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Title Section23 2012-10-27 1 TODAY /rf=DIACORP SATURDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp SATURDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/201223 words
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633 2012-10-27 1 ASHLEY CHIA - More help for lower middleincome families, singles and the disabled: Acting Minister SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The roots of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) can be traced back to a social welfare department set up to address malnutrition633 words
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617 2012-10-27 1 WONG WEI HAN - WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE Eighteen months that is how long the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT may take, based on its current schedule, to replace the power cables that have already contributed to two major Circle Line breakdowns617 words
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437 2012-10-27 2 Emergency spending aims to fight recession but officials say boost to GDP likely to be modest JAPAN ECONOMY AGENCIES TOKYO Japan’s Cabinet yesterday approved a ¥423-billion (S$6.49 billion) economic stimulus package, moving to fend off recession as recovery falters in the world’s third-biggest economy. TheAGENCIES - 437 words
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Article, Illustration432 2012-10-27 2 ASHLEY CHIA - ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Following a review of the Government’s marriage and parenthood policies, an enhanced “comprehensive” package which will help better address the housing, medical and childcare needs of families is taking shape and will be announced early next year. Speaking to reportersTODAY FILE PHOTO - 432 words
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Article, Illustration694 2012-10-27 4 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - New ministry to examine government communication in today’s Internet age MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government is looking at changing its communications approach to take into account the fact that Singaporeans are turning to multiple sources of news online. Signalling that theBLOOMBERG - 694 words
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257 2012-10-27 4 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - SUMITA SREEDHARAN Cyber literacy among Singaporeans and improving local entertainment and current affairs content are other areas that the new Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) will focus on, said Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim, who257 words
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336 2012-10-27 6 AP BEIJING Chinese investors evaded government controls to move more than US$600 billion (S$732.5 billion) out of the country last year and the outflow is increasing, fuelling economic and political risks as communist leaders prepare for a handover of power, accordingAP - 336 words
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Article, Illustration856 2012-10-27 6 Authorities censor publication after revelations that Premier’s relatives have accumulated billions during his leadership CHINA POLITICS AGENCIES BEIJING China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday accused the New York Times (NYT) of smearing the country by reporting that the extended family of Premier Wen Jiabao (picture) has controlledAGENCIES; REUTERS - 856 words
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Advertisement8 2012-10-27 6 WORLD MILITARY CORRUPTION SCANDAL CLOUDS CHINA SUCCESSION 228 words
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Article, Illustration1809 2012-10-27 8 ALICIA WONG - He turned his back on his birthplace as a young man. Now driven by compassion, guilt and duty, a surgeon is giving hope back to the victimised in Pakistan THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES ALICIA WONG aliciaw@mediacorp.com.sg Skin now covers the area where her left eye oncePHOTO DON WONG; REUTERS - 1,809 words
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347 2012-10-27 16 TEO WEI LING - FROM TEO WEI LING I refer to the report “Social Studies syllabus revamped to train critical thinking” (Oct 23). I bought guidebooks and assessment books to read so as to help my son, who is struggling with the subject. Social Studies requires good language347 words
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182 2012-10-27 16 GRACE FOO - FROM GRACE FOO I refer to the letter “Assess GEP students separately” (Oct 22). Gifted Education Programme (GEP) students are already frequently assessed separately from mainstream students. They sit for different examination papers throughout the programme’s duration, with tests based on the enriched curriculum,182 words
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68 2012-10-27 16 HONG MAK SECK - FROM MAK SECK HONG I refer to the letter “Our public transport must be more efficient” (Oct 24), which highlighted that departure times for Service 173 are not reflected on bus schedule panels at Clementi Interchange. The same problem exists at Bukit68 words
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153 2012-10-27 17 WAN SIEW KAY - FROM WAN SIEW KAY I refer to the letter “Water seepage, a tale of two systems” (Oct 16). The writer opined that the Housing and Development Board HDB) should adopt the “rational and equitable” rule in the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act for inter-floor153 words
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265 2012-10-27 17 JAMES WONG CHEE WAH - FROM JAMES WONG CHEE WAH Last December, I converted to the Enhanced IncomeShield basic plan after being insured under MediShield since the scheme was introduced. This year, I was admitted thrice to hospital for heart problems. I decided to stay in the265 words
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118 2012-10-27 17 RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI - FROM RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI I recently took my overseas friends sight-seeing in Singapore and the anomaly of how a senior citizen is defined here dawned on me. At Universal Studios Singapore, one must be at least 65 year s old and118 words
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Article99 2012-10-27 17 ALAN CHNG - FROM ALAN CHNG I recently parked at a Park and Ride multi-storey car park. It was indicated at the entrance, but I was unaware that I had to park at specific lots under the scheme and was booked for “parking other than in a99 words
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Article76 2012-10-27 17 TAN YONG CHUAN - FROM TAN YONG CHUAN My father and I brought along two nylon carrier bags for grocery shopping at NTUC FairPrice recently. However, only a 10-cent rebate was given. Perhaps supermarket chains here could give a rebate of up to 30 cents to customers who use two or76 words
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515 2012-10-27 18 AMIR HUSSAIN - Engineers from manufacturer Hyundai flown in to carry out ‘thorough investigations’ PUBLIC TRANSPORT AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After extensive investigations by engineers, taxi operator ComfortDelGro has found the likely cause of the recent fires involving its taxis, including two Hyundai Sonatas which caught fire515 words
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413 2012-10-27 18 DAUD YUSOF, DYLAN LOH - DAUD YUSOF, DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that Singapore should prepare for the possibility that Australia may, like New Zealand, ban live animal exports completely, as Australian animal welfare groups are pressing strongly for this.413 words
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Article, Illustration423 2012-10-27 19 Top-down approach cannot be taken and Govt has to listen, says Wong CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE On Thursday, a new ministry will be setting the tone and direction for Singapore’s society. The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), born from the current MinistryCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 423 words
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Article, Illustration498 2012-10-27 20 WHITE HOUSE RACE THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK President Barack Obama and Mr Mitt Romney are both on pace to raise more than US$1 billion (S$1.2 billion) with their parties by Election Day on Nov 6, according to financial disclosures filedTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 498 words
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91 2012-10-27 20 REUTERS President Barack Obama has said the next important step for making the financial sector safer is to make sure executive pay is less closely tied to risky bets. In an interview in Rolling Stone magazine, he said: ‘The single biggest thingREUTERS - 91 words
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Article, Illustration578 2012-10-27 22 General’s court-martial implicates another general linked to Bo Xilai PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY REUTERS BEIJING A high-flying Chinese general’s chances of promotion during a leadership change have been undermined by helping to bring down a peer who will be court-martialled for corruption in the nextREUTERS - 578 words
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Article153 2012-10-27 22 AGENCIES BEIJING China has formally launched a criminal probe into disgraced former senior politician Bo Xilai, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday. “The Supreme People’s Procuratorate has decided to put Bo Xilai under investigation for alleged criminal offences,” Xinhua said in a brief Eng-lish-language report.AGENCIES - 153 words
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195 2012-10-27 22 AGENCIES BEIJING China adopted a law yesterday to protect for the first time the rights of the mentally ill after years of accusations that psychiatric hospitals are used to lock up people against their will and silence dissidents. The law standardisesAGENCIES - 195 words
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272 2012-10-27 23 AGENCIES KYAUKTAW (MYANMAR) The number of people killed in six days of unrest in western Myanmar reached 67 yesterday as security forces used deadly force to break up the worst sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims in years. A statement from theAGENCIES - 272 words
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128 2012-10-27 23 AGENCIES BEIJING Two women kindergarten teachers in Wenling in east China’s Zhejiang province have been detained after a photo circulated online of one of them lifting a crying pupil by his ears. The incident at the Blue Peacock Kindergarten sparked outrage after the imageAGENCIES - 128 words
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169 2012-10-27 23 AP NEW DELHI India’s Foreign Minister resigned yesterday ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expected this weekend, a government official said. The reshuffle is aimed at refurbishing the image of Dr Singh’s government, which has been tainted by a seriesAP - 169 words
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274 2012-10-27 24 NUCLEAR ENERGY THE NEW YORK TIMES WA SHINGTON Intelligence officials from several countries say Iran in recent weeks has virtually completed an underground nuclear enrichment plant. Iran is racing ahead despite international pressure and heavy economic sanctions in what experts say may beTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 274 words
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108 2012-10-27 24 AP MILAN A court in Italy has convicted former Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison. In Italy, cases must pass two levels of appeal before the verdicts are final. Berlusconi is expected to appeal. The convictionAP - 108 words
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233 2012-10-27 24 AGENCIES NEW YORK The police officer referred to the woman as Victim-1, recording details like her date of birth, height, weight and bra size. He made note of certain materials, like chloroform and rope. And then the officer, Gilberto Valle aAGENCIES - 233 words
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Article, Illustration65 2012-10-27 24 Victims lying on a street after a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Maimana, capital of Faryab province. A suicide bomber killed at least 45 people and wounded dozens of others in the mosque in Afghanistan’s relatively peaceful north yesterday as worshippers gathered forREUTERS - 65 words
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246 2012-10-27 24 AGENCIES NEW YORK A woman returned home to her luxury apartment building in New York City to find two of her small children stabbed to death in a bathtub and their nanny, with selfinflicted stab wounds, lying near them, theAGENCIES - 246 words
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Article355 2012-10-27 25 HONG KONG ECONOMY BLOOMBERG HONG KONG The territory’s government has announced new taxes on home sales and targeted non-local buyers, stepping up efforts to cool prices as United States monetary easing and record low interest rates raise the risk of an asset bubble. Non-local buyersBLOOMBERG - 355 words
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Article148 2012-10-27 25 REUTERS BRUSSELS Belgian prosecutors are investigating the murder of a British oil executive shot and killed in front of his wife as they walked to their car after dinner at an Italian restaurant in Brussels. Mr Nicholas Mockford, who worked for United States oil giant ExxonMobil,REUTERS - 148 words
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Article99 2012-10-27 25 AP S EOU L South Korea’s economic growth slowed to a three-year low last quarter as private investment fell sharply, outweighing an increase in spending by the government and households. The Bank of Korea said yesterday that Asia’s fourth-largest economy expanded 1.6 per centAP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration597 2012-10-27 26 But Ferguson also has poor Stamford Bridge record to worry about ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE AGENCIES LONDON Manchester United have been hit by a fresh injury blow on the eve of their top-of-the-table clash with league leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa,AGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 597 words
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240 2012-10-27 26 AGENCIES LONDON Arsenal are set to end their 18-year partnership with Nike in favour of a more lucrative deal with the American sportswear giants’ biggest rivals adidas. According to The Daily Telegraph, the Gunners are on the verge of signing a £25AGENCIES - 240 words
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492 2012-10-27 27 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One is a seasoned veteran looking to end his 16-year career with SAFFC with champagne and cheers, and the other is a new man at the helm chasing the coveted league and cup double. Tomorrow’s RHB492 words
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Article, Illustration489 2012-10-27 27 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg KUAL A LUMPUR Standing at 1.66m, James Barry Kruger has the dubious distinction of being the shortest player in a PGA Tour event. But the player whom everyone calls “Jbe” stood tall against his 1.85m flight-mate Tiger Woods at theGETTY IMAGES - 489 words
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Article, Illustration659 2012-10-27 28 IAN DE COTTA - FORMULA 1 COMMENTARY BY IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg Ian De Cotta is TODAY’s senior F1 correspondent It feels like 2010 all over again, when the toss-up for the title was between Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Two years ago, Vettel wasGETTY IMAGES - 659 words
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527 2012-10-27 28 AGENCIES G RE ATER NOIDA (INDI A) Sebastian Vettel put himself in position to win a fourth straight Formula 1 race when he set the fastest times in yesterday’s practices for the Indian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Red Bull driverAGENCIES - 527 words
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Miscellaneous80 2012-10-27 26 SB* Telecast available at SportsBuzz(PoMo) only For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18 yrs and above) Lw Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) Ip l_ Y(i) Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. o' Singapore Pools Account Service. Call 678680 words
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Article, Illustration483 2012-10-27 30 DAVID KHOO - NOTALLWILL BENEFIT FROM THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GVR WITH CEVS AND IT COULD PAVE THEWAYFORMORE DIESEL PASSENGER CARS DAVID KHOO features@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The Green Vehicle Rebate (GVR) scheme is set to be replaced by the Carbon Emissions Based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) on Jan 1,483 words
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Article, Illustration197 2012-10-27 30 BMW’s luxury limousine, which has undergone its mid-life facelift, was recently launched in Singapore. Against the backdrop of a looming CEVS deadline, it’s no wonder the brand has chosen to roll out, and promote, its new hybrid model first. It’s not the first hybrid 7 Series the previous197 words
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Article, Illustration585 2012-10-27 31 DERRYN WONG - Seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf brings high-level technology to the masses REVIEW DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg SARDINIA (ITALY) Volkswagen has no doubts about which side its bread is buttered on. Its sales, both globally and in Europe, are on the up and in stark contrast to those of almost every other585 words
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Article, Illustration111 2012-10-27 31 The LandRover-backed Race2Recovery (R2R) team of wounded British soldiers who intend to enter the gruelling Dakar Rally next year completed a desert training exercise in Morocco last week. R2R Team member Captain Tony Harris said: “Driving more than 500km per day in temperatures up to111 words
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Article, Illustration117 2012-10-27 31 BLOOMBERG China’s electric vehicle sales probably will fall short of the government’s target because the vehicles are costly and lack charging infrastructure, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in a research note. Sales in China totalled about 13,000 ve h ic le s f rom 2BLOOMBERG - 117 words
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Article, Illustration100 2012-10-27 31 BMW has launched the ActiveHybrid 3 in Singapore. The car is powered by a 306hp six-cylinder in-line engine coupled to an electric motor withlithium-ion batteries. The combined system generates up to 340hp and 450Nm of torque from 1,200 to 5,000 rpm. Acccording to BMW, it offers100 words
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Article, Illustration1388 2012-10-27 33 DON MENDOZA - Three top bartenders share the secrets to a scream-worthy Halloween tipple HORROR MIXER DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If this imported tradition’s proclivity for shock and awe is anything to go by, Halloween is conceivably the best time to drink in some of the wildest ideas for1,388 words
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Article, Illustration501 2012-10-27 35 DON MENDOZA - Boozy conversations about what makes people smile THIS ROUND’S ON... DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE He began working in the Scotch whisky industry late in 1964. And before his retirement in October 2005, Robert Hicks was responsible for the quality and flavour of many a world-famous whisky,501 words
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Article, Illustration419 2012-10-27 36 ANNETTE TAN - The latest and most charming small plates restaurant, Lolla, serves deliciously unpretentious food REVIEW ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that small plates are the latest big thing in dining out these days. As restaurateur Thaddeus Yeo put it, “you can’t swing a catPHOTOS JASON HO - 419 words
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Article, Illustration211 2012-10-27 37 DON MENDOZA - Channel NewsAsia’s Yvonne Yong prefersto eat healthy—when she can help it, that is DON MENDOZA She tries to avoid foods that have preservatives or anything artificial, but this senior producer can’t seem to say no to the veggie spring rolls sold at the211 words
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Article, Illustration528 2012-10-27 37 ANNETTE TAN - Amuse presents familiar dishes in smaller portions and more pocket-friendly prices REVIEW ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Former Les Amis chef de cuisine Armin Leitgeb may have left Singapore, but fans can still partake in his food at Amuse. A collaboration between Leitgeb and the Esmirada Group, this casual restaurant528 words
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Article, Illustration194 2012-10-27 38 REUTERS PARIS The Rolling Stones performed an energetic warm-up gig in Paris on Thursday for a few hundred fans after announcing on Twitter that tickets would go on sale for ¤15 (S$23.70) just hours in advance. “I can’t believe we’re all still standing up, you’dREUTERS; AP - 194 words
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Article, Illustration456 2012-10-27 38 MAYO MARTIN - Non-verbal show Flying mixes history with cheerleading K-ART MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Flying is not your run-of-the-mill non-verbal action comedy stage extravaganza. For one thing, this show presented by MediaCorp Vizpro is rather cultural, too. Yes, amidst all the martial arts, bboying, gymnastics and cheerleading, head directorPHOTO COURTESY OF MEDIACORP VIZPRO - 456 words
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Article, Illustration151 2012-10-27 38 Katy’s not-so-secret ballot Katy Perry’s doing her best get-out-the-vote effort. At a rally for President Barack Obama in Las Vegas on Wednesday, she wore atightwhitedressimprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip filled in the names of Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden. The pop star gaveAP - 151 words
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88 2012-10-27 39 THE PERFORMER’S VOICE: COLIN CURRIE JOE BURGSTALLER Check out this performance by classical percussion soloist Colin Currie and trumpeter Joe Burgstaller. The former has performed with leading orchestras like the London Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as having a stint as artist-in-residence at London’s Southbank Centre. The latter,88 words
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Article, Illustration80 2012-10-27 39 OUR PICK Acclaimed Japanese bossa nova singer Lisa Ono returns to Singapore as part of an Asian tour. She’s been known to take on local classics at her stops, having done the Korean song Arirang and the Indonesian classic BengawanPHOTO COURTESY VIZPRO - 80 words
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83 2012-10-27 39 The museum opens its doors for free during the Hari Raya Haji celebrations. Visitors can check out all 12 ongoing shows, including 10 Years Of Shooting Home by Objectifs, A Life of Practice Kuo Pao Kun, and 45-65: Liberation, Unrest A New Nation. It’s83 words
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Article65 2012-10-27 39 Legendary flamenco guitarist Paco Pena and his dance troup explore the best of flamenco dance and music, linking the traditions of Latin America, Andalusia and Spain, and expanding the range of the traditional form into the realm of music and theatre. Presented as part of Da:ns Festival.65 words
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Article98 2012-10-27 39 Try out these Singapore-made games Armor Valley, Call Of Hens, Sarah Ghost: The Sewer Defenders, Rocketbirds Revo lution and Straw Hat Samurai at kiosks located at the Serangoon Regional Public Library. You can also stand a chance to win a Sony PlayStation 3 console by98 words
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Article, Illustration938 2012-10-27 1 MICHAEL BARBARO, SHERYL GAYSTOLBERG, MICHAEL WINES - This article is by MICHAEL BARBARO, SHERYL GAYSTOLBERG, MICHAEL WINES InternatIonal Weekly BOSTON As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney could not resist digging into the data: He once took the statewide test for 10 th graders, then startled his education commissioner by calling to say,InternatIonal Weekly; DAVID L. RYAN/THE BOSTON GLOBE - 938 words
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Article, Illustration737 2012-10-27 2 SIMON ALBERTO CONSALVI - INTELLIGENCE/ SIMON ALBERTO CONSALVI Simón Alberto Consalvi is an associate editor at El Nacional, a daily newspaper in Caracas. This article was translatedfrom the Spanish by Carolina Aguilera. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Caracas if Hugo chávez lives until 2018, he willTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MERIDITH KOHUT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 737 words
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642 2012-10-27 2 LYDIA POLGREEN - By LYDIA POLGREEN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TEMBISA, South Africa When Morris Sello arrived in Johannesburg from Limpopo in 1994, his horizons seemed limitless. Apartheid, which had smothered opportunity for black people for decades, wasTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY - 642 words
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Article, Illustration607 2012-10-27 3 RAPHAEL MINDER - By RAPHAEL MINDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LISBON Portugal has long been regarded a role model in the grinding euro zone crisis. In return for an international bailout, its government cut services and raised taxes while its citizens patiently endured withTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MIGUEL RIBEIRO FERNANDES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 607 words
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Article, Illustration706 2012-10-27 4 GRAHAM BOWLEY - By GRAHAM BOWLEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MAHI PAR PASS, Afghanistan Beneath the soaring faces of rock, on a treacherous road flanked by gaping drops, lines of trucks crawled up from the Pakistani border, groaning under impossible loads of house-size metalTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 706 words
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Article, Illustration629 2012-10-27 6 MATT RICHTEL - By MATT RICHTEL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Andrew Sinkov has his apartment cleaned courtesy of his employer, Evernote, a digital notetaking service. Today, Evernote’s 250 employees every full-time worker, from receptionist to top executive have their homes cleaned twice aTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DREW KELLY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 629 words
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Article, Illustration707 2012-10-27 6 SCOTT SHANE - NEWS ANALYSIS By SCOTT SHANE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY WASHINGTON Imagine a presidential candidate who spoke with blunt honesty about American problems, dwelling on measures by which the United States lags behind its economic peers. This mythical candidate might vow to turn around theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ILLUSTRATION BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/ASSOC1ATED PRESS - 707 words
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Article, Illustration514 2012-10-27 8 KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY - By KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas took a scorched-looking, decomposed head and five bloated hands and gently submerged them in his secret solution. After they soak for three days, he said, anyTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ADRIANA ZEHBRAUSKAS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 514 words
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Article, Illustration683 2012-10-27 13 MATT RICHTEL - By MATT RICHTEL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY For many patients with chronic medical conditions like depression, pain or diabetes, the pattern is predictable: The more they suffer, the more they draw inward. Doctors may not see them until they areTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES - 683 words
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Article, Illustration864 2012-10-27 14 MATT RICHTEL - ESSAY MATT RICHTEL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Just before bedtime on a recent night, two toddlers marched to the bathroom to brush their teeth. And on the way, my 4-year-old son told his little sister: “I’m going to win! At toothbrushing. I have oneTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ANTHONY FREDA - 864 words
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Article, Illustration508 2012-10-27 14 GINA KOLATA - By GINA KOLATA THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Is there a best way to run, so that you use the least energy and go the fastest? And does it help to run barefoot? Some studies have indicated that the fastestTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ALEX DI SUVERO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 508 words
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Article, Illustration863 2012-10-27 15 DEBRA KAMIN - By DEBRA KAMIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TEL AVIV At the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot in October, dozens of Israeli women in the insular world of the ultra-Orthodox Haredim had an extra bounty to celebrate: an opportunity to go to the movies.THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; RINA CASTELNUOVO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; TONY GENTILE/REUTERS - 863 words
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Article, Illustration642 2012-10-27 15 SUZY MENKES - ESSAY SUZY MENKES THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PARIS The Belle Époque has never seemed such an orgy of gorgeousness as it does in “Impressionisme et la Mode” at the Musée d’Orsay (through January 20). The concept of bringing Impressionist paintings toTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; SOPHIE BOEGLY/MUSEE D’ORSAY - 642 words
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Article, Illustration793 2012-10-27 16 LARRY ROHTER - BY LARRY ROHTER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Tim Maia had a huge voice, with appetites to match. The voice made him one of Brazil’s most popular singers for nearly 30 years, a pioneer in adapting American soul music to Brazilian tastes;THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; LUAKA BOP - 793 words
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Article, Illustration677 2012-10-27 16 TED LOOS - By TED LOOS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NEW YORK There are times when Daniel Brush appears to be a bit of a contrarian: usually he prefers not to do any of the things that a contemporary artist normally does. Mr. Brush, 65,THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; FRED R. CONRAD/THE NEW YORK TIMES BELOW. DANIEL BRUSH/DAVID BEHL - 677 words
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