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Title Section15 2014-12-20 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2014 MCI (P) 046/06/201415 words
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57 2014-12-20 1 ACEH, BEFORE AND AFTER Indonesia’s Aceh no longer looks like the site of one of the world’s worst natural disasters. On Dec 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.3 earthquake triggered a tsunami from the Indian Ocean, leaving 500,000 people in the province homeless and more than 167,000 killed or missing. HOTPHOTOS: REUTERS, RAJ NADARAJAN - 57 words
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Article, Illustration704 2014-12-20 1 JOY FANG - JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Public transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit (SBST) have submitted their fare review applications, ahead of yesterday’s deadline set by the Public Transport Council (PTC). Responding to media queries, the PTC confirmed that it is evaluating the applications fromTODAY FILE PHOTO - 704 words
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594 2014-12-20 1 Stocks in region rise by most in 15 months amid relief that Fed will not rush to raise rates STI RISES 1.1% IN A SPARK OF X’MAS CHEER AGENCIES S I N G A P O R E Asian stock markets jumped theAGENCIES - 594 words
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430 2014-12-20 2 BODY WILL NOT REVISIT 2018,2022 VOTE: BLATTER REUTERS M A RR A KECH In a dramatic aboutturn, FIFA’s executive committee yesterday unanimously agreed to allow the publication of former ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s probe into the bidding process of theREUTERS - 430 words
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Article, Illustration567 2014-12-20 4 President to use executive power to make changes as soon as next month despite opposition from Congress say US officials NEW REGULATIONS WILL EASE RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORTS, ESTABLISH BANKING RELATIONS THE NEW YORK TIMES WA SHINGTON —United States President Barack ObamaTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 567 words
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543 2014-12-20 4 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States Justice Department yesterday blamed the North Korean government for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment computers that exposed Hollywood secrets, destroyed company data and caused the studio to cancel the release of a movie. “The FBI (Federal BureauBLOOMBERG - 543 words
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Article, Illustration605 2014-12-20 6 Months-long trial exposed cosy ties between government officials and city’s business elite OFFICIAL GIVEN MILLIONS TO BE FIRM’S ‘EYES AND EARS’ IN GOVT THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —The biggest corruption trial in Hong Kong’s history ended yesterday with theTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: AP - 605 words
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Article290 2014-12-20 6 BLOOMBERG Rafael Hui and the Kwoks became friends in the 1980s as was common among government officials and the city’s tycoons. He travelled extensively, boughtwine, spent HK$2 million (S$339,000) on classical music records over a few years and another HK$1 million on a high-end stereo.BLOOMBERG - 290 words
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451 2014-12-20 6 AGENCIES SYDNEY —Eight children have been killed and a woman who was the mother of seven of them was injured in the northern Australian city of Cairns, the police said yesterday, in what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing.AGENCIES - 451 words
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Article, Illustration354 2014-12-20 8 RAJ NADARAJAN - PEOPLE OF INDONESIAN PROVINCE READY TO MOVE ON AFTER 2004 DISASTER TEXT AND PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN banda aceh Arriving in Aceh, one does not feel that this was ground zero of one of the world’s worst natural disasters 10 years ago, when a magnitude354 words
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Article, Illustration80 2014-12-20 9 The earthquake in 2004 of the west coast of Sumatra measured 9.3 on the Richter scale the third-largest ever recorded. The abrupt vertical movement in the seabed caused by the earthquake unleashed massive seismic tidal waves, which killed 230,000 people in 14 countries near the Indian Ocean.Sources: Australiangeographic.com.au, El Mundo; TODAY Graphic - 80 words
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Article129 2014-12-20 10 SHARON LIM LAY CHOO - FROM SHARON LIM LAY CHOO I refer to the report “CPF Minimum Sum could differ, based on needs” (Dec 15). Now that something might be done about the Central Provident Fund Minimum Sum amount, what about the wage cap of S$5,000 per month and129 words
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Article104 2014-12-20 10 AMANDA LEE YAN JUN - FROM AMANDA LEE YAN JUN Public Relations Manager, Jurong Town Council We refer to the letter “Bukit Batok rat problem started with the dogs” (Dec 19). Jurong Town Council wishes to clarify that the land is State land, managed by the Housing and Development Board104 words
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478 2014-12-20 10 LOUIS LAU YI HANG - FROM LOUIS LAU YI HANG I refer to the report “Unscrupulous lawyers targeting migrant workers, say NGOs” (Dec 19). In any profession in any industry, trust is a key element. It must be established between employers and employees and between clients and478 words
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330 2014-12-20 11 MUBASHAR TAUQIR SHAH - FROM MUBASHAR TAUQIR SHAH Press Counsellor, Pakistan High Commission I refer to the article “Why students’ deaths might not change Islamabad’s terror policy” (Dec 18), which blames Pakistani intelligence agencies for the creation of the Taliban. This is baseless and a distortion330 words
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270 2014-12-20 11 QUEK SOO BENG - FROM QUEK SOO BENG The report “Keppel Club assisting police with probe into ‘phantom’ memberships” (Dec 19) stated that the club’s management has broken its silence about the issue of about 1,000 “phantom” memberships. But the silence remains no less deafening. Club270 words
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Article, Illustration500 2014-12-20 11 MAUREEN FOO - FROM MAUREEN FOO The writers of the letters “Ban smoking at public parks, hawker centres” (Dec 15) and “Toughen laws to reduce exposure to second-hand, thirdhand smoke” (Dec 18) support legal enforcement to deal with smoking in public spaces. TherePHOTO: THINKSTOCK - 500 words
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255 2014-12-20 11 DUDLEY AU - FROM DUDLEY AU I refer to the letter “Advance school bus fees act as seat reservation” (Dec 17). I fail to see the logic behind the example of seat reservation when a reference was made to a tenant who rents a255 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration563 2014-12-20 12 KELLY NG - S’POREANS DONATE S$1.25B IN PAST 12 MONTHS KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singaporeans are giving more money to charity than ever despite a dip in the number of donors this year. However, fewer are volunteering their time, showed a survey released yesterdayTODAY FILE PHOTO - 563 words
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259 2014-12-20 12 SINGAPORE Only 21 private security firms, or around 9 per cent, got a failing grade this year in an annual performance audit by the police. The result was a big improvement from that of last year, when about 20 per cent of259 words
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324 2014-12-20 12 SINGAPORE Scientists at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have discovered what causes some babies to be born with smaller heads, a condition called microcephaly, which literally means small head in Latin. Newborns with the condition are diagnosed at324 words
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546 2014-12-20 13 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —High-end retailer Ralph Lauren (Singapore) is countersuing a former employee for allegedly breaching a severance agreement signed “voluntarily and freely” when it terminated her employment in August. By taking the company to court, Ms Sharon Joycelyn Tan546 words
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Article, Illustration130 2014-12-20 13 Mr Kuah Cheow Keong (centre), who won S$10,000 in the weekly TODAY Shop to Win draw, receiving the cheque from Mr Alvin Yong, manager of Audio House, Liang Court, and Ms Caroline Bone, marketing manager of MediaCorp Press. Mr Kuah, who spent S$3,850 on aPHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 130 words
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Article, Illustration298 2014-12-20 13 SINGAPORE —More than 6kg of drugs was seized at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints on Thursday from routine checks on two vehicles, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a joint release yesterday. The drivers, both Malaysian men, werePHOTO: IMMIGRATION AND CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY - 298 words
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247 2014-12-20 13 SINGAPORE —The police are investigating 17 people for their suspected involvement in more than 70 reported online purchase scams that amounted to more than S$134,000. The suspects —10 men and seven women aged between 19 and 43 were identified over247 words
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world
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Article, Illustration697 2014-12-20 16 BJP MAY MORE THAN DOUBLE REPRESENTATION IN STATE: OPINION POLLS BLOOMBERG N E W D E L H I Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s predominantly Hindu party is poised for its best performance in the country’s only Mus-lim-majority state, strengtheningBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 697 words
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539 2014-12-20 16 THE MALAY MAIL G EORG E TOW N Anger from Malay groups continued to build in Penang over Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s comments that non-Muslims could use the word Allah for God. Crying “Allhuakhbar”, a small but vocal group ofTHE MALAY MAIL - 539 words
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Article, Illustration813 2014-12-20 18 BEIJING IS READY TO PROVIDE MOSCOW WITH FINANCIAL AID: LI KEQIANG BLOOMBERG BEIJING —With its currency tumbling even after boosting interest rates, for-eign-exchange reserves running low, access to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for aid unlikely, where can Russia turn to forBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 813 words
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596 2014-12-20 18 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —The Chinese government has demoted 1,000 senior officials whose families live abroad, after those relatives refused to return to China. The move is the latest effort by the Communist Party to clamp down on the internationalTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 596 words
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Article, Illustration531 2014-12-20 20 Change will not ease pressure on govt to support economy with further stimulus: Analysts AMOUNT IS MORE THAN S’PORE’S GDP LAST YEAR REUTERS BEIJING China has revised upwards the size of its economy for last year, but sees this having little effectREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 531 words
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258 2014-12-20 20 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines’ Indian joint venture with the Tata conglomerate, Vistara, will start flying from Jan 9, the airlines said. Based in New Delhi, the full-serv-ice Vistara will begin operations with a fleet of new Airbus A320-200s with 148 seats,AGENCIES - 258 words
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315 2014-12-20 20 SINGAPORE Singapore-listed companies may not meet the 2017 deadline to comply with the Code of Corporate Governance, particularly in the area of board independence, based on data from an annual index released yesterday. These companies can adhere to the code’s board independence315 words
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Article, Illustration306 2014-12-20 22 AP LONDON —Bernie Ecclestone’s control of Formula One was fully restored on Thursday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) after overcoming court cases that threatened his grip on the motorsport series. Ecclestone, 84, stepped down as a board member of F1’s holding company this year while standingAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 306 words
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Article, Illustration896 2014-12-20 22 WORLD CUP CORRUPTION REPORT RELEASED AGENCIES MARR AKECH —FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reiterated that there is no justification for a revote to choose the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments. Yesterday, football’s embattled world governing body agreed toAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 896 words
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Article, Illustration643 2014-12-20 23 ADELENE WONG - Maximillian Ang claims national under-14 record in men’s 400m individual medley ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Unlike established Singapore national swimmers such as Joseph Schooling and Tao Li, Maximillian Ang’s name may not ring643 words
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Article, Illustration440 2014-12-20 23 REUTERS KUA L A LUMPUR —Malaysia captain Shukor Adan said his side would struggle to overturn a 2-0 deficit in today’s second leg of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup final against Thailand. Thailand’s influential midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin, dubbed Messi Jay, provedREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 440 words
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Article, Illustration1614 2014-12-20 24 Low Lin Fhoong - Sports Institute is S’pore’s epicentre for sporting excellence and a trove of high-tech solutions In barely six months, the South-east Asian (SEA) Games will return to Singapore for the first time since 1993, with most of the battles scheduled to be played out atPHOTOS: DON WONG - 1,614 words
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Article, Illustration708 2014-12-20 26 ADRIAN CLARKE - 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 @adrianjclarke Arsenal had no excuses atPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 708 words
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Article, Illustration356 2014-12-20 26 ADRIAN CLARKE - ADRIAN CLARKE LIVERPOOL —He does not always know where to stand or when to run, but Raheem Sterling (picture) is not crocked, ageing or unreliable so that makes him Liverpool’s best centre forward option right now. While many questioned Brendan Rodgers’ decision to deploy356 words
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Article, Illustration107 2014-12-20 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Raheem Sterling (picture) should remain at the club to realise his potential. “He’s going to play most weeks, the fans love him here. He can progress here and become a top, top player, so I hope theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 107 words
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Article, Illustration104 2014-12-20 27 REUTERS Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli (picture) was yesterday suspended for one match by the FA and fined £25,000 (S$51,400) after posting an offensive message on social media. Earlier this month, he showed a picture on his Instagram account containing racist and anti-Semitic connotations. Balotelli quicklyREUTERS; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 104 words
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Article, Illustration656 2014-12-20 28 Dallas’ acquisition of Celtics’ biggest star is a strong show of ambition TRADE WILL GIVE BOSTON THREE PLAYERS, TWO DRAFT PICKS THE NEW YORK TIMES BOSTON Already engaged in a major rebuilding project, the Boston Celtics have traded their most-prized asset, the four-time All-Star Rajon Rondo,THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 656 words
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Article, Illustration346 2014-12-20 28 AP PELICANS 99 ROCKETS 90 Anthony Davis knew he would have to be aggressive, with Tyreke Evans out with an injury, to give New Orleans a chance against the Houston Rockets. He did just that and it helped the Pelicans snap a six-game skid. Davis had 30 points,AP; PHOTO: AP - 346 words
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Miscellaneous80 2014-12-20 28 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw UnSuncj Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) |pL~Avi) Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Call 6786 668880 words
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Article, Illustration610 2014-12-20 30 BRUCE QUEK - EUGENE SOH GIVES CLASSIC PAINTINGS A LOCAL TOUCH BRUCE QUEK A Renaissance City. A city of rebirth. It’s not only a finesounding aspiration that city officials might want, but also the title of artist Eugene Soh’s latest solo show. Nevertheless, the question is: What does it actually mean?PHOTOS: EUGENE SOH - 610 words
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Article, Illustration841 2014-12-20 31 Paul McCartney says his song for new video game Destiny is about optimistic hope OLD HAND, NEW GAME AP newyork— Paul McCartney is 72, and only the wrinkles give his years away. At his midtown Manhattan office suite, he seems as boyish and lightfooted as heAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 841 words
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Article, Illustration136 2014-12-20 31 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The Mona Lisa graced Singapore with its presence in a show, albeit not Leonardo da Vinci’s famous version at the Louvre Museum, but a version he did a decade earlier. The Singapore International Film Festival ended on a positive note, drawing an audience136 words
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Article, Illustration516 2014-12-20 32 KEVIN MATHEWS - Bastille’s bassist Will Farquarson on living the rock n’ roll dream BEST JOB EVER KEVIN MATHEWS features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Formed in London in 2010, British band Bastille began as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to recruit members Chris “Woody” Wood, Kyle516 words
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Article, Illustration777 2014-12-20 32 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —Getting a table reservation at one of the most exclusive restaurants in the world isn’t easy. Most of them have waiting lists that last months (New York City Restaurant Damon Baehrel has a wait list of wait for it 10 years). Similarly,777 words
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Article, Illustration464 2014-12-20 34 CHRISTOPHER TOH - The singer takes on R&B and soul classics in her latest album, Use Me UNDER COVERS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE “The only thing I actually did was choose the songs and turn up to perform the songs,” Vanessa Fernandez quipped. The singer was talking aboutPHOTO: CHRISTOPHER TOH - 464 words
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Article, Illustration538 2014-12-20 35 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK MYSTICA The night-time wilderness comes alive at Night Safari’s MYSTICA. Be enchanted by an ensemble of wild characters such as the juggling Prickly Porcupine, dancing Z-amazing Zebras and pint-size Forest Fairies. Take part in the MYSTICA Quest games and interact with its538 words
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Article, Illustration955 2014-12-20 1 ANDREW HIGGINS - By ANDREW HIGGINS INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY AARHUS, Denmark In many parts of Europe, he would now be in jail. But here in Denmark’s sec-ond-biggest city, the young man, a 21-year-old of Turkish descent who spent 13 months in Syria fighting in the name of Islam,INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JAN GRARUP FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 955 words
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Article, Illustration658 2014-12-20 9 NICOLA CLARKE - By NICOLA CLARKE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BOLOGNA, Italy In a warehouse on the outskirts of Bologna, a three-story-tall robot is mining for a gem: a $980 sleeveless cocktail dress from Armani, in French size 42. This is how things work, behindTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ALESSANDRO GRASSANI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 658 words
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Article, Illustration690 2014-12-20 11 MOSI SECRET - By MOSI SECRET THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Amid the giant billboards of Times Square, the small neon signs seem almost quaint one with an outline of a naked woman in repose, and others blaring the store’s attractions. Adult DVDs.THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; RICHARD PERRY/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 690 words
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Article, Illustration524 2014-12-20 11 SAM ROBERTS - By SAM ROBERTS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY After Philippe de Montebello agreed at breakfast two decades ago to name the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Roman Sculpture Court, in perpetuity, for the philanthropists and antiquities collectors Leon Levy andTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; WILLIE DAVOS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; LEFT, SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 524 words
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Article, Illustration630 2014-12-20 12 MICHAEL KIMMELMAN - A Tower That’s Tall and Shiny, But With Little Else to Inspire REVIEW MICHAEL KIMMELMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The observatory, with the wraparound, nosebleed views, is not finished. Almost half the office space isn’t leased yet. But 13 years afterTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; TODD HEISLER/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 630 words
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Article, Illustration780 2014-12-20 14 MICHAEL COOPER - By MICHAEL COOPER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Bitterly traded charges of deception and unfair attacks have erupted in an area that is usually much more placid: the market for children’s violin lessons. It began when the American violin virtuoso and composer Mark O’Connor, whoTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; IAN TYAS/GETTY IMAGES; BELOW, JAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 780 words
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