Today, 18 March 2012

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  • 12 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY March 18, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 072/02/2012
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    • 64 1 BABY BOOM AMONG OLDER MUMS sunday special 2-4 King of Clubs Billionaires and royalty are in Michael Ault’s phonebook the st regis perspectives 6-7 TURN OVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Family man identified Three Destination Parks coming up as massacre suspect Passenger allegedly hijacks taxi; cleaner hit
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  • 1235 2  -  The biggest baby boom in Britain in nearly half a century is being driven by women over the age of 40. It marks a significant shift in society’s attitudes. Could that happen here? Sunday special laura donnelly todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH When Mrs Linda de
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  • 725 3  -  TEO XUANWEI As a swinging bachelorette for years, she went scubadiving, trekking and backpacking around the globe. Those heady adventures, many savoured with the man who would become her husband, finally took a backseat in January 2005 when, at the age of 34,
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  • 819 4  -  parenttoparent christina odone todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Cristina Odone is a journalist, novelist and broadcaster specialising in the relationship between society, families and faith. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH When I was 43, I was tormented by a recurring nightmare. Grey-haired and doddery, I was pushing a Zimmerframe down the
    THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; ART BY YEN YOK  -  819 words
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    • 363 5 A r f r f Singapore s No.2 Best-selling Project in Jan 2012 The only SOHO project with shopping mall in the Hillview area r 1 i u ii 1 >2 I i ifS;: i ore space, play with height. ”8 y take you? Where will your Over 85% Sold!
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    1223 6 A passion for collecting and throwing spectacular parties is why Pangaea owner Michael Ault is one of the world’s most successful club owners with billionaires and royalty in his phone book, Annette Tan learns the perspectives They call him the “king of clubs” or “king of New
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    • 70 7 What Michael Ault ate at LaBrezza Astice e Burrata Poached Boston lobster, burrata cheese, eggplant caviar, basil pesto Tagliolini Aglio Olio, Capperi e Acciughe Affumicate Extra virgin olive oil, garlic, capers, marinated smoked anchovies, fresh herbs Merluzzo, Lumache e Carciofi Oven-baked cod fish, parsley velouté, slowcooked snails, sautéed baby artichoke
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  • 940 8  -  The scientist who invented the Crittercam gives Singaporeans a peek at the world from his own perspective faceinthecrowd sumita sreedharan todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Does it hurt the animals? Does the weight of the camera affect them? Peppered with questions such as these by Singapore primary school students, biologist, inventor
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    • 142 8 Friso's Journey to Believe Stand a chance to hug and graze Friesian cows at our very own farm in The Netherlands! ..-.T J ;%> I -S’ ttorv +0 pVohaS* awj rriSo lot Ml ffUbook i/jour +rav'6-logy6'. r«T« apph •for rviore. mfonwa+loii 0 Grand Prize: A family trip for 4 to
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    • 196 9 _*Ws UNIVERSITY Zhang Ymg Producer/Presenter, 2008 Senior ProdiWPresent(|r, SAFRA Radio, 2012 My BA Translation and Interpretatiorrbas made me more sensitive to the complexities of language, proving bilingual it’s been my o career success.” To get ahead, learn the language of success. The School of Arts and Social Sciences at SIM
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 457 10  -  HON JING YI, JOANNE CHAN (ADDI- TIONAL REPORTING BYTEOXUANWEI) SINGAPORE A passenger allegedly hijacked a taxi yesterday morning and got into an accident, killing a cleaner on duty at the Budget Terminal. The police have since arrested the passenger, a 30-year-old China
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    • 462 10  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saiful2@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In line with the move to transform Singapore into a “city in a garden”, three parks will be developed into large regional parks offering unique recreational features Admiralty Park, East Coast Park and Jurong Lake Park will be developed within
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    • 296 12 Chongqing papers call for unity, silent on chief Bo Xilai’s ouster REUTERS CHONGQING China’s central leadership has moved to bolster control over the south-west city-province of Chongqing after ousting its contentious yet popular chief, Mr Bo Xilai, with state-run media yesterday telling officials and
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    • 283 12 BLOOMBERG BEIJING The fiance of a Standard Chartered private banker detained in China days before the couple planned to wed in Singapore, said the police barred him from seeing her after he refused to stop speaking out about the case. American
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    • 91 12 Oscar-winning actor George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington while protesting attacks by the African nation’s government on its southern regions and blocking of humanitarian aid. Clooney, 50, was taken into custody on Friday and charged with crossing a police line, a misdemeanour, according to
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    • 184 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) said it has so far delivered S$28 million worth of relief and rebuilding projects in Japan, from donations raised through its public appeal following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. This is
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    • 274 12 REUTERS SHANGHAI China put rare public pressure on ally North Korea over the reclusive state’s plan to launch a long-range rocket, which is raising tension in the region and could scupper a recent aid deal with the United States. This came
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    • 112 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SBS Transit said all 40km of the North EastLine(NEL)trackhave been inspected and no abnormalities have been detected. The operator said it completed the inspection checks of the remaining 17km of the track after train service hours early on Saturday. It was
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    • 84 12 From June, consumers will be able get more information on hygiene lapses at food outlets, at the National Environment Agency’s website. Lapses that range from poor hygiene standards to food poisoning incidents will lead to a downgrade of a food stall’s hygiene grading,
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    • 292 14 REUTERS TACOMA (Washington) The United States Army has identified the soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan this week as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales (picture). The four-tour veteran, suspected of gunning down 16 civilians, arrived on Friday at a
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    • 222 14 AP DAMASCUS Twin bombings struck government targets in the Syrian capital early yesterday, killing at least 27 security forces and civilians and leaving pools of blood and carnage in the streets, according to state-run television. More than 140 were wounded. According to
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    • 283 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak pulled out all the stops on his one-day tour of Perak yesterday, doling out funds and trumpeting Barisan Nasional’s (BN) past successes in a bid to sway voters in the key northern
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    • 209 14 AGENCIES DILI East Timor’s first-round presidential election ended peacefully late yesterday, with a provisional result due today. The election is seen as a critical test of whether Asia’s youngest and poorest country can maintain stability and build confidence to develop the
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    • 216 15 AP CANBERRA WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (picture) plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due late next year, despite being under virtual house arrest in England and facing sex crime allegations in Sweden, the group said yesterday. The 40-year-old
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    • 263 15 AP NEW BRUNSWICK (New Jersey) A former Rutgers University student convicted on Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay room-mate’s suicide could be headed off to prison, in a case experts say stands as a tragic
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    • 221 15 AP SAN DIEGO A co-founder of the group behind a viral video about a brutal African warlord was detained by the police and hospitalised after witnesses saw him running through streets in his underwear, screaming and banging his fists on the pavement.
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    • 242 16  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE It was a place where many Singaporeans had their first dates, breakups, and birthday celebrations. Today, after more than 30 years and over 25 million customers, the McDonald’s restaurant, which opened on Jan 20,1982, at Marine Cove in East Coast Park will
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    • 114 16 AP The self-made Thai billionaire who created the renowned Red Bull energy drink three decades ago has died at 89, said state media in Thailand. Thai state television broadcaster MCOT said Mr Chaleo Yoovidhya (picture) died of natural causes yesterday. He founded
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    • 251 16 LONDON The heads of four leading airlines have warned the British Government there could be chaos at London’s airports during this year’s Olympic Games. In a blunt letter to transport chiefs, British Airways, bmi, Virgin Atlantic and Easyjet said time was running
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    • 92 16 Singapore’s newest airline, no-frills carrier Scoot, took ownership of its first aircraft yesterday. The 777-200, purchased from its parent company Singapore Airlines, now bears Scoot’s registration 9V-OTA. It will be joined by a second aircraft on March 30. Both aircraft will then be inducted into the hangar
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    • 194 16 Singapore’s biggest Thai Show is back! 22 26 March 2012 Ngee Ann City, Civic Plaza, Orchard Road Trade: 22, 23 March 2012: 10:00am 3:00pm Public: 22, 23 March 2012: 3:00pm 9:00pm 24 26 March 2012: 10:00am 9:00pm Thai Trade Center, Singapore presents Thailand Trade Show 2012. This year’s BIG show
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  • SPORTS
    • 547 17 Sarawak coach upset, players lose their cool as Sundram’s boys turn in mature display MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE 2012 Sarawak 0 LionsXII 1 SINGAPORE The LionsXII encountered a Sarawak crowd that jeered loudly and seethed with hostility. They tried to intimidate the Singapore outfit by hurling
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    • 211 17 The LionsXII team were forced to stay in their dressing room at the Petra Jaya Stadium in Kuching last night due to crowd trouble after their 1-0 win over Sarawak in the Malaysian Super League. The home fans were upset after the referee awarded the Singapore outfit
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    • 363 17 REUTERS FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL Everton 1 Sunderland 1 LONDON Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet produced a spectacular double save in stoppage time to earn his side a 1-1 draw at Everton after a pulsating FA Cup quarter-final yesterday. The visitors have not
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    • 618 18 Button joins his team-mate on the front row as Vettel struggles to keep up FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix AP MELBOURNE Lewis Hamilton led a McLaren one-two by claiming pole position yesterday in Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, indicating an immediate change in the
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    • 266 18 REUTERS MELBOURNE World champion Sebastian Vettel said yesterday it was too early for Red Bull to push the panic button despite failing to get a car on the front two rows of the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Having
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    • 442 19 While he likes Premiership football, Argentine wants to stay at Nou Camp AGENCIES LONDON Lionel Messi (picture) has no ambitions to play in the Premier League because he wants to stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career. The Argentina superstar joined the Barcelona
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    • 184 19 AP Beijing gold medallist Leisel Jones became the first Australian swimmer to qualify for four Olympic Games when she finished second in the 100m breaststroke final in Adelaide last night in a programme that was originally expected to be dominated by Ian Thorpe’s bid for
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    • 561 20 United’s surprisingly poor record at Molineux will give title rivals City hope AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Wolves vs Man United LONDON With Manchester City not in action until Wednesday, when they entertain in-form Chelsea, Manchester United can really turn the screw by extending their present
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    • 712 21  - Clear vision, a clear plan quality coaches Albirex’s Tamura says all three factors led to the success of J-League, and Japanese football TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg NIIGATA (Japan) The J-League celebrates its 20th season this year. Already, Japan’s premier professional football league has become the best in Asia and one of
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    • 426 21  -  TAN YO-HINN They were “blown away” by the standard of their Japanese peers during their first training session here. And yesterday, on the penultimate day of a 10-day training stint with J-League side Albirex Niigata’s youth team, the five Singapore Sports
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    • 144 20 “1 want you to know tke power, the liberation of another kind of science, the inner science, the yogic science, through which you can become the master of your own destiny.” Sadkgum ft v ts\ V ts\ t ts\ ts\ 3 witk Sadkguru March 31st April 1st 2012 Singapore Self
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 416 23 PUSH Channel~5,~7.15pm~(TV~Premiere)~~ (PG:~Action~Violence) Born~with~a~superhuman~ability~to~move~objects,~ Nick~Gant~is~on~the~run~from~a~shadowy~government~ organisation,~Division.~Together~with~another~superhuman~ that~can~implant~thoughts~into~others,~they~race~to~find~a~ girl~in~Hong~Kong~to~save~all~other~superhumans.~ ONLY IN BOLLYWOOD Channel~NewsAsia,~12.32pm Explore~the~long~relationship~Hindi~films~~ have~had~with~Russia~as~dancer~Svitlana~ Manoylo~re-visits~the~travelling~Russian~circus~ in~Mumbai~and~shares~her~experiences~~ working~for~a~Hindi~film~Dasvidaniya. CHANNEL CHANNEL ~6.00AM~ Body~Beautiful ~6.30~ Generation~Ex ~7.00~ Food~Chain~II ~7.30~ The~Martha~Stewart~Show~VI ~8.30~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~9.30~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~IX ~10.15~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX ~10.30~ MLG~Weekly~2012 ~11.00~ America’s~Cup~Magazine~Television~Series ~11.30~ Top~Gear~XIII ~12.30PM~ Countdown~To~London ~1.00~ America’s~Got~Talent~V ~2.00~ White~Collar:~Hard~Sell ~3.00~ Blind~Horizon~(PG: Action Violence) ~5.00~
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    • 19 23 ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV LITTLE FOCKERS HBO~(StarHub~TV~Ch~601),~10pm It~has~taken~10~years~for~Greg~to~finally~~ get~“in”~with~his~tightly~wound~father-in-law,~ Jack.~However,~after~the~cash-strapped~Greg~ takes~a~job~moonlighting~for~a~drug~company~ with~a~sexy~co-worker,~Jack’s~past~suspicions~ about~his~son-in-law~come~roaring~back.~ MARS NEEDS MOMS Fox~Movies~Premiums~(StarHub~TV~Ch~622),~9pm~ Take~out~the~trash,~eat~your~broccoli~—~who~ needs~moms,~anyway?~Nine-year-old~Milo~ finds~out~just~how~much~he~needs~his~mom~ when~she~is~nabbed~by~Martians~who~plan~to~ steal~her~mom-ness~for~their~own~young.
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  • 644 1  -  LENS TOM BRADY (tljc iNVUt JJork (times The adage holds that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. But in Italy, attitudes are a little different. While few Italians believe they can outwit death, most are sure they can get away with cheating
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  • 1062 1  -  Complaints Rise as U.S. Fights Overseas Corruption By LESLIE WAYNE Leslie­Wayne­is­senior­editor­at­­ 100Reporters,­an­independent­­ nonprofit­news­organization.­ Sljc -Nieto jJork Stmts PRISON IS THE last place Albert J. Stanley seemed bound for. But on February 23, Mr. Stanley, a legendary figure in the oil industry, was sentenced to two and a
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  • WORLD TRENDS
    • 772 2  -  By JASON DePARLE, SABRINA TAVERNISE el)c JfcUt JJork ehncs LORAIN, Ohio It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal. After steadily rising for five decades, the share of children born to unmarried women has crossed athreshold: more than half of
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    • 741 2  -  INTELLIGENCE/ MAXIM TRUDOLYUBOV Maxim Trudolyubov is the editorial page editor of Vedomosti, a newspaper based in Moscow. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. el)c JfcUt JJork ehncs Moscow Though Vladimir V. Putin will be Russia’s next president and his party holds a majority in the legislature, the recent
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    • 727 3  -  By JACK HEALY eln'iNVut Jlork Ehncs Omar al-Jawoshy contributed reporting. TENNA, Iraq Iraq’s dwindling Christians, driven from their homes by attacks and intimidation, are beginning to abandon the havens they had found in the country’s north, discouraged by unemployment and a fear that the
      eln'iNVut Jlork Ehncs; ADAM FERGUSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  727 words
    • 750 4  -  By THOMAS FULLER ®1)C Jtou JJork Etmcs WAH THI KA, Myanmar Wah Thi Ka is a dust-choked village without electricity or running water, where no one uses e-mail and where sick residents sometimes die on their way to the hospital because it is too
      ®1)C Jtou JJork Etmcs; ADAM DEAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  750 words
    • 766 4  -  By JIM YARDLEY ®1)C Jfcut JJork Etmcs Hari Kumar contributed reporting. MUZAFFARNAGAR, India Along the narrow lane here, Muslims and low-caste Hindus have lived side by side for years, bound by poverty, if not religion. Yet recently, Muslims like Murtaza Mansuri have noticed a
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    • 850 6  -  FEMALE FACTOR By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW Eljc JCctu Jlork Staves BEIJING China, home to one in five of the world’s women, is among the few countries where women are experiencing a rights rollback, according to feminists, researchers and data from the All-China
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    • 665 7  -  By STEPHANIE STROM ®l)ciNctu Jlork Eimcs David­Barboza­contributed­­ reporting.­ The cost of claiming a legitimate income tax refund in Hyderabad, India? 10,000 rupees. The going rate to get a child who has already passed the entrance requirements into high school in Nairobi, Kenya?
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    • 1282 8  -  By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Eljc JCctu Jlork Staves Mayy El Sheikh contributed reporting. CAIRO For more than a dozen years, Khairat el-Shater guided his family of 10 children, his sprawling business empire and Egypt’s largest Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, all
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  • MONEY & BUSINESS
    • 568 10  -  By QUENTIN HARDY El)c Jfctu Jlork Eimcs SAN FRANCISCO Sergeant Brandon Davis vividly recalled the moment before he killed Eric Wayne Berry. “I told him to drop his weapon, twice,” the police officer then in Fort Smith, Arkansas, said. But after repeated viewings
      El)c Jfctu Jlork Eimcs; JOSHUA LOTT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  568 words
    • 737 10  -  By VIKAS BAJAJ, ANDREW POLLACK Vikas Bajaj reportedfrom Mumbai, India, and Andrew Pollackfrom Los Angeles. El)c Jfctu Jlork Stole# MUMBAI, India India has become the largest provider of cheap, lifesaving medicines in poor countries worldwide. But most of that medicine has been generic copies
      El)c Jfctu Jlork Stole#; PRASHANTH VISHWANATHAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  737 words
    • 779 11  -  By STEVEN ERLANGER El)c JCctu Jlork Etmc$ Maïa de la Baume contributed reporting. SÉLESTAT, France This ancient town in the center of Alsace has an unemployment rate of about 8 percent. Emmendingen, a German town of 27,000 that is only slightly larger than
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    • 716 11  -  ESSAY EDUARDO PORTER El)c JCctu Jlork Etmc$ The American sweatshop opposition movement was born the day we discovered how our Nikes were stitched together. Two decades later, we are discovering how our cherished iPhones are made, giving Apple its own “Nike
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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: GADGETS
    • 827 12  -  ESSAY SAM GROBART ®l}c iNVut Jlork Ehnes When cameras went from analog to digital, it was one of those once-in-a-generation shifts. But whether you’re using a 35-millimeter or a point-and-shoot, the steps you take to shoot a picture have remained the same:
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    • 345 13  -  By ALICE RAWSTHORN el)c JsVut Jlork Elmcs LONDON The pocket calculator has been relegated to the role of a graphic icon on digital screens rather than an object in its own right. But in the early 1970s, it was at the forefront of consumer technology.
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    • 705 13  -  By JULIE BOSMAN and MATT RICHTEL eljc Jfctu Jlork Elmcs People who read e-books on tablets are realizing that while a book in print or on a black-and-white Kindle is straightforward and immersive, a tablet offers a menu of distractions. E-mail lurks tantalizingly close.
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    • 550 13  -  By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD eljc JsVut Jlork Elmcs Classic toys are becoming much less classic because of upgrades meant to entertain technology-ob-sessed children. Where they once tried, unsuccessfully, to compete with digital devices, toy makers are co-opting them. Monopoly money can now be counted
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  • PERSONALITIES
    • 807 14  -  CHANNING TATUM By BROOKS BARNES ®1)C Jfctu Jlork Simcs LOS ANGELES Channing Tatum is Hollywood’s best hope for a new male superstar. To that end, the former stripper has been working nonstop. Mr. Tatum will next appear in the comedy
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    • 702 14  -  LINDIWE MAZIBUKO By JOHN ELIGON ®1)C Jfctu Jlork Simcs CAPE TOWN She has unmistakably African roots, from her birthplace (the kingdom of Swaziland) to one of her native tongues (isiZulu) to her mocha skin. But for many people, Lindiwe Mazibuko is
      ®1)C Jfctu Jlork Simcs; PER-ANDERS PETTERSSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  702 words
    • 566 15  -  ZHOU YOUGUANG By SHARON LaFRANIERE El)c JCctu jiork Ehncs BEIJING Zhou Youguang is the inventor of Pinyin, the Romanized spelling system that linked China’s ancient written language to the modern age and helped China nearly stamp out illiteracy. Even though he
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