Today, 8 November 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • hot news
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      AHPETC arrears trend ‘will impact services for residents’
      560 2 MND warns that town council’s finances, already in deficit, will get worse if trend con tinues OPPOSITION TOWN COUNCIL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS: DESMOND LEE SINGAPORE The service and conservancy charges (S&CC) arrears racked up by the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East
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      Lock icon Roy Ngerng found to have defamed PM Lee
      640 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Blogger Roy Ngerng Yi Ling (picture) was yesterday found by the High Court to have defamed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a post six months ago alleging misappropriation of money paid by Singaporeans to the Central
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      Lock icon Malaysian court overturns ban on cross-dressing
      483 4 SHARIAH LAW IN NEGERI SEMBILAN IS DISCRIMINATORY: COURT AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —A Malaysian court yesterday gave transgender Muslims the right to cross-dress in a landmark decision overturning an Islamic law ban that could trigger similar challenges. A lower court dismissed the case in
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      Lock icon Sim Lim Square incident: Vietnamese tourist declines iPhone 6, money
      525 4  -  YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The Vietnamese tourist whose dispute with a Sim Lim Square retailer sparked off a wave of outrage against unscrupulous sales tactics by some errant shop owners at the mall, left
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      Lock icon Pilot to get more kids playing football on cards
      1106 5  -  FAS plans to implement 35-week football syllabus in some primary schools DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A pilot scheme aimed at getting more children here to play football is set to be introduced next year, in a bid to help grow
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      PAP has duty to provide good leadership for S’pore: PM Lee
      728 6  -  BOOK CHRONICLING PARTY’S DEFINING MOMENTS LAUNCHED TO MARK 60TH ANNIVERSARY JOY FANG, KELLY NG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While the nation’s path ahead will be different from the one taken in the past six decades, the need for good leadership remains
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      Lock icon US data surprises as payrolls rise, jobless rate dips
      650 7 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Three days after voters registered their discontent over the United States economy under President Barack Obama, the government yesterday reported that job gains exceeded 200,000 for a ninth straight month last month, while the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to
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      40 3 TREASURING OUR WATER SUPPLY IS CARING FOR OUR FUTURE. YOU HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN SINGAPORE’S WATER SECURITY. Log on to www.sec.org.sg/ENVision to find out more. f SingaporeEnvironmentCouncil SECSingapore ENVISION r LET’S DO THE RIGHT THING Singapore Environment Council
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      29 5 REPORT FAS CHIEF ADDRESSES QUESTIONS ON STATE OF S’PORE FOOTBALL Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/zainudin8nov for the report.
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  • voices
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      Not everything in S’pore needs to be regulated
      256 10  -  FROM EUGENE DE ROZARIO My daughter, who is not a smoker, was watching the news this week when she exclaimed: “Come on, let them do what they want; it was never illegal,” referring to the ban on shisha. I agree with her
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      Level playing field in electricity market
      297 10  -  FROM JULIANA CHOW Director, Corporate Communications, Energy Market Authority Mr Francis Cheng asked if the electricity market has a level playing field and how the Energy Training Fund can benefit Singaporeans. (“Clear up potential grey areas in electricity market”; Nov 1) He may be
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    • Article
      Foreigners helping S’pore’s self-employed to prosper
      321 10  -  FROM TANG LJ I was pleased to read the letter “Not wise for Singapore to close doors to foreign talent” (Nov 4). During the past few years, immigrants have been something of a scapegoat for various social ills, one of the most common complaints
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      Lock icon Do more to protect consumers from retailers that overcharge
      256 11  -  FROM GALEN YEO It is disappointing that our present laws give little protection against shopkeepers who blatantly rip off customers, especially tourists. Incredibly, shops that have chalked up multiple complaints keep operating and, worse, continue to overcharge unsuspecting customers. The recent
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    • Article
      Place warning signs in front of Sim Lim’s errant shops
      137 11  -  FROM ALAN CHAN PUAY KIAT Just as the police use crime alert signs at locations where crimes have occurred, the management of Sim Lim Square could place similar signs at the common area in front of black- listed shops. These
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    • Article
      Two approaches to interpreting the Constitution
      414 11  -  FROM ALICIA TENG KIA HUI In his letter “Constitution should be based on idea of civil association, not consensus” (Nov 6), the writer advocated a Constitution based on the principle of free and equal citizenship, instead of public consensus. This debate raises an interesting
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      Constitution protects both equality and morality
      344 11  -  FROM SHERRIE CHONG SU LI The letter “Constitution should be based on idea of civil association, not consensus” (Nov 6) is misconceived. While the Constitution protects the rights of all citizens, no matter their sexual orientation, it also has a compelling public interest in
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      Are phone warranties that shops sell allowed, valid?
      199 11  -  FROM DANIEL CHAN WAIPIEW I read the reports this week about the Sim Lim Square cases with disgust and dismay that such things could happen in a civilised society claiming to be a First World country. It is not the first time
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      112 10 LETTER ICA ASSESSES EACH ENTRY, APPLICATION BASED ON PREVAILING CRITERIA Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrica8nov for the letter from Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. WE ARE HIRING! Retail Assistant/Cashier (Full and Part-Time) Retail Supervisor/Executive WE OFFER 5-day Work Week, Competitive Salary, Bonuses and Incentives Flexible Working Hours Island-wide Location
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      14 10 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Much progress made, much more to be done
      1374 14  -  Second edition of Republic’s Sustainable Blueprint due today SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LION CITY LAURA PHILOMIN, SIAU MING EN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Five years after the first Singapore Sustainable Blueprint (SSB) setting out the Republic’s goals on sustainable development was published in 2009,
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    • Article
      Bailor to have S$40,000 forfeited after court overturns ruling
      558 18  -  122 ACCUSED PEOPLE JUMPED BAIL LAST YEAR FROM 99 PEOPLE IN 2012 AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The High Court has overturned a district court’s decision to remit a S$50,000 bail to a 37-year-old man after his bailee absconded. The prosecution, who
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      Prosecution files application to deny Yang Yin bail
      347 18  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The prosecution in a criminal case involving former tour guide Yang Yin, who is also embroiled in a legal tussle over the assets of an elderly widow, has filed an application in the High Court to challenge a
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      Lock icon The dish ran away with the belt
      116 18 A cleaning service provider and a food and beverage operator have tapped the Employment and Employability Institute’s Inclusive Growth Programme to implement productivity projects to enhance their centralised dishwashing process. As a result of these initiatives, the two companies have addressed manpower constraints,
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    • Article
      Compassion, competition the yin and yang of aspirational economy: ESM Goh
      338 18 SINGAPORE The Government is looking at how it can create a bigger push in the social sciences research sector to benefit the nation, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday, as he called for Singapore to become an
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    Lock icon Parents@Work
    621 19 Get better work-life balance with these perks for employees work and family life.” produced bythetoday SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Happy worker, happy boss Two years ago, Elite Translations Asia applied for the Work-Life Grant for its Singapore office. The company, which has offices throughout the Asia-Pacific region, boasts a staff
    work and family life.” produced bythetoday SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM; PHOTO: ELITE TRANSLATIONS ASIA; GRAPHIC: CINDY CHAN  -  621 words
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  • world
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      Lock icon Indonesia seeks to double military budget
      595 20  -  Funds should be used not only for equipment, but also to improve welfare of soldiers and police officers: Defence Minister S$8.5B ALLOCATED THIS YEAR ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY 0.8% OF TOTAL STATE BUDGET JAKARTA GLOBE JAK ARTA Indonesia is looking to increase its defence spending
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    • Article
      Lock icon Jokowi sets maritime ambition with S$7.5b port plans
      728 20 BLOOMBERG JAK ARTA —Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is targeting almost 70 trillion rupiah (S$7.5 billion) in projects to expand ports across the world’s biggest archipelago, where investors are deterred by logistics costs that amount to a quarter of the economy. Mr
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      Lock icon Clinton advisers see upside in Democratic mid-term defeats
      667 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —In the coming weeks, Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton will stop delivering paid speeches and embark on an unofficial listening tour to gather ideas from the business community, union leaders and others. The Democratic debacle in Tuesday’s mid-term
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      Lock icon Myanmar’s new policy pushes Rohingya out
      790 22 Plan requiring Muslims to qualify for citizenship or get deported described by rights groups as ethnic cleansing 14,500 HAVE LEFT RAKHINE STATE OVER PAST THREE WEEKS THE NEW YORK TIMES SITTWE (MYANMAR) —The Myanmar government has given the estimated one million Rohingya people in
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      Lock icon India terror response lags as threat of attacks mounts
      770 23 AGENCIES NEW DELHI When the police in India’s third-largest city released Yasin Bhatkal in 2010 for peddling fake currency, they had no idea they had freed the leader of the country’s most dangerous homegrown Islamic terrorist group. Within three months, he
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      Lock icon Bureaucracy, lack of funding hamper Delhi’s intelligence agencies
      640 23 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —When a bomb went off last month in West Bengal state, the police officers at India’s leading counterterrorism organisation had to hail taxis to get to the scene because they did not have enough cars. The admission by two
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  • business
    • Article
      No takeover plans for Tigerair, but SIA eyes more integration
      499 24  -  Loss-making carrier still vital part of group’s growth strategy, says Singapore Airlines CEO SIA’S NET PROFIT DIPS 43.5% ON-YEAR TO S$91M WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines (SIA) is not considering a full takeover bid for Tiger Airways (Tigerair),
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      CapitaLand’s Q3 profit rises 1.3% to S$130m
      412 24 SINGAPORE CapitaLand, Singapore’s largest listed developer, yesterday reported third-quarter net profit rose 1.3 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier, even while revenue slumped due in part to the weakening housing market in China. For the three months ended Sept 30,
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      29 24 November Lucky Draw Detox Indulgence Packages worth $1,400 SIGN UP AT MECLUB.SG ANd UPdATE YOUR PROFILE TO BE ELIGIBLE TERmS ANd cONdITIONS APPLY earn points Download MeClub app now
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  • sports
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      Lock icon MARUSSIA FOLDS IN THE FACE OF HIGH F1 COSTS
      779 26 Heavily indebted team ‘had no sustainable structure in place’ 200 STAFF MEMBERS MADE REDUNDANT REUTERS SAO PAULO The British-based Marussia Formula One team has folded, with about 200 staff members losing their jobs, administrators said in a statement yesterday. Independent business
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE’S AMIR WINS ONE FC BOUT
      170 26  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SING A PORE Local mixed martial artist Amir Khan gave about 12,000 fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium good reason to cheer last night, as the 20-year-old notched his first victory on home ground at ONE FC’s Battle of Lions with
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      Lock icon UNITED PAYING THE PRICE FOR FALCAO’S HURRIED COMEBACK
      737 27  -  COMMENTARY BY MARK OGDEN sports@mediacorp.com.sg Mark Ogden is a football correspondent with The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH It appears nonsensical now, as Radamel Falcao battles for form and fitness at Manchester United, but the Colombian forward harboured genuine hopes of appearing
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      Lock icon RYDER CUP STAR REED SORRY FOR PROFANITY IN SHANGHAI
      405 27 REUTERS SHANGHAI A contrite Patrick Reed (picture) vowed to clean up his verbal act after a microphone caught him muttering a profanity during the first round at the US$8.5 million (S$11 million) WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai. The remark, which the
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      Lock icon TIME FOR RODGERS TO DELIVER RESULTS
      657 28  -  LIVERPOOL CANNOT SQUANDER CHANCE TO BEAT CHELSEA COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for publications around the world. Follow him on Twitter
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      Lock icon PELLEGRINI MUST SOLVE CURIOUS CASE OF MAN CITY
      430 28  -  ADRIAN CLARKE LONDON Thanks to a shambolic display against CSKA Moscow, the Premier League champions are heading for an ignominiously early Champions League exit (yet again) and if they do not buck their ideas up, Man City’s pursuit of back-to-back titles will
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    • Article
      Lock icon HODGSON WON’T TOLERATE TIRED’ PLAYERS
      102 29 AGENCIES Players who complain they are “too tired” to play for their country will not figure in the plans of England manager Roy Hodgson, after Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling had asked to be left out of a training session ahead of England’s Euro 2016 qualifier
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      Lock icon UNITED ‘AFTER BENFICA’S PEREZ’
      60 29 AGENCIES Benfica midfielder Enzo Perez (picture) is reportedly being pursued by Manchester United, who are believed to be preparing a £24.4 million (S$50 million) bid for him during the January transfer window. The 28-year-old, who was part of Argentina’s World Cup squad that reached the final,
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      Lock icon RODGERS DEFIANT OVER CONTROVERSIAL CALLS
      91 29 AGENCIES Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has insisted he will not shy away from making big decisions, but admits it could cost him his job if it does not work out. Rodgers has come under fire for several controversial decisions, including fielding a weakened side against
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      Lock icon NBA FINALS WATCH
      337 30 AP HOWARD STARS AS HOUSTON GO 6-0 Heading into a game with the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale had his eye on a few match-ups. A specific one that caught his eye was getting Dwight Howardin the post. The plan worked. With San Antonio
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      Lock icon A RECHARGED SATIANATHAN AIMS FOR ANOTHER SEA GAMES
      547 30  -  CHANCE MEETING CONVINCES RUNNER TO RACE AGAIN ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If Renuka Satianathan goes on to win a medal in the women’s 10,000m race at next year’s SEA Games, the Singaporean will have compatriot and former national middle-distance runner K Jayamani
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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      92 30 Sat, 08/11/14 LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw mww! Live wire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Y(i> Always play with care.
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon ALL THE WORLD'S ONSTAGE
        1155 32  -  HOW YOU CAN TRAVEL ACROSS THE GLOBE WITHOUT MOVING FROM YOUR (THEATRE) SEATS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Give Singaporeans the slightest whiff of a holiday and off they go. But with this little red dot set to be the goto destination next year (according to Lonely Planet),
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        197 33  -  MAYO MARTIN S I N G A P O R E A week chock-full of events, the biggest of which was the death of music composer and Cultural Medallion recipient Iskandar Ismail at the age of 58 due to cancer. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also
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      • Article
        The Mr And Mrs Smith hot list
        330 33  -  The sexiest hotel bedroom in the world is only a three-hour flight away WORLD’S BEST SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —You don’t have to travel to the ends of the world to hole up in a sexy hotel room. Not when boutique hotel specialist guide
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        Lock icon Toy Story 4 set for 2017
        313 34 Disney says the characters are ‘as relevant and beloved as ever’ NEW SEQUEL REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Disney said it will extend one of Pixar’s most successful film franchises by making Toy Story 4 for release in 2017, directed by John Lasseter. “John created Toy
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    • family
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        Weekend planner
        543 35 FY15 Soft Toys Drawing Competition KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK IKEA SOFT TOYS DRAWING COMPETITION IKEA invites children to co-create the next soft-toy collection for its stores. The winner will have his dream soft toy made and sold at IKEA stores worldwide. The top 50 winning drawings
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      108 33 THE ROLL CALL FOR THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS: Best-Dressed Hotel: El Fenn, Marrakech, Morocco Sexiest Bedroom in the World: Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam Hottest Hotel Bar: The NoMad Hotel, New York, United States Best Hotel Restaurant: Lime Wood, Hampshire, United Kingdom Best Spa Hotel: Dormy
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      98 34 Period of Registration: 26-04-2013 to 25-04-2017 MEDIASEMINAR2014 Explore the world of media of this one-day event for newbies, media enthusiasts and hobbyists to learn and gain insights to this vibrant industry. Choose three from six seminars where media industry practitioners share their experiences, tips and tricks, and know-how! Date: 13
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      35 34 >> More stories online PHOTO: SINGAPORE HIT AWARDS 2014 Big winner Stefanie Sun makes waves at the Singapore Hit Awards 2014 http://tdy.sg/poparazziblog Performance guide What exhibitions and shows you ought to catch next week http://tdy.sg/artsguide http://tdy.sg/gig-guide
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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      948 4  -  By WILLIAM NEUMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY AREQUIPA, Peru —People here call it the Iron Bridge, a graceful span across the Chili River with garlic fields below and the cleft-topped Misti volcano rising above it in the distance. Travel books,
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      792 8  -  By DANNY HAKIM THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY A helicopter appeared in the sky over the North Sea. At about 400 meters long, the ship, the Mary Maersk, was hard to miss: Longer than the Eiffel Tower is high, the Mary
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      690 10  -  By NICK BILTON THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY It is almost certain that the next era of computing will be wearables. But it is commensurately uncertain what these wearables will be and where on your body they will be worn. Apple and
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      749 12  -  ESSAY MICHAEL KIMMELMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY If the newest, last stretch of the High Line doesn’t make you fall in love with New York all over again, I really don’t know what to say. Phase 3 of the
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