-ups. Rundown restaurants have been replaced by hipster coffeehouses thatSljc Jfcu* Jlork Elmcii; HAZEL THOMPSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 507 words
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Article, Illustration728 2012-01-08 11 SUZANNE DALEY - By SUZANNE DALEY el)c 'N'clu Jlork Shncs PERAMA, Greece Greece used to have an extensive public health care system that covered nearly everything. But the nation’s creditors have pushed hard for dramatic cost savings to cut back the deficit, takingel)c 'N'clu Jlork Shncs; ANGELOS TZORTZINIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 728 words
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Article, Illustration682 2012-01-08 11 JAD MOUAWAD - By JAD MOUAWAD el)c Jfetu Jlork Stones Airplanes have become just as bland on the outside as they are on the inside. After decades of frenzied competition and staggering losses, domestic airlines in the United States have taken a more sober approachel)c Jfetu Jlork Stones; MATT YORR/ASSOCIATED PRESS; TOP, PAUL SAKUMA/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 682 words
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Article, Illustration893 2012-01-08 12 HENRY FOUNTAIN - By HENRY FOUNTAIN Sljc JCcUt Jlork Ehncs PHILADELPHIA What makes an automaton tick? For the one at the Franklin Institute here: a couple of hefty spring motors. A mechanized doll built more than two centuries ago by the Swiss watchmakerSljc JCcUt Jlork Ehncs; Source: The Franklin Institute THE NEW YORK TIMES/PHOTOS BY FRANK O’CONNELL (MOTOR); DARRYL MORAN/FRANKLIN INSTITUTE (AUTOMATON); JESSICA KOURKOUNIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 893 words
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Article, Illustration496 2012-01-08 12 GRETCHEN REYNOLDS - Aging lungs and leg muscles can still work efficiently. By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Sljc JCeUt Jlork Stmcis Sometimes it’s good news when a study’s hypothesis is not proved. That was the case, certainly, with a new study of older runners, in which researchers assumed thatSljc JCeUt Jlork Stmcis; JOSHUA BRIGHT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 496 words
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Article, Illustration653 2012-01-08 13 JIM ROBBINS - A call to preserve the corridors where wildlife travel. By JIM ROBBINS el)c JfcUt jiork eimcs HELENA, Montana Every fall the calliope hummingbird, which weighs about 2.5 grams, braves high winds and bad weather to migrate from Canada and the northern United States toel)c JfcUt jiork eimcs; JOEL BERGER, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY - 653 words
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Article, Illustration797 2012-01-08 13 NATALIE ANGIER - By NATALIE ANGIER el)c Jfcut jiork eimcs Said to begin around 5 or 6 and to end when the teenage years commence, middle childhood certainly lacks the irresistible cuteness of babydom and the secondary sexual turbulence of pubescence. Yet as new findingsel)c Jfcut jiork eimcs; R.D. GREAVES AND K.L. KRAMER - 797 words
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Article, Illustration737 2012-01-08 14 MICHAEL KIMMELMAN - ESSAY MICHAEL KIMMELMAN El)c JfcUt y ork elmcii MADRID Even on a chilly afternoon in December, the old men, engulfed in cigar smoke, were sitting around chess tables under tall pines. Nearby, a young woman had strung her line between two mulberry treesEl)c JfcUt y ork elmcii; JAMES RAJOTTE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 737 words
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Article, Illustration553 2012-01-08 14 CAROL KINO - By CAROL KINO El)c Jscut JJork elmcii Ask the Croatian artist Sanja Ivekovic about her work, and she is likely to minimize her role in it. “It is not a genius that is making art but the collaboration of many people,” she declared inEl)c Jscut JJork elmcii; SUZANNE DeCHILLO/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 553 words
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Article, Illustration701 2012-01-08 15 JON CARAMANICA - ESSAY JON CARAMANICA ®1)C iNVut Jlork Eimcs The music scene in 2011 revealed that major-label rock is going through a major crisis, with old bands recycling sounds from their past and their young reinforce- ments showing that they are not much more than®1)C iNVut Jlork Eimcs; ALEX SHAHMIRI - 701 words
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Article, Illustration679 2012-01-08 15 LARRY ROHTER - By LARRY ROHTER el)c Jfau Jttork Eimcs Traveling around North America and Europe this year for festival showings of their new movie, “A Separation,” the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and his cast have discerned a pattern. Audiences arrive skeptical, anticipating something exotic andel)c Jfau Jttork Eimcs; HABIB MADJIDI/SONY PICTURES CLASSICS; CHESTER HIGGINS JR./THE NEW YORK TIMES - 679 words
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Article, Illustration573 2012-01-08 16 JEFF GORDINIER - By JEFF GORDINIER eljc JCctw Jlork Elm css One afternoon back in February, Scott Conant was feeling grumpy and hungry. Mr. Conant, the chef at Scarpetta, has a business office in SoHo, and he was curious about a restaurant a short walk awayeljc JCctw Jlork Elm css; GUY CALAF FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 573 words
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Article, Illustration790 2012-01-08 16 EMILY B. HAGER - By EMILY B. HAGER el)c JscUt Jlork Simcs A ride through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage is one of New York City’s most storied attractions, offering a respite from the hustle of everyday life. But this old-fashioned industry is facing unprecedented turmoil.el)c JscUt Jlork Simcs; LIBRADO ROMERO/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 790 words
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