Today, 23 January 2016

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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp S ATURDAY, 23 JANUARY 2016 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    Lock icon Indonesia needs a new approach to blunt ISIS’ appeal, experts warn
    1218 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA —Hours after Islamic State (ISIS) militants struck central Jakarta with bombs and gunfire last Thursday, bird-meat seller Karim wheeled his pushcart to his usual spot, some 200m away from the site of the attack,
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    Lock icon BRACING FOR THE BIG ONE
    53 1 BRACING FOR THE BIG ONE A car driving slowly down the I-240 outside of downtown Asheville, North Carolina, yesterday. Large amounts of snow are expected as winter storm Jonas blankets the east coast of the United States over the next couple of days. PHOTO: THE
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    Transport Council to play new advisory role
    574 1  -  It will conduct interviews, surveys to assess commuters’ needs, but continue to set fares MOVE FOLLOWS PUSH TOWARDS A PUBLIC TRANSPORT-CENTRIC S’PORE VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —As the Government pushes on with efforts to nudge Singaporeans away from cars, the Public Transport
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    Lock icon Ex-MP Phey Yew Kok gets 60 months’ jail for CBT
    1093 1  -  LOUISA TANG louisatang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former Member of Parliament (MP) Phey Yew Kok, 81, was yesterday sentenced to five years’ jail after he pleaded guilty to charges of criminal breach oftrust (CBT), abetment of providing false evidence to a public servant,
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon More workers retrenched last year as economic headwinds worsened
      818 2  -  Number from Jan to March expected to be 31% higher than in same period last year OUTLOOK SET TO STAY BLEAK FOR THE REST OF 2016 LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Reflecting the economic slowdown and challenging business climate, the number of
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      Let employees attend training not directly relevant to jobs, says NTUC
      382 2  -  LAURA PHILOMIN S I N G A P O R E The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) yesterday called on employers to “expand their horizon” in the words of NTUC assistant secretary-general Cham Hui Fong by allowing workers to
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      Lock icon AHTC ordered to appoint one of the Big Four firms as accountants
      1070 3  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Aljunied-Hougang Town Council’s (AHTC) last-ditch bid to have accountants of its choice fix its lapses was thrown out yesterday as the Court of Appeal heard evidence that members of its first two nominees had
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      Lock icon Global stock markets rally amid stimulus hopes, oil rebound
      571 3 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Stock markets rallied across the globe yesterday, with Asian bourses recovering from four-year lows, lifted by expectations of more monetary stimulus from leading central banks as well as a rebound in crude oil prices from 12-year lows. The surge
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      Innovation, entrepreneurship high on agenda of upcoming US-ASEAN summit
      1060 5  -  Talks to be held in an informal setting to encourage open discussion among leaders ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Special Summit between United States President Barack Obama and South-east Asian leaders next month will be an informal but “strategic discussion”, and
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      Lock icon Indonesian police say militant group was funded by IS
      463 5 AGENCIES PALU (CENTRAL SULAWESI) —Police in Central Sulawesi say they have found evidence indicating that a militant group headed by Indonesia’s most wanted terrorist suspect, Santoso, received regular funding from the Islamic State (IS) movement. Senior Commander Leo Bona Lubis from
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      Lock icon Affordability a major element in fare formula review
      575 6  -  VALERIE KOH AND KENNETH CHENG valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the restructuring of the bus industry, the Public Transport Council (PTC) said it will continue to regulate and set fares for public buses by taking into consideration the revenue collected by the Government and
      PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG  -  575 words
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      Former Solicitor-General and political exile Francis Seow dies
      669 7  -  ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FRANCIS LAW SINGAPORE Former Solicitor-Gener-al-turned-political-dissident Francis Seow (picture) has died, his nephew confirmed. Mr Seow was 88. “My uncle, Francis Seow, former Solicitor-General of Singapore, President of the Law Society and political dissident, passed away this week in Boston
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  • voices
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      Much focus on care for kids, but what about the elderly?
      366 8  -  FROM TAN SU SAN My dad had a stroke in 2014. Like many, we were not the best-prepared in aftercare of family members with limited mobility. Caregiving became a shared responsibility among the family members and a helper. I
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      Incentives alone not enough to nurture volunteer spirit
      293 8  -  FROM EUNICE AMANDA WILIEBTINE NAB As a seasoned volunteer, I read the letters “Welfare Groups Can Consider Recruiting Volunteers Via Incentives” (Jan 13) from Mr Alan Ch’ng and “Mo- tivate volunteers with apt displays of practical appreciation” (Jan 16) from the National
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      More public resources for LGBTs can help blunt stigma
      311 8  -  FROM HUANG YIHUA In reference to the letter “LGBT stigma due to conservativeness, not Section 377A” (Jan 22), I concur with the writer that the conservative nature of our society is the main contributing factor to the stigmatisation. But let us
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      14 8 •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 ‘Home-like’ setting for Ren Ci’s Ang Mo Kio facility
      501 9  -  JAPANESE-INSPIRED FEATURES TO BE INCORPORATED FRANCIS LAW francislaw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Ren Ci’s upcoming nursing home in Ang Mo Kio will incorporate Japanese-inspired features to promote social interaction and create a “home-like environment” for residents, with the use of decentralised lounges and dining
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      International services a key part of S’pore’s legal focus
      515 9  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE Building on the Republic’s status as an arbitration hub, the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) will continue to drive Singapore’s development in international legal services and dispute resolution, said Law Minister K Shanmugam on Friday. With the establishment
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      MONEYLENDING REGIME TO BE STRENGTHENED
      203 9  -  SIAU MING EN Singapore law practices will be encouraged to raise productivity, deepen service and practice capabilities, encourage product innovation and adopt new technologies for the industry to remain “forward-looking”. In collaboration with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Singapore will be
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  • world
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      Lock icon UMNO refuses to discuss outcome of Mukhriz meeting
      541 10 Party members keeping quiet over Chief Minister’s future LEADERS DEMAND REMOVAL OF DR M’S SON AGENCIES KUA L A LU M PU R —The fate of Kedah Chief Minister Mukhriz Mahathir hangs in the balance as the leaders from the Kedah chapter
      AGENCIES; PHOTO: THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER  -  541 words
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      Lock icon Minister says Malaysia can eliminate terror threats
      282 10 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR —Malaysia was able to counter all forms of threats, including terrorism and extremism, since it was formed on Sept 16,1963, said the country’s Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed. He said history had proven that Malaysia not
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      Lock icon China downplays impact of live-fire military drills
      559 11 No need to over-interpret military landing exercises defence ministry tells observers REUTERS BEIJING China’s Defence Ministry said yesterday people shouldn’t read too much into a state media broadcast of live-fire military and landing drills, aired just days after a landslide election win by
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  • business
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      Tigerair more than triples Q3 profit as oil prices plunge
      576 12  -  Higher lease ren tal income also helps offset fall in seat revenue, but carrier warns of headwinds AIRLINE TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INDIAN MARKET RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Buoyed by the plunge in jet-fuel prices, Tiger Airways more than
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      559 13 Energy is critical to Singapore’s growth. With a highly-skilled workforce and leading-edge technology, Singapore Power ensures energy is delivered reliably, cost effectively, and is accessible to all. Technical Offi cers Depending on the posting, the scope of work may include one or more of the following: Operate and maintain the
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  • sports
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      Lock icon S’PORE RALLIES FOR EX-WALES RUGBY STAR
      921 14  -  Paralysed former Cardiff Blues player Owen Williams to return for charity events DRIVE TO HELP FUND HIS REHAB ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More than a year after sustaining a major spinal injury at the Singapore Sports Hub’s National Stadium while turning out for Cardiff
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      THREE BATTLES THAT COULD DECIDE THIS GAME
      880 15  -  It is 482 minutes and counting since the table-topping Gunners last scored a Premier League goal against London rivals Chelsea. With three points a must to maintain title momentum this weekend, can Arsenal break their duck in tomorrow night’s derby? Our EPL analyst
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      Lock icon NUH SPORTS CENTRE SET TO SERVE 10,000 PATIENTS A YEAR
      576 16  -  WILL PROVIDE CARE FOR RECREATIONAL AND ELITE ATHLETES ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The National University Hospital (NUH) has set up a new dedicated facility, called the NUH Sports Centre, to provide integrated care for sports and exercise-related conditions for recreational
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      Lock icon ITHOUGHT I’D BE RETIRED AND A MUM BY NOW: SHARAPOVA
      407 16 AGENCIES MELBOURNE —A younger Maria Sharapova was convinced she would be retired from tennis and have children by now, but it has not quite turned out that way. Instead, she has five Grand Slam titles and millions in the bank,
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      41 14 M/n/ Art Fair 2016 Featuring Artists: adhwa hasif die kunstabulary nadiah alsagoff ong lijie oodon okuhlt plym thepigbakesclay 23 JAN 2016 13:00 21:00 The Projector The Great Escape 601 1 Beach Road, #05-00, Golden Mile Tower Organized by: Supported by: ROCKCOMMS
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      430 15 Norwich City vs Liverpool Centre-back Timm Klose and livewire forward Steven Naismith are shrewd acquisitions who should give Norwich, in the midst of a rotten run of form, a big lift ahead of Liverpool’s visit. Both debutants will be especially dangerous from set pieces delivered by the excellent Robbie Brady,
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      30 17 SATURDAY, 23 JANUARY 2016 HOW GREAT THOU ART SO MANY ART FAIRS, SO LITTLE TIME OUR HANDY GUIDE WILL HELP YOU TO MAKE YOUR PICK 18 ARTWORK: KENNETH CHOY; ISTOCK
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  • TODAY
    • culture & lifestyle
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        Lock icon BATTLE OF THE ART FAIRS
        1228 18  -  ART STAGE, ART APART OR THE SINGAPORE CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW WE GIVE YOU OUR VERDICT MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg The frenzied Singapore Art Week is set to wrap up on Sunday, and amid all the tours, showcases and exhibitions left, right and centre, are three art
        PHOTOS: ART APART FAIR; KOH MUI FONG; MAYO MARTIN  -  1,228 words
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        STATE of THE ARTS
        129 19  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Singapore Art Week peaks with non-stop visual art-re-lated events, including the opening of three art fairs Art Stage, Art Apart and Singapore Contemporary along with a slew of shows, including the National Gallery Singapore’s exhibitions on Tang Da Wu and three other seminal
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        Art fair cheat sheet
        185 19 ART STAGE SINGAPORE Until: Jan 24, 11am to 6pm Where: Level B2, Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo Convention Centre, Admission: S$32 at the door and SISTIC In a nutshell: The ultimate art fair experience in Singapore, whether or not you’re buying. Great, even excellent, art abounds
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        Lock icon What the dog saw
        560 19  -  Role reversal in Edith Podesta’s *****: The Origin Of The Female Species MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE With a title like that, I have to admit I was half-expecting *****: The Origin Of The Female Species to come at me fangs bared and snarling. Instead, I found myself
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    • cars
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        Lock icon THE COE CONUNDRUM
        985 20  -  WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOUR CAR’S COE EXPIRES? LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Caroline Lee has a conundrum. The 39-year-old homemaker shares a Nissan Presage 2.5 with her husband, a lawyer, and though the car has served them well as a family wagon, there is one expensive
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        Myth or legend?
        707 21  -  Paying S$360,000 for a Honda isn’t so far-fetched, once you understand the impetus behind this 380bhp hybrid luxury sedan HONDA LEGEND DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If you heard the technical brief for a luxury machine with nearly 400bhp, four generators of motive power and two sources of
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        Save fuel even if you don’t own a hybrid
        703 22  -  Hybrid technology works wonders, but there’s a fuel-saving device every car can take advantage of: The driver DRIVING GREEN LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Pairing electric motors with a conventional engine can do wonders for fuel economy and performance, but it also
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        The name’s 10, DB10
        176 22  -  SCOTT MARSH There are bespoke cars and then there’s the Aston Martin DB10. Petrolheads and James Bond fanboys were extremely disappointed to learn some time back that the British marque would not be putting the DB10, one of the stars of Spectre, into series production. Which
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      118 23 Audi Vorsprung durch Technik Progress comes standard this weekend. Enjoy exceptional equipment upgrades and guaranteed delivery before Lunar New Year on the Audi A6 Sedan. Limited to 20 units only*. Complimentary upgrade to MMI navigation plus with MMI touch Complimentary upgrade to Audi virtual personal assistant Audi care package worth
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      1185 24 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM School Days 6.30 Renaissance 7.00 Reunion Dinner 9.00 Pleasant Goat And Big Big Wolf VI 9.30 Chicken Stew. Tales From The Salted Egg Temple 10.00 HaHa Kids Taxi 10.30 BB Bento (HD) 11.00 The Joy Truck 3 (HD) NOON Lunar New Year Shopper’s Guide 2016
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      1141 25 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL 6.00AM The Records Challenge 7.00 Reunion Dinner 9.00 Cookie Master 9.30 Doraemon TV Special 10.00 Super Family 2 (HD) 10.30 Busy Body (HD) 11.00 Tuesday Report: All In The Family 11.30 Love On The Plate 3 (HD 12.30PM Leave It All To Me (HD) 1.30
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      326 26 ON SATURDAY 2.00PM TGI Saturday With Dafril Phua 5.00 987 HOME With Joakim Gomez 6.00 Say It With Music With Naomi Yeo 10.00 Automated 11.00 987 Anthems by Zouk And The AOS Collection DJs 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch
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      298 26 Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil FREE LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. LIFE FEAR NOT (PG)(EP
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      39 1 INTELLIGENCE Italians line up to laugh at themselves. PAGE 2 WORLD TRENDS In Punjab, fine Scotch and dog racing. PAGE 3 SUSTAINABILITY Effort to lower pollution from scooters. PAGE 8 ARTS DESIGN Teaching the Chinese about hip-hop. PAGE 14
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      186 2 INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NANCY LEE Executive editor TOM BRADY Editor ALAN MATTINGLY Managing editor The New York Times International Weekly 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY ***** EDITORIAL INQUIRIES: nytweekly@nytimes.com SALES AND ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: nytweeklysales@nytimes.com THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY AND I NTERNATIONAL REPORT APPEAR I N THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS:
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  • INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY
    • ARTS & DESIGN
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        Lock icon Documentary Uncovers World of the Bolshoi
        604 13  -  By GIA KOURLAS Nearly three years ago, a real horror story struck the Bolshoi Ballet: Sergei Filin, the artistic director of the Bolshoi, was attacked with acid by a masked man outside his home. Pavel V. Dmitrichenko, a Bolshoi soloist, was eventually arrested and
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        Lock icon Truth Is a Casualty in Race for Oscars
        887 13  -  By MICHAEL CIEPLY, BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES About 45 minutes into “The Big Short,” Adam McKay’s “true story” or so it says on the billboards of Wall Street greed, the actor Finn Wittrock turns to the camera and confesses, “O.K., so this
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        Lock icon An Exhibition Recreates the Studio That Freed Miró’s Art
        858 14  -  By RAPHAEL MINDER PALMA, Majorca In 1938, the Spanish artist Joan Miró, then 45, was living a precarious existence in Paris, moving from one insufficient studio to the next. His situation was scarcely better than it had been in Spain, where
        LOURDES SEGADE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  858 words
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        Lock icon A Man’s Mission to Take Hip-Hop Culture to China
        515 14  -  By TAL PINCHEVSKY Almost from the moment he moved from California to Shaoxing in China’s Zhejiang Province in 2014, Tsalta Baptiste drew attention. That happens when you’re an Afri-can-American man with a passing resemblance to the basketball star Kobe Bryant. But
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    • HEALTH & FITNESS
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        Moderate Drinking Supported by Science
        760 11  -  Light alcohol consumption may be good for the heart. NEWS ANALYSIS By AARON E. CARROLL Aaron E. Carroll is a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. The dangers of alcohol abuse are significant and well-documented, but that does not mean abstinence is
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        Lock icon Why Posture Is Important, And Not Just Physically
        676 11  -  By JANE E. BRODY Slouching is bad not only for your physical health, but also for your emotional and social well-being. Poor posture can have ill effects that radiate throughout the body, causing back and neck pain, muscle fatigue, breathing limitations, arthritic
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        Lock icon Competition Helps to Keep Minds Sharp as People Age
        826 12  -  By AMY AMY ZIPKIN Mark A. Wieder began playing chess at age 8. Now the owner of a consulting firm in New Jersey, Mr. Wieder, 65, played competitively throughout high school and college. According to the United States Chess Federation, he
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        Lock icon Examining Exercise’s Link to Heart Health
        519 12  -  By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS A newly published scientific review about heart health offers both reassurance and some caution for those who exercise. It found that while most athletes’ hearts can withstand most exercise, there are exceptions. For some people in seemingly good health, heavy loads
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    • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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        Lock icon Views of Deep-Sea Volcanoes Show How Earth Works
        1426 9  -  By WILLIAM J. BROAD Picture a volcano. Now imagine that its main vent extends in a line. Now imagine that this line is so long that it runs for more than 65,000 kilometers through the dark recesses of all the world’s oceans,
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