Today, 27 February 2016

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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2016 MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    Lock icon A tiger that lost its roar, Taiwan pays price for not looking ahead
    2575 1  -  JASON TAN IN TAIPEI, SUE-ANN CHIA jasontancc@mediacorp.com.sg sueannchiasy@mediacorp.com.sg once more. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ALBERT WAI TAIPEI —Since its launch just over four years ago, Taiwan-based Gogoro has grown from 15 employees to more than 600 and raised
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      33 1 IN T-SECTION: ON A WEEKEND WALKABOUT MARSH ADO ABOUT KRANJI 20 PUBLIC ART IN THE CITY 21 WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO THIS WEEKEND 23 CAR-FREE SUNDAY IN THE CIVIC DISTRICT18 SINGAPORE 10
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    Lock icon UMNO suspends former M’sian DPM Muhyiddin
    644 1  -  AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTANGCHEESENG TANG CHEESENG AGENCIES, KUA L A LU M PU R —Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) was suspended from the country’s dominant party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), yesterday, just seven months after he was sacked
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    Lock icon ZOO’S NEW DARLING
    68 1 ZOO’S NEW DARLING The Singapore Zoo has crowned a five-year-old orangutan as its new icon, eight years after the death of Ah Meng. Previously know as Ishta, the new Ah Meng is the granddaughter of the late ape, and shares some of her traits, such as a
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    Lock icon Income for all employed households rose last year
    970 1  -  Road ahead may not be as smooth, Iswaran warns, and productivity growth is crucial MEDIAN MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME UP 4.9% KENNETH CHENG, NEO CHAI CHIN kennethcjw@mediacorp.com .sg chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Many employed households here enjoyed strong real income growth last year but the
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    Lock icon A tiger that lost its roar, Taiwan pays price for not looking ahead
    2578 1  -  JASON TAN IN TAIPEI, SUE-ANN CHIA jasontancc@mediacorp.com.sg sueannchiasy@mediacorp.com.sg once more. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ALBERT WAI TAIPEI —Since its launch just over four years ago, Taiwan-based Gogoro has grown from 15 employees to more than 600 and raised
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    Lock icon UMNO suspends former M’sian DPM Muhyiddin
    731 1  -  AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTANGCHEESENG TANG CHEESENG AGENCIES, KUA L A LUM PU R —Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) was suspended from the country’s dominant party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), yesterday, just seven months after he was sacked from
    AGENCIES,; PHOTO: THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER  -  731 words
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    Lock icon ZOO’S NEW DARLING
    67 1 ZOO’S NEW DARLING The Singapore Zoo has crowned a five-year-old orangutan as its new icon, eight years after the death of Ah Meng. Previously known as Ishta, the new Ah Meng is the granddaughter of the late ape, and shares some of her traits, such as a
    PHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN  -  67 words
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    Lock icon Income for all employed households rose last year
    971 1  -  Road ahead may not be as smooth, Iswaran warns, and productivity growth is crucial MEDIAN MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME UP 4.9% KENNETH CHENG, NEO CHAI CHIN kennethcjw@mediacorp.com .sg chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Many employed households here enjoyed strong real income growth last year but the
    Source: Department of Statistics Singapore; TODAY  -  971 words
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      33 1 IN T-SECTION: ON A WEEKEND WALKABOUT MARSH ADO ABOUT KRANJI 20 PUBLIC ART IN THE CITY 21 WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO THIS WEEKEND 23 CAR-FREE SUNDAY IN THE CIVIC DISTRICT18 SINGAPORE 10
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      Govt agencies may post environmental impact studies online in future
      926 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Following the unprecedented release online of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) last week, government agencies will consider doing the same for future reports, especially if there is significant public interest involved. The study being done
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      Govt agencies may post environmental impact studies online in future
      926 4 (2nd Edition)  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Following the unprecedented release online of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) last week, government agencies will consider doing the same for future reports, especially if there is significant public interest involved. The study being done
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      Lock icon Despite pharma boost, factory output falls for 12th straight month
      592 5  -  Industrial production fell 0.5per cent year-on-year last month, easing from revised 11.9 per cent plunge in December BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED REPORT CARD LAST MONTH ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Manufacturing output got a shot in the arm from a surge in pharmaceutical production
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      Lock icon Gianni Infantino is FIFA president
      539 5 (2nd Edition) Swiss succeeds Sepp Blatter after pipping Asian chief Sheikh Salman to the post AGENCIES ZURICH —Mr Gianni Infantino has become the new FIFA president after he received 115 votes during the second round of the election in Zurich. The former UEFA general secretary edged his
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      Lock icon Gianni Infantino is new FIFA boss
      540 5 (3rd Edition) Swiss succeeds Sepp Blatter after pipping Asian chief Sheikh Salman to the post AGENCIES ZURICH —Mr Gianni Infantino has become the new FIFA president after he received 115 votes during the second round of the election in Zurich. The former UEFA general secretary edged
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      Lock icon TAIWANESE YOUTH SEEK GREENER PASTURES ABROAD
      105 7 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE (Above, left to right) Ms Michelle Chang, 26, Ms Coco Tsai, 22, and Ms Joyce Lolan Chang, 25, are among the exodus of young and bright Taiwanese graduates who have left their home, Taiwan, in search of greener
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      Lock icon TSAI MUST RESPECT ‘ONE CHINA’ PRINCIPLE: BEIJING
      127 7 AGENCIES Taiwan’s president-elect Tsai Ing-wen must respect the island’s own constitution, which states that Taiwan and the mainland are both part of one China, Beijing’s Foreign Minister said during a visit to Washington yesterday. “We do not care that much who is in
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      75 8 THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST PRESENT: THE GREATEST NEED venue: Concorde Hotel 100 Orchard Road Level 3, Concorde 2 All Are Welcome The Greatest Gift 2 March, Wednesday, 8.00pm 'V The Greatest Family 3 March, Thursday, 8.00pm The Greatest Relationship 4 March, Friday, 8.00pm FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.greatest.sg JURONG CHURCH
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  • singapore
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      More initiatives, support for persons with disabilities to join the workforce
      620 9  -  JOB-MATCHING, MONETARY REWARDS AMONG PLANS ASYRAF KAMIL noorasyrafbk@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE SG Enable and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) have been tasked to come up with a comprehensive plan to help persons with disabilities (PWDs) through the SkillsFuture initiative, with
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      Lock icon S’porean-core workforce may inhibit some employers, warns economist
      590 9  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE Even as the Government sets its sights on building a strong Singaporean core in the workforce, veteran economist Lim Chong Yah warned that moving in such a direction nationally could end up obstructing employers in certain sectors. “One cannot
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      Lock icon Granddaughter of Ah Meng named S’pore Zoo’s new ambassador
      465 10  -  The orangutan shares her grandmother s docile nature liking for durians friendliness CLIFFORD LEE cliffordlee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Eight years after Ah Meng the orangutan died, Singapore Zoo hopes to recapture the beloved ape’s spirit and appeal by renaming her granddaughter after her,
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      Jail for youth who injured taxi driver in robbery bid
      495 10  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE The last of a trio who injured a taxi driver while attempting to rob him in a Lim Chu Kang cemetery was yesterday sentenced to 11 months’ jail, after a pre-sentencing report found him unfit for probation.
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      Parliament to discuss case of teen who died after police interview
      370 10  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE The death of a 14-year-old boy after he was questioned by police last month will be part of the agenda when Parliament sits on Monday, with Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam and Acting Minister for
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      168 12 Study USA The AEO Tour If you want to learn more about educational opportunities in the United States, come to the AMERICAN EDUCATION EXHIBITION The Largest AEO Tour The official American Educational Opportunities Exhibition Pan Pacific Hotel Pacific Ballroom Marina Square, 7 Raffles Boulevard Sunday, 28 February 1:00pm 4:00pm Directors
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      Lock icon SGX submits bid to buy Baltic Exchange
      484 13 BOURSE COULD BE WORTH ABOUT S$164.8M AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Bourse operator Singapore Exchange (SGX) is in talks to buy the storied Baltic Exchange, the hub of the global shipping market, as it looks to diversify its revenue sources. SGX said yesterday it had submitted
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      MACCA’S ADVICE TO BUDDING TRIATHLETES: TAKE YOUR TIME
      838 14  -  Two-time Ironman world champion encourages athletes to grow into the sport ALSO ENCOURAGES S’PORE TO BRING BACK THE IRONMAN 70.3 NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE Having taken a step back from competing for world titles since 2012, two-time Ironman World
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      Lock icon MAN UNITED, LIVERPOOLTO FACE OFF IN EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 16
      235 14 REUTERS LONDON Manchester United and Liverpool, English football’s two most decorated clubs, were drawn together in the last 16 of the Europa League last night. The arch-rivals have won 38 English league titles between them, as well as eight European
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      Lock icon FIFA CHECKS ITSELF BY PASSING MAJOR REFORMS
      497 15 Approved new package limits the terms, authority of top officials AGENCIES ZURICH FIFA members yesterday approved major reforms aiming to end corruption scandals ahead of voting for a new president, who faces the mountainous task of boosting the image of football’s governing body.
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      Lock icon ACTIVESG FOOTBALL ACADEMY PRIMED TO NURTURE ASPIRING YOUNG COACHES AND PLAYERS
      471 15  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE A football academy, to be launched on April 2 and led by ex-international striker Aleksandar Duric, will take on the role of nurturing aspiring young footballers and coaches in Singapore. This comes after national sports body
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      STAGS MAUL CHEETAHS 4-1
      222 15  -  AMANPREET SINGH Tampines Rovers notched their first win of the S.League season in style as they thrashed Hougang United 4-1 at the Jurong West Stadium last night. The Stags made a blistering start in front of 2,106 fans as they romped to a 3-0 lead inside
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      Lock icon ALL EQUAL, BUT GUNNERS HAVE THE SUBS TO EDGE PAST UNITED
      1004 16 Arsenal were humbled by Barcelona in the Champions League this week, but there is no time to feel sorry for themselves. Old Trafford awaits, in a fixture that offers Arsene Wenger’s side a welcome dose of title-chasing momentum. From
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      BIG-MATCH PREDICTIONS
      245 16 Leicester City vs Norwich City The Canaries have conceded 21 goals in their last seven matches, so you can imagine the major butterflies ahead of a clash with Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and co. After their last-minute disappointment at Arsenal, this is an ideal game for Leicester to
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      62 17 WHAT’S OUTSIDE MARSH MELLOW: WE TAKE A LEISURELY STROLL AT KRANJI MARSHES 20 OUTSIDER ART: PUBLIC ART IS LOOKING GOOD OUT IN THE SUN 21 MADONNA’S FUTURE: REBEL HEART WILL BE HER LASTTOUR WHAT WILL SHE DO NEXT? 22 WEEKEND PLANNER: PLAYS, CONCERTS AND A REALLY, REALLY FREE MARKET 23
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        Lock icon A CIVIC CITY
        979 18  -  CAN CAR-FREE SUNDAYS BRING BACK THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF SINGAPORE’S CIVIC DISTRICT? SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg When the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced in December that roads in the Civic and Central Business Districts would be closed on the last Sunday of the month for six months
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        Top picks: What to do during Car-Free Sunday
        393 19 1 FOR THE FITNESS FANATIC: SPORTS TRY-OUTS WHERE:The Padang TIME:7am to noon Friends and families can play modified versions of popular sports such as 3-a-side basketball, minitennis, tug-of-war, 4-a-side football and traditional sports like Chaptek. And you’ve got the likes of football
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        Lock icon 7 historical facts you might not know about the Civic District
        493 19 Land reclamation, name changes, moving monuments and a lighting hazard among them 1 The Padang used to have three names Which of these do you like better than Padang: Cantonment Plain, Raffles Plain or simply The Plain? The Padang
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        Lock icon Marsh ado about Kranji
        1259 20  -  The Kranji Marshes is a good way for city slickers to dip their toes into a bit of nature NATURE CALLS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore’s natural biodiversity has been in the spotlight in recent months, and there is perhaps no better time to get in
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        Lock icon Public art in the city and beyond
        687 21  -  The best way to see art? Go outside ART AND ABOUT MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —Those of you out and about in the Civic District on Sunday might spot a few unusual things, such as a rain cloud seemingly floating
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        Art trails to choose from
        95 21 1If you’re at the Civic District, iPreciation’s Envision public sculpture tour starts at The Arts House and ends at Marina Boulevard. Guided tours only run every Saturday at 5pm (details at http://www.ipreciation.com/envision/). But it will be making an exception for Car-Free Sunday and holding free
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        Lock icon Madonna: What does the future hold?
        749 22  -  The Queen of Pop’s Rebel Heart Tour is her last with Live Nation CAREER OPTIONS MARGUERITATAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Her 2008 Sticky Sweet Tour and 2012’s MDNA Tour netted US$408 million (S$573m) and US$305 million, respectively; making her the only female artiste ever to score
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        MADONNA BY NUMBERS: Here’s what it takes to bring the Rebel Heart Tour to Singapore
        685 22  -  MARGUE RITA TAN SINGAPORE —The year was 1985. Pop star Madonna was then on her debut concert tour, dubbed The Virgin Tour, after her smash hit, Like A Virgin. Her tour was underway when her
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        Lock icon Worth the hype
        372 23  -  The food and drink here live up to its excellent location FOOD REVIEW: AURA ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Ask the who’s who of the art world and they will probably sing praises about the National Gallery’s stellar collection of South-east Asian art. Ask the foodies, however, and they
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        Lock icon Small plates, Japanese style
        356 23  -  This new izakaya serves up authentic flavours with a cosmopolitan feel FOOD REVIEW: JINZAKAYA ANNETTE TAN S I NG A PO R E Now that small-plate restaurants are deeply woven into the fabric of our dining culture, it was only a matter time before sharpnosed restaurateurs
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        WEEKEND PLANNER: Other things to do this weekend
        491 23 MADONNA’S REBEL HEART TOUR 2016 After months of intense speculation and controversy, the Queen of Pop has finally arrived at our shores. Madonna will be performing for the very first time in Singapore, after stops in cities like Hong Kong, Macau and
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    • cars
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        AFFORDABLE AUTOS
        569 24  -  HERE ARE 8 CARS YOU CAN DRIVE HOME FOR A DEPOSIT OF S$36,000 OR LESS, THANKS TO FALLING COE PRICES LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With COE prices on the decline, cars have started to creep toward affordability again. Last week, the Category A Certificate of Entitlement (COE) fell
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        Lock icon Dial M2 delight
        776 26  -  The BMW M2 promises to make performance driving more accessible, in more ways than one BMW M2 SHELDON TROLLOPE todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg MONTEREY CALIFORNIA, USA Those of us who are old enough to remember the film, Top Gun the blockbuster that put a young Tom Cruise on course to
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        Lock icon Playing to a different audience
        584 27  -  With the newest version of Suzuki’s well-known SUV, only the name remains the same SUZUKI VITARA DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Suzuki is something of a special creature in the world of car manufacturing. Besides making normal cars, like its recently launched Ciaz sedan or the
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        Lock icon Production-spec Suzuki Baleno to take a bow at car show
        80 27  -  SCOTT MARSH The production version of the Suzuki Baleno will be showcased at next month’s Geneva International Motor Show. The car will be equipped with two engine options: A 1-litre direct-injection turbocharged unit, and a 1.2-litre SHVS (Smart Hybrid Vehicle
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        Lock icon Hyundai to throw its hat into electric ring in Geneva
        185 27  -  SCOTT MARSH Hyundai will officially throw its hat into the electric-car ring at the Geneva International Motor Show next month when it launches its IONIQ line, which will consist of hybrid, electric and plug-in models. The IONIQ Hybrid uses a
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          Lock icon Poignancy and Perseverance in Long-Hidden Holocaust Art
          814 14  -  Surviving evidence of Hitler’s failure to kill the spirit. By MARY M. LANE BERLIN When Nelly Toll was 8 years old during World War II, she rewrote the Cinderella fairy tale with a feminist twist. Instead of Prince Charming, a powerful princess invited
          COLLECTION OF THE YAD VASHEM ART MUSEUM, JERUSALEM, GIFT OF NELLY TOLL; RIGHT, COLLECTION OF THE YAD VASHEM ART MUSEUM, JERUSALEM. GIFT OF THE PRAGUE COMMITTEE FOR DOCUMENTATION, COURTESY OF ALISA SHEK, CAESAREA, ISRAEL.  -  814 words
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          Lock icon A Chinese Uproar to Defend Tagore
          501 14  -  A translation puts a poet’s work in racier words. By AMY QIN BEIJING Almost 75 years after his death, Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet and Nobel laureate, still has a huge following in Asia. Outside India and Bangladesh, perhaps nowhere is his legacy more
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          Lock icon Inmates Have Music World’s Ear
          755 13  -  Insights sung from a maximum-security prison in Malawi. By NORIMITSU ONISHI ZOMBA, Malawi Old, overcrowded and unsanitary, the max-imum-security Zomba prison holds murderers, robbers, rapists and Grammy-nominated singers. In a makeshift studio near a carpentry workshop, 14 prisoners and two guards recorded an unusual album
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          Lock icon Before Filming in Amazon, a Director Makes Peace With the Forest
          624 13  -  Cameras roll again in a spiritual but demanding jungle. By NICHOLAS CASEY BOGOTÁ, Colombia In 1979 the German director Werner Herzog set out into the Peruvian Amazon to begin filming “Fitzcarraldo,” the quixotic tale of an Irish rubber baron’s
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      • FASHION
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          Lock icon A Designer’s Bold Move Offers Liberians a Lifeline
          737 12  -  By HELENE COOPER MONROVIA, Liberia The day Archel Bernard opened her Libe-rian-fashion factory, someone pretending to be a deaf beggar came in and stole her iPhone. In Liberia, where there are almost no landlines, this was serious business. Ms. Bernard already had
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          Lock icon Bowie’s Legacy: Fashion, Not Style
          619 12  -  A musician who embraced the power of a changing look. By VANESSA FRIEDMAN When the news of David Bowie’s death broke, and emails circulated that mourned and celebrated the artist, a colleague asked what designers Mr. Bowie had most influenced. “What designer didn’t he influence?”
          PHOTOGRAPHS, LEFT AND RIGHT, MASAYOSHI SUKITA, VIA MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY; CENTER TOP, FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES; CENTER BOTTOM, JACQUES BRINON/ASSOCIATED PRESS; BELOW, VALERIO MEZZANOTTI  -  619 words
      • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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