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Title Section12 2012-05-20 1 TODAY on Sunday INCORPORATING INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY May 20, 2012 www.todayonline.com MICA(P) 072/02/201212 words
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Advertisement711 2012-05-20 1 TURNOVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Copyright 2012 The New York Times Sunday, May 20, 2012 A Publication of MediaCorp MICA (P) 041/07/2011 Articles selected for Ending Scourge Of Bullies schoolyards, extort lunch money They terrorize and belittle their classmates’ appearance, social standing and abilities. some wield their711 words
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Article, Illustration1031 2012-05-20 2 TAN WEIZHEN, TEO XUANWEI - Speakers at first Workers’ Party rally raise transport woes, upgrading and other concerns TAN WEIZHEN, TEO XUANWEI weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party (WP) used the first rally of the Hougang by-election to stress that the effect of their vote goes beyond the single ward, whilePHOTOS BY DON WONG AND COURTESY WP - 1,031 words
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Article, Illustration1031 2012-05-20 3 TEO XUANWEI - Hougang is ‘uphill fight’ for PAP, but it has won goodwill among number of residents, says PM Lee TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Hougang by-election is a contest between the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo and the Workers’ Party’s Png Eng Huat,PHOTOS BY DON WONG - 1,031 words
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Article, Illustration686 2012-05-20 4 amelia gentleman - news feature amelia gentleman todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN Halden prison smells of freshly brewed coffee. It hits you in the workshop areas, lingers in the games rooms and in the communal apartment-style areas where prisoners live together in groups of eight. A couple of hours after lunchTHE GUARDIAN; REUTERS - 686 words
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Article, Illustration1393 2012-05-20 6 The future is in green cars and travel habits that do less harm to our earth, Wolfgang Huppenbauer believes. The boss of Daimler South-east Asia talks to Teo Xuanwei about his favourite hawker eats and Singapore drivers the perspectives If he had his way, plastic bags would bePHOTO BY DON WONG - 1,393 words
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Article, Illustration938 2012-05-20 8 billy ng - Bei g involved in your child’s life changes you both parenttoparent billy ng todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg Billy Ng is a father of one who was appointed a Fathers@Schools Ambassador, along with 20 other volunteers, to help schools set up their own fathers’groups and to spread the messagePHOTO COURTESY BILLY NG - 938 words
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Article, Illustration465 2012-05-20 9 ernest chua, wee teck hian - photoessay Offering breathtaking views, wildlife and easy access to a rarely-seen side of Singapore, the 26km North Eastern Riverine Loop is the island’s newest park connector and the most scenic. Linking Buangkok, Sengkang and Punggol, it runs along rivers, reservoirs and coastline four-fifths of the way. Our Today465 words
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Article, Illustration421 2012-05-20 12 AP BEIJING Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (picture) was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States yesterday, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China relations. Mr Chen, sitting in a wheelchair and accompanied byAP - 421 words
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286 2012-05-20 12 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tackling the hot issue of immigration will require Singapore to employ tangible solutions, as well as address the emotional response of Singaporeans, said Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing yesterday. The challenges286 words
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Article, Illustration505 2012-05-20 13 After its flat debut, the social networking company must prove itself THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Despite all the hype and buzz, Facebook didn’t pop or even budge. In a sober debut, shares of Facebook, the social network operator, closed just barely above their offering price onTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 505 words
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Article, Illustration167 2012-05-20 13 Japanese woman, 73, oldest to climb Mt Everest again AP KATHMANDU A 73-year-old Japanese woman climbed to the peak of Mount Everest yesterday, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world’s highest mountain. Ms Tamae Watanabe reached Everest’s 8,850m-high summit from the northern sideAP - 167 words
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136 2012-05-20 13 BLOOMBERG Facebook, whose shares began trading on Friday, was sued for US$15 billion in an amended complaint by subscribers who claim the company invaded their privacy by tracking their Internet use. In the complaint filed on May 17 in a federal court in SanBLOOMBERG - 136 words
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425 2012-05-20 13 AP ROSH HAAYIN (Israel) Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world’s first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come? After more than US$400 million (S$510 million) in outlays and months behind schedule, dozens of electric cars haveAP - 425 words
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339 2012-05-20 14 REUTERS MARYLAND United states President Barack Obama pledged at a Group of Eight summit yesterday to work with Europe on a package that balances growth with debt reduction as world leaders try to prevent the worsening euro zone crisis from destabilising theREUTERS - 339 words
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182 2012-05-20 14 REUTERS WASHINGTON Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both Houses of Britain’s Parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years next month, British officials said yesterday. The Nobel peace laureateREUTERS - 182 words
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Article, Illustration283 2012-05-20 14 REUTERS BRINDISI (Italy) A bomb exploded in front of a girls’ school in southern Italy yesterday, killing a 16-year-old girl and wounding seven others. Suspicion quickly fell on the local Mafia. The explosion, near the entrance of a school named afterREUTERS; AP - 283 words
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Article, Illustration351 2012-05-20 15 BLOOMBERG TAIPEI Taiwan’s opposition rallied thousands of people yesterday to protest President Ma Ying-jeou’s policies on the eve of his inauguration for a second and final term. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which said more than 100,000 people took part while the TaipeiBLOOMBERG; AP - 351 words
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Article, Illustration275 2012-05-20 15 BANGKOK Buddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered yesterday in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and “Red Shirt” protesters. The scene yesterday was a sharp contrast with two years earlier, when Thailand was at war with itselfAP - 275 words
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129 2012-05-20 15 MONICA KOTWANI - MONICA KOTWANI The Government, unions and workers must work together to make Singapore’s products and services more competitive, especially as economic problems plaguing the United States and Europe may in turn affect Singapore’s export industry. National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Deputy Secretary-General129 words
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160 2012-05-20 15 CLAIRE HUANG - CLAIRE HUANG A programme which screens seniors for fall risks will be expanded to other areas, such as Balestier, Boon Keng and Beach Road, said Health Minister Gan KimYong yesterday. The Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s (TTSH) Stepping Out into Active160 words
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152 2012-05-20 15 CHANNEL NEWSASIA More have come forward to join Inspirit, a community ofyoung adult leaders that advocate for national and community issues. The group now has 150 members, compared to 120 last month. Yesterday, some 60 members attended a dialogue session with Acting Minister forCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 152 words
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Article, Illustration181 2012-05-20 15 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE To commemorate World Red Cross Day, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) yesterday launched the “Rapid Rescue” iPhone application (picture) to enable prompt response to emergencies. The location-based application allows an injured person to send out an SOS to first-aiders within a181 words
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Article, Illustration150 2012-05-20 16 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 abort! BLOOMBERG CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) A mission (Florida) to send the first unmanned commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted less than a second before lift-off yesterday after a computer detected an engine problem. engine problem. The launchBLOOMBERG; AP - 150 words
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197 2012-05-20 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH JERUSALEM The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr Yukiya Amano, is to fly to Tehran today amid signs of a potentially significant breakthrough, only days before Iran resumes negotiations with world powers over the future ofTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 197 words
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Article, Illustration209 2012-05-20 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CANNES (France) Chinese martial arts star Jackie Chan (picture) said his latest Hollywood outing, Chinese Zodiac, would be the last time audiences see him in a leading action role. “This is my last action film,” said the 58-year-old actor. “ITHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 209 words
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Article, Illustration593 2012-05-20 17 SHAMIR OSMAN - Marathon meeting between league and clubs produces ideas to improve S-League SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Faced with a fight with the Malaysian Super League for eyeballs and sponsor dollars, the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League, for 16 years at the vanguard of local football, moved to re-invent itself withTODAY FILE PHOTO - 593 words
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Article, Illustration554 2012-05-20 17 TAN YO-HINN - A gamut of emotions as sailor anticipates his Olympics fate TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As a child, Scott Glen Sydney (picture) only got into sailing to please his parents, who wanted him to pick up a sport. But two years later, the Olympic bug bitPHOTO COURTESY SINGAPORESAILING - 554 words
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Article, Illustration552 2012-05-20 18 Former Chelsea manager latest to be approached as club’s American owners look for younger candidates THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Liverpool are set to hold talks with former Chelsea coach Andre VillasBoas next week as they step up their pursuit of a new manager. After twoTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 552 words
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Article296 2012-05-20 18 REUTERS STOCKHOLM Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is facing a battle to win back Molde fans angered by his meeting with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner. The former Manchester United star revealed yesterday he will remain as club manager of the Norwegian side, ending speculation that heREUTERS - 296 words
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Article, Illustration331 2012-05-20 18 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two years ago, foreign teams swept all three of Singapore football’s honours, with French side Etoile FC snagging the league and League Cup double, and the RHB Singapore Cup going to Thailand’s Bangkok Glass. Brunei’s DPMM currently lead this season’s GreatPHOTO BY BOLASEPAKO.COM - 331 words
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Article, Illustration469 2012-05-20 20 AP CASARES (Spain) Defending champion Ian Poulter bowed out of the World Match Play Championship with a 4 and 3 loss to Alvaro Quiros yesterday, becoming one of five Englishmen eliminated at the last-16 stage in southern Spain. Poulter a match-play specialistAP - 469 words
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457 2012-05-20 20 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF FINAL West Ham United 2 Blackpool 1 LONDON Ricardo Vaz Te’s late strike fired West Ham back to the English Premier League after a dramatic play-off final at Wembley stadium yesterday. The Portuguese winger, a bargain £500,000THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 457 words
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Article, Illustration272 2012-05-20 20 REUTERS LONDON With the rolling Atlantic ocean behind him, yachtsman Ben Ainslie set the London Olympic torch relay on the road from Land’s End in the extreme southwest tip of England yesterday. A crowd of flag-waving spectators cheered and reached out to touch the golden,REUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 272 words
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Article, Illustration649 2012-05-20 21 Lack of quality in-depth and a troubled Wade signal trouble for Miami Heat THE NEW YORK TIMES MIAMI There is a decided limp in the Miami Heat’s usually sure-footed swagger, as the once shortlisted NBA title favourites stand two losses from play-off elimination. The underdogTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 649 words
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Article, Illustration280 2012-05-20 21 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant made 18 free throws without a miss and scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to victory over Oklahoma City Thunder in a cliffhanger that ended 99-96 on Friday (yesterday morning, Singapore time)AGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 280 words
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Article303 2012-05-20 21 AP PHILADELPHIA Andre Iguodala scored five straight points in the final 90 seconds as the Philadelphia 76ers stormed back from 15 points down to stun the Boston Celtics 92-83 on Friday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) and square their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series at 2-2.AP - 303 words
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Miscellaneous381 2012-05-20 23 IRON MAN Channel~5,~7.00pm~(Available in True HD on HD5) (PG) Wealthy~industrialist~and~playboy~Tony~Stark~is~ imprisoned~by~terrorist~group~Ten~Rings,~which~ forces~him~to~build~weapons~of~mass~destruction~for~ them.~With~the~help~of~a~fellow~captive,~they~build~an~ armored~suit~in~order~to~escape,~leading~to~a~life~of~ crime-fighting~and~worldwide~acknowledgment.~~ CHANNEL tellchannel5@ mediacorp.com.sg ~6.00AM~ Art~Of~Health ~6.30~ Real~Deal~For~A~Good~Deal ~7.00~ Seoul~Far~Seoul~Good ~7.30~ The~Martha~Stewart~Show~VI ~8.30~ The~Dr~Oz~Show~(PG) ~9.30~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~IX ~10.30~ Major~League~Gaming~Weekly ~11.00~ America’s~Cup~Magazine~Television~Series ~11.30~ The~Contenders ~12.30PM~ Countdown~To~London ~1.00~ Live~To~Dance ~2.00~ Meteor ~3.00~ Drop~Dead~Diva ~4.00~ Burn~Notice~III ~5.00~ Who’s~Still~Standing ~6.00~ Films~&~Stars~Asia381 words
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Miscellaneous80 2012-05-20 23 UNDERCOVER BOSS USA II Channel~5,~10pm Lucky~Strike~Lanes~CEO~Steven~Foster~works~ undercover~at~his~business~and~experiences~life~as~ his~company’s~mascot~—~a~walking~bowling~pin. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV DEAR LEMON LIMA Sundance~Channel~(mio~TV~Ch~51),~6pm Vanessa~gets~a~dose~of~reality~when~Philip~ ends~their~relationship~again.~The~quirky~teen~ enrols~in~his~school~to~win~him~back~but~ends~ up~making~matters~worse.~Downgraded~to~ social~outcast,~Vanessa~assembles~a~team~of~ like-minded~misfits~for~the~school’s~Snowstorm~ Survivor~competition~to~prove~they~deserve~to~ compete~and~hopefully~win~Philip’s~heart~again. HALL PASS HBO~(StarHub~TV~Ch~601),~11pm Owen~Wilson~and~Jason~Sudeikis~star~in~this~ marital~comedy~of~errors~as~best~friends~who~ have~both~been~married~for~a~long~time.~They~ love~their~wives~but~cannot~help~checking~out~ women~who~cross~their~paths.~Fed~up,~their~ wives~take~a~bold~approach~by~granting~their~ husbands~a~“hall~pass”~—~one~week~of~freedom~ to~do~whatever~they~want~—~no~questions~asked.~ MARCO POLO: RETURN TO XANADU (Exclusive TV Premiere) KidsCo~(mio~TV~Ch~29),~7pm Young~Marco,~descendant~of~the~explorer~ Marco~Polo,~must~embark~on~a~voyage~to~fulfil~ an~ancient~prophecy.~Along~with~his~friends,~ the~Delicate~Dinosaur~and~Reginald~Seagull,~ Marco~journeys~in~search~of~Princess~Ming-Yu,~a~ descendant~of~Kubla~Khan,~to~rejoin~two~halves~ of~a~mystical~medallion~with~the~power~to~ transport~them~through~space~and~time~and~put~80 words
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Article, Illustration582 2012-05-20 1 KEVIN DELANEY - KEVIN DELANEY Eljc jNeUi llork (times They terrorize schoolyards, extort lunch money and belittle their classmates’ appearance, social standing and abilities. Some wield their fists; others menace with words. Yet the scourge of bullying has long been dismissed as an inevitable right of passage for children.Eljc jNeUi llork (times; LOUIS DELUCA/THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS - 582 words
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Article, Illustration1504 2012-05-20 1 EVELYN RUSLI, NICOLE PERLROTH, NICK BILTON - The Facebook Founder, at a Turning Point By EVELYN RUSLI, NICOLE PERLROTH, NICK BILTON £l)c jNeUr Jlork (times THE OUTLINES OF the Mark Zuckerberg story the boyhood in Dobbs Ferry, New York, a suburb about 40 kilometers north of New York; the Harvard University wars over “thefacebook”;£l)c jNeUr Jlork (times; MINH UONG/THE NEW YORK TIMES; EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS - 1,504 words
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Article, Illustration876 2012-05-20 2 ROGER COHEN - iNTelligeNCe/roGer ROGER COHEN eljc'N'clu Jlork Stones Johannesburg The brief relief from euro woes is over. Once again there are insistent mutterings about a “Grexit” a Greek departure from the shared currency. Europeans are angry; that rage is surfacing in a series of anti-incumbent votes in France, Greeceeljc'N'clu Jlork Stones; STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 876 words
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561 2012-05-20 2 SALLY McGRANE - By SALLY McGRANE eljc'N'clu Jlork Stones AMSTERDAM —An unemployed man, a retired pharmacist and an upholsterer took their stations, behind tables covered in red gingham. Screwdrivers and sewing machines stood at the ready. Coffee, tea and cookies circulated. Hilij Held, a neighbor, wheeled ineljc'N'clu Jlork Stones - 561 words
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Article, Illustration654 2012-05-20 3 CHOE SANG-HUN - By CHOE SANG-HUN el)c JsVut Jlork Shucs CHUNGJU, South Korea —When Han Sang-hun brought 200 sturgeons on a plane from Russia in 1997, South Korean officials regarded the alien fish with suspicion. After all, the sturgeon, because of its prickly looks, isel)c JsVut Jlork Shucs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEAN CHUNG FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 654 words
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794 2012-05-20 3 ROBERT F. WORTH - By ROBERT F. WORTH eln'iNVut Jlork Shucs TRIPOLI, Libya Ibrahim Tunali has never forgotten the day in 1981 when government soldiers took over his luggage shop and gave it to a loyalist of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, one of countless expropriations in that era.eln'iNVut Jlork Shucs - 794 words
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Article, Illustration798 2012-05-20 4 JOSH KRON - By JOSH KRON Elje Jfetu Jlork Stones MAYOM WEL, South Sudan On a recent blistering afternoon, this village danced in an open field. Women sashayed, hoisting chairs over their heads. Barefoot children scampered. Old men, with skin as dry and crackedElje Jfetu Jlork Stones; GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS - 798 words
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Article, Illustration672 2012-05-20 4 WILLIAM NEUMAN - By WILLIAM NEUMAN Elje Jfetu Jlork Stones GRAMALOTE, Colombia —Much of the time, the only sound in this town’s once-idyllic main square is the chatter of birds perching in the cracked church tower and the tap-tap-tap sound of hammers wielded byElje Jfetu Jlork Stones; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 672 words
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Article, Illustration1163 2012-05-20 6 TIM ARANGO - By TIM ARANGO Eljc JfeHr Jlork ®lme$ NAJAF, Iraq As the top spiritual leader in the Shiite Muslim world, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has instructed his followers on what to eat and how to wash, how to marry and toEljc JfeHr Jlork ®lme$; VAHID SALEMI/ASSOCIATED PRESS; ZOHRA BENSEMRA/REUTERS - 1,163 words
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Article, Illustration533 2012-05-20 8 THOMAS ERDBRINK - By THOMAS ERDBRINK Sl)c iXhit Jlork Simcs TEHRAN About two months ago, when many Iranian families were stocking up on rice and meat to prepare for seemingly inevitable military conflict with the West over Iran’s nuclear program, Ali Mesgaran, 35, decided to open aSl)c iXhit Jlork Simcs; HASAN SARBAKHSHIAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 533 words
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Article, Illustration751 2012-05-20 8 GRAHAM BOWLEY - By GRAHAM BOWLEY el)c iNVut Jlork (times KABUL, Afghanistan Scores of surveillance balloons have become constant features of the skies over Kabul and Kandahar, and anywhere else American troops are concentrated or interested in. Shimmering more than 450 meters up in the daytime haze,el)c iNVut Jlork (times; BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 751 words
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BUSINESS: GLOBAL TRENDS
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Article, Illustration740 2012-05-20 10 CONRAD DE AENLLE - By CONRAD DE AENLLE el)c JCcUt Jlork Ehncs The difficulty with investing in the next big thing is that it is often not recognized as that until after it has become a current or former big thing. Before its arrival, it tends toel)c JCcUt Jlork Ehncs; KHAM/REUTERS - 740 words
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Article, Illustration691 2012-05-20 10 EDUARDO PORTER - ESSAY EDUARDO PORTER Sljc JCcUt Jlork Ehncs America’s economic imbalance with China has been a singular concern of policy makers for more than half a decade. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Lindsey Graham wanted to punish China for pegging the exchange rate to the dollarSljc JCcUt Jlork Ehncs; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 691 words
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Article, Illustration875 2012-05-20 11 NATHANIEL POPPER - By NATHANIEL POPPER ®()c Jfhu Jlork ehncs Even though American stocks have doubled in price in the last three years, investors and traders keep avoiding the market. Trading in the United States stock market has not only failed to recover since®()c Jfhu Jlork ehncs; RICHARD DREW/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 875 words
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Article, Illustration517 2012-05-20 11 ANGELA SHAH, STANLEY REED - By ANGELA SHAH, STANLEY REED ®()c ;Nc\u Jlork Suites DUBAI When Christy Lee, a South Korean investment banker, was sent to the Gulf four years ago to seek new business, her friends in Seoul laughed. “Did you enjoy riding the camels?”®()c ;Nc\u Jlork Suites; KAMRAN JEBREILI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 517 words
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Article, Illustration594 2012-05-20 12 MICKEY MEECE - MICKEY MEECE SljeJfeur Jttork Eimcs Eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and neck and shoulder pain are common complaints of someone experiencing computer vision syndrome. The solution may be another pair of glasses. Studies have found that a majority of people who workSljeJfeur Jttork Eimcs - 594 words
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Article, Illustration735 2012-05-20 12 DAVID POGUE - DAVID POGUE el)e;\cur Jttork Etmcs Much of the iPad’s magic and its success comes from the directness of the touch screen. For decades, you dragged a mouse on one surface to make the cursor move on another. And now, suddenly, you can tap or draw rightel)e;\cur Jttork Etmcs; DARREN HIGGINS - 735 words
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Article, Illustration849 2012-05-20 13 DAVID EWING DUNCAN - By DAVID EWING DUNCAN eljcJCctu Jlork Shncs SAN DIEGO Already equipped with machines that allow him, painstakingly, to communicate, the physicist Stephen Hawking last summer donned what looked like a rakish black headband that held a feather-light device the size of a small matchbox. CalledeljcJCctu Jlork Shncs; HOWARD GUEST/REUTERS - 849 words
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Article, Illustration691 2012-05-20 13 JAN HOFFMAN - By JAN HOFFMAN eljcJCclu Jlork Ehncs In recent years, college students have been bringing clickers handheld wireless devices with just a few buttons to lecture halls, where professors require their use for attendance, instant polls and multi-ple-choice tests. And corporate executives sometimes distribute theeljcJCclu Jlork Ehncs; CALLIE RICHMOND FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 691 words
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Article, Illustration770 2012-05-20 14 FELICITY BARRINGER - By FELICITY BARRINGER eljcJfcUt Jlork Elm css SAN FRANCISCO The explosive waves of Ocean Beach, a 5.5-ki-lometer stretch separating the city from the gray edge of the Pacific Ocean, have long been a draw for tourists, local families and an international tribe ofeljcJfcUt Jlork Elm css; JIM WILSON/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 770 words
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806 2012-05-20 14 STEVEN GREENHOUSE - By STEVEN GREENHOUSE EljciXhu Jlork Shncs Confronting the worst job market in decades, many college graduates are turning to unpaid internships to get a foot in an employer’s door. While such internships have long existed in the film and nonprofit worlds, theyEljciXhu Jlork Shncs - 806 words
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Article, Illustration748 2012-05-20 15 JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr., STEPHEN REX BROWN - By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr., STEPHEN REX BROWN eljcJsVut JJork elmcii For the last six years the name CBGB has been little more than a logo on T-shirts for young people in Manhattan’s East Village. Now a group of investors has bought the assetseljcJsVut JJork elmcii; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GODLIS - 748 words
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Article, Illustration612 2012-05-20 15 HOLLAND COTTER - art~review HOLLAND COTTER SljeJfau JJork elmcii The Brooklyn Museum is offering an art immersion experience, fast and condensed in a 21st-century way, in “Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn,” a new long- term installation in the Great Hall. The 300 or so objects areSljeJfau JJork elmcii; MARILYNN K. YEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 612 words
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Article433 2012-05-20 16 PATRICK HEALY - By PATRICK HEALY SEljc JCcUt Jtjork Smncs Broadway musicals usually cost $5 million to $10 million to produce, and that money often comes in checks for $50,000 or more from experienced investors who wouldn’t mind the tax write-off if their show flops. But the revival of “Godspell”SEljc JCcUt Jtjork Smncs - 433 words
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Article, Illustration793 2012-05-20 16 RANDY KENNEDY - By RANDY KENNEDY Sljc JCcUt |jork Simcs In his studio in Manhattan, Tom Sachs has been planning obsessively for a manned mission to Mars. But Mr. Sachs is an artist, and his space journey will go only as far up as the UpperSljc JCcUt |jork Simcs; PHOTOGRAPHS BY NATAN DVIR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 793 words
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