Today, 7 May 2016

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    25 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp S ATURDAY, 7 MAY 2016 M C I P 0 2 1 /0 6/ 2 0 1 5
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    Lock icon As bosses come around, more disabled people get to taste the dignity of labour
    2579 1  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In an office at Lengkok Bahru, four employees of mailing and printing solutions company DataPost churn out huge amounts of data day in, day out. Their eye for detail and ability
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    S’pore, Australia sign landmark pact to boost ties
    1428 1  -  Agreement to enhance defence cooperation, people-to-people links and trade on both sides ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore and Australia have concluded a landmark agreement to deepen ties and strengthen cooperation in multiple areas spanning trade, defence, innovation and the arts, building on
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    A‘win-win deal’
    174 1 Trade Updated trade rules in Singapore-Australia FTA to increase trade between Singapore and Australia Travel Australia and Singapore have agreed in-principle on a tailored multi-year visa arrangement to facilitate the travel and entry of Singapore nationals who are pre-vetted by the Singapore goverment. (Note: Singaporeans currently require visas,
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      19 1 ‘MUMMY AND ME’ FUN WITH BENTOS 21 WHERE TO EAT OUT WITH MUM 23 IN T-SECTION: MUM’S THE WORD
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      39 1 SUPPORT A MUM-DAUGHTER BUSINESS 20 LIFE ISN'T A SPECTATOR SPORT, BUT A BALANCING ACT. Pearline Chan Former National Player Singapore Netball Team a l i\ e. HI MARIGOLD Marigold MARIGOLD HL Milk. The Perfect Balance of Highs and Lows.
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  • hot news
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      TIGHTENING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA A KEY ISSUE
      420 2 MR S DHANABALAN, FORMER CABINET MINISTER Limit corporate officer’s eligibility to that of chief executive officer, who has had responsibility and experience of day-to-day management of the corporation Using paid-up capital as only measure is insufficient; use other metrics such as annual revenue and
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      Return to nominated presidency a key call at final hearing
      1078 2  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the final public hearing conducted by the Constitutional Commission to review the Office of the President, impassioned calls were made to abolish the Elected Presidency and return to the previous system of nomination by
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      Principles behind GRCs can work for presidency: Dhana
      719 3  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The original principles that shaped the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) concept can be applied to the Elected Presidency (EP) system, suggested former Cabinet Minister S Dhanabalan yesterday. Mr Dhanabalan, who sits on the Presidential Council for Minority Rights
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      Lock icon Police probe alleged breach of election rules by The Middle Ground
      837 3  -  KELLY NG SING A PORE Socio-political website The Middle Ground (TMG) has been instructed to take down a report that polled 50 residents on the political party they are likely to vote for, among other things, ahead of the
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      Lock icon SAF training to be enhanced with deal to develop Australia facilities
      800 5  -  EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE CANBERRA —Australia and Singapore yesterday announced that the two countries will jointly develop military training areas and facilities in Australia in a move that will enhance training by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Down Under.
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      Lock icon US adds 160,000 jobs as brisk hiring slows
      614 5 AGENCIES WA S H I N GTO N The United States economy added the fewest number of jobs in seven months last month, and Americans dropped out of the labour force in droves, raising doubts on whether the Federal Reserve will raise
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      Lock icon SCDF taps new innovations to enhance rescue operations
      499 7  -  ILIYAS JUANDA iliyasj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An exoskeleton capable of allowing its wearer to be physically superior may sound like a comic superhero’s suit, but the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is setting its sights to develop this technology that will “push the boundaries
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      71 8 o \V5 #DoubleT roubleSG when Ah Beng meets Diva... A collision of comedy and truth when the duo is unleashed onto the streets to talk about all things Singaporean. Joined by celebrity guests like Tosh Zhang, Wang Weiliang, Joshua Tan, Eunice Annabel Lim, Munah Hirzi, Tree Potatoes and more! Premieres
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Boost tourism in S’pore by drawing on its past
      432 9  -  FROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI One way Singapore can boost tourism is by stepping back to its colourful past (“S’pore tourism on the right track now aim even higher”; April 30). If facets of the more interesting periods of its history can be
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      To make it in India, focus on anchor industries for domestic market
      451 9  -  FROM MADURAI D PADMANABHAN I refer to the commentary “Making a late bid to make it in India” (May 3). Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s opinion that “there is scope for India to be part of the
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    • QUICK HITS
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  • singapore
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      40 10 EARN $5,000/mo DRIVING WITH UBER For more info, SMS ‘Interested’ to 9379 6006 Earn $30/hr in fares Part-time or Full-time welcome Guaranteed $5,000/month for your fi rst 3 months Fully fl exible schedule. No minimum hours With or without vehicle
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      240 11 7$ Gain City Brand Fair Smarter deals for a smarter home with Philips From 6 May to 12 June 2016 2pc ceramic knife set (worth $69.90) with min. $168 purchase of Philips domestic appliances in a single receipt Viva Collection Digital Airfryer HD9238/01 Luggage weighing belt (worth $29.90) with min.
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  • world
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      Lock icon Trump’s rise foreshadows shift in US foreign policy
      1236 12 Global leaders see a shift in tone regarding the nation’s overseas commitments HIS PROPOSALS DRAW A MIX OF ALARM, CONFUSION THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —Alarmed by Mr Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican presidential nomination, world leaders are wrestling with the
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      Lock icon Body of deputy minister found after Sarawak helicopter crash
      591 13 AGENCIES S EBUYAU (M A L AYSIA) Search teams yesterday recovered the body of a Malaysian deputy minister in the Borneo island state of Sarawak near where a helicopter carrying her and five others is believed to have crashed, said officials.
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      33 12 rv JHk wm r Position for Cabin Attendants Please apply online through the link https://accuum.eom/job/jalsg/1 The closing date will be 29 May 2016. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified through E-mail. JAPAN AIRLINES
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      34 13 SMARTPARENTS PRESENTS jaitfiboree A FUN-FILLED EDUTAINMENT EVENT FOR YOUR FAMILY v 'w ""‘T Free Entry Put on empathy suits The first 200 will get a The Great Rescue M f SMQ It mediacorp pQfOfltS
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  • business
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      81 14 WE ARE HIRING! Retail Assistant Cashier Retail Supervisor Sales Promoter WE OFFER 5-day Work Week, Competitive Salary, Bonuses and Incentives Island-wide Location WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date Time: 10 May 2016 (Tuesday) 2pm 5pm Venue: Jurong Point Popular Bookstore Jurong Point #B1-41 (Nearest MRT: Boon Lay) Date Time: 11 May 2016 (Wednesday)
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  • sports
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      Lock icon YIP FOLLOWS NEW WORLD RECORD WITH ASIAN MARK
      587 16  -  S’pore para-swimmer rewrites 50m freestyle S2 time set by Chinese rival Feng IN HOT FORM AHEAD OF RIO PARALYMPICS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Less than 24 hours after setting a new world record in the 100m backstroke S2 event, Singapore para-swimmer Yip
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      S’PORE SELECTION PLAYERS SOAK UP SOS CUP ATMOSPHERE
      452 16  -  AMANPREET SINGH SHAH ALAM When Fareez Farhan steps on to the Shah Alam Stadium field at 9pm tonight to represent the Singapore Selection in this year’s Sultan of Selangor’s (SOS) Cup, he expects the hairs on the back of his neck to
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      Lock icon SIX OF THE SEASON’S BEST
      1050 17 Leicester City’s scarcely believable title triumph has ensured that 2015-16 will go down in history as a truly vintage Premier League season. Here are six of our columnist Adrian Clarke’s (sports@mediacorp.com.sg) personal highlights from a campaign we will never forget PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS FROM A
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      BIG-MATCH PREDICTION
      126 17 Leicester City vs Everton All eyes will be on Leicester City tomorrow morning when they take on Everton because everyone wants to see the Foxes lifting the Premiership trophy. Jamie Vardy and his title-winning pals have spent most of the last few days partying their hearts out, so
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      Lock icon REDS DELIVER BREATHTAKING VISION OF WHAT THEY CAN BE
      736 18 Victory leaves Liverpool fans dreaming of European glory again Liverpool turned Anfield into a cauldron with a pulsating performance that booked them a place in the Europa League final and left their delirious fans dreaming of European glory again. Here are
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      Lock icon FEMALE COACH LEADS MEN’S TEAM TO ELUSIVE LEAGUE TITLE IN HK
      545 18 AP HONG KONG —At 27, Chan Yuen-ting is younger than several of the players she coaches at Hong Kong football side Eastern Sports Club, yet she has already secured a unique place for herself in soccer history by becoming
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      83 16 No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: 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) Ip AY(i) Always play with
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      67 19 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR SPENDING TIME WITH MUM THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY, 7 MAY 2016 21 IT’S EDIBLE! Get inspired by the ladies who make kawaii food 20 23 MOTHER’S DAY DINING Where to take her for a feast this weekend BONDS THAT BIND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE MUMS AND
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    • mother’s day guide
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        Lock icon WORKING WITH MUM
        1004 20  -  CELEBRATING BUSINESSES THAT TAKE THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg There are many ways to bond with your mum this weekend, whether it’s a meal together or arranging a special spa session together, for instance (see our guides for more ideas). Alternatively, for
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        Lock icon Playing with food
        618 21  -  Too cute to eat: Meet the women creating adorable food art for their children GETTING HANDS-ON JOY FANG SINGAPORE Who says what you eat always has to look conventional? These women have made it their mission to beautify the food they serve to their loved ones, and
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        Fun with your mum
        175 21  -  Make these cute bentos this Mother’s Day Cooking time: 30 mins; Plating and styling: 20 mins By Jean Yap HOW TO MAKE A TIGGER BENTO 1. Shape the rice balls for the face, ears and rear using cling wrap. You can use moulds, but cling wrap
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        Lock icon Learning your grandmother’s tongue
        526 21  -  SERENE LIM SINGAPORE When author and blogger Grace Tan first met her boyfriend’s grandmother, she found herself tongue-tied. It’s not because the 29-year-old is shy, it’s because she couldn’t chat with the 85-year-old as the latter speaks only Teochew. “It was ridiculously difficult to communicate with
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        Mum knows best
        599 22  -  Whether it’s modern S’pore fare or Italian cooking, mum’s influence runs deep for two chefs here FAMILY KITCHEN DON MENDOZA S ING A PORE It is common to hear how top chefs were inspired by their mum’s cooking. And sometimes, it is a mother’s craftiness or in
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        Chef Marco Guccio’s fileja alla calabrese. (Makes enough for 10 to 12 persons)
        280 22 Ingredients 1kg flour 600ml room temperature water 8 leaves of fresh basil 3 cloves of garlic 500g fresh tomatoes 200g tomato sauce Extra virgin olive oil Fine salt 100g grated Parmesan cheese Method Make the dough: 1.
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        Lock icon THE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY GUIDE TO A SPECIAL WEEKEND WITH MUM
        594 22  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE —Maybe it’s just me. But between Christmases, birthdays and various other festivals, it’s easy to run out of ideas to please even the least demanding of mothers. (Which, Ma, you most certainly are.) But not every
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        Because mum’s not cooking
        1136 23  -  Best places to wine and dine mummy dearest EATING OUT DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While a home-cooked meal would be ideal, impressing mum with food would require some major effort for the majority of us plebeian home cooks. Which is why it’s never a bad thing
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        Lock icon A stay-at-home mum’s survival guide
        1066 24  -  Tips on how to keep sane, and keep your child happy too MUMMY SUPERHEROES ELIZABETH SOH features@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Before I had a baby, becoming a stay-at-home mother (SAHM) never crossed my mind. I would make it work,
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        WEEKEND PLANNER: Other things to do this weekend
        454 24 GETAI SOUL MUSIC FESTIVAL The Getai Group presents a full weekend of local music revelry, featuring acts like Charlie Lim and The Mothership, Dru Chen, The Steve McQueens, Vandetta, in addition to traditional performances like Cantonese opera and Teochew Puppetry. Tickets available
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        Lock icon HEADS UP
        41 24 MEENAH AND CHEENAH Siti Khalijah Zainal and Judee Tan team up for a comedy that promises to be a raucous affair. From May 11 to 22 at Victoria Theatre. Tickets from S$46 available at SISTIC. PHOTO: DREAM ACADEMY PRODUCTIONS
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  • cars
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      Lock icon A BRAND ON A MISSION
      735 25  -  TO ENGAGE CUSTOMERS, PORSCHE IS RECRUITING THEM AS SECRET AGENTS FOR A MISSION IN CAMBODIA LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) For 72 hours I became a spy, drafted into action by Porsche Asia Pacific and sent to Cambodia. My mission? A vague quest for
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      Lock icon Fortuner’s son
      820 26  -  The second generation of Toyota’s Fortuner remains one of the few old-school SUVs that money can buy TOYOTA FORTUNER LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Driving a Toyota Fortuner is what it must be like to be seven feet tall with muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime. On the
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      Have wheels, will travel
      310 26 Car manufacturers and their dealers are looking to driving events to create awareness and woo customers. Here are some that are happening this month. 1 AUDI SPORT DRIVING EXPERIENCE From S$250, participants in the Audi Sport Driving Experience can test drive nine different Audis to get
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      Lock icon COEs: Status quo expected
      804 27  -  Industry figures expect COE prices to remain stable over the next six months despite bids from private car-hire companies VEHICLE POPULATION DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As reported in Channel NewsAsia and the Straits Times, last month’s second round of COE bidding which ended on April 20,
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      1196 28 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM School Days 3 6.30 Gracious Planet 7 .00 Just In Singapore 9.00 Happy Friends Season 7 (HD) 9.30 Chicken Stew. Tales From The Salted Egg Temple 10.00 DreamCorps Season 1 (HD) 10.30 Magic Institute II (HD) 11.00 Mission Possible (HD) NOON Chefs On Wheels (HD)
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      1224 29 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Holiday Gone Wrong (HD)(PG) 6.30 Films Stars (HD) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD)(CC) 10.00 The Hoarder Next Door II (HD)(PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD) NOON Jamie’s
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      323 30 ON 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 And Out About
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      277 30 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. PEACE PROSPERITY (PG)(EP 25)
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  • The New York Times INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY
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      Lock icon Biology Defeats Diet Champions
      1964 1  -  By GINA KOLATA DANNY CAHILL STOOD, slightly dazed, in ablizzard of confetti as the audience screamed and his family ran on stage. He had won Season 8 of the reality television show “The Biggest Loser,” shedding more weight than anyone ever had on the program an
      ILANA PANICH-LINSMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; NATHANIEL BROOKS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,964 words
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      Lock icon A Heist Aimed At World Banking
      1141 1  -  By MICHAEL CORKERY Tens of millions of dollars siphoned from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. A shadowy set of casinos in the Philippines. A large bank in Bangladesh with creaky technology. An unknown and perhaps uncatchable group of anonymous thieves with sophisticated
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    • WORLD TRENDS
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        Lock icon Misunderstanding Afghan Women
        983 2  -  INTELLIGENCE BINA SHAH Bina Shah is the author of several books of fiction, including, most recently, “A Season for Martyrs.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. Karachi, Pakistan In January a horrifying story emerged from Afghanistan, about the mutilation of a 20-year-old woman named Reza Gul. She had objected
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        Lock icon Brazil Leader Is Seen Pushing Allies Away
        552 2  -  By ANDREW JACOBS BR ASÍLIA As the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, wages a last-ditch battle to stave off impeachment and save her presidency, she has accused her rivals in Congress of creating turmoil, saying they are orchestrating a coup d’état to oust
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        Lock icon Imagining a New Iraq, Partitioned and at Peace
        747 3  -  By TIM ARANGO Falih Hassan, OmarAl-Jawoshy and Gardiner Harris contributed reporting. With tens of thousands of protesters marching in the streets of Baghdad to demand changes in government, Iraq’s Shiite prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, appeared before Parliament last month hoping to speed
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        Suites, Big TVs and Catered Meals for Imprisoned Saudi Jihadists
        475 3  -  By BEN HUBBARD RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The “guests” are issued key cards for their rooms, receive three catered meals per day and sleep in suites outfitted with big-screen TVs and king-size beds. They call it the Family House, and it
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        Lock icon The Feelings Buzzing All Around Us
        617 4  -  ROBB TODD Human existence depends upon bees, and yet most of us don’t take their bumble and buzz seriously. We tend to think of them as tiny robots that can’t fly straight, doing hard labor in the flowers at the behest of royalty. But
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        Lock icon Violence Is Stalking Debtors in Russia
        754 6  -  By NEIL MacFARQUHAR Ivan Nechepurenko, Oleg Matsnev and Alexandra Odynova contributed reporting. MOSCOW They have stripped and sexually abused a woman, severely burned a toddler by firebombing a house and broken a woman’s pinkie as a warning. Gang members, bandits, mobsters? Not exactly. These
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        Lock icon Holding Out In 700-Year-Old Village
        583 6  -  DOEL JOURNAL By NINA SIEGAL DOEL, Belgium Denis Malcorps, a 27-year-old auditor, has been living in this 700-year-old Flemish village since he was 5. He has fond memories of a quiet haven, with river views on the edge of farmland. “It was actually a really
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    • SUSTAINABILITY
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        Lock icon Dying That Spares the Environment
        525 8  -  By KATIE ROGERS Jae Rhim Lee wants you to be less squeamish about death, and she thinks a suit lined with flesh-eating mushrooms might do the trick. “I want to propose a different way of thinking about death that moves us toward death acceptance,” she
        PHOTOGRAPHS BY EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  525 words
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        Lock icon As New Art Museums Are Built, Architects Seek a Green Palette
        684 8  -  By DAVID GELLES In late 2009, Lawrence Rinder stood alone and despondent in an abandoned building recently inhabited by squatters. Mr. Rinder is the director of the University of California, Berkeley, Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. The building,
        IWAN BAAN, VIA DILLER SCOFIDIO & RENFRO, EHDD & BAMPFA  -  684 words
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        Lock icon World’s Largest Primate On Verge of Extinction
        601 9  -  By RACHEL NUWER The Grauer’s gorilla, the world’s largest primate, has been a source of continual worry for conservationists for more than two decades. Longstanding conflict in the deep jungles of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left experts with no choice but
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        Lock icon For Clean Power, Profits Are Elusive
        750 9  -  By JULIE CRESWELL, DIANE CARDWELL It was just last summer that SunEdison was a red-hot company in a red-hot space renewable energy. Its market capitalization reached nearly $10 billion. Its goal was to become the world’s largest renewable energy development company. Among those betting
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    • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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        Lock icon Breast Pumps and Apps For the Smartphone Age
        639 10  -  By CLAIRE MARTIN It resembles a piece of farm equipment. It’s cumbersome and noisy and its users must be partly nude. It’s the breast pump. Since it was created 60 years ago by a male Swedish inventor, the breast pump has kept
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        Lock icon Viewing Embryos, Flaws and All
        803 10  -  By KIRA PEIKOFF The couple wanted a baby boy, but the male embryo they had chosen the only one available after an expensive round of in vitro fertilization received a troubling test result. A handful of cells from the five-day-old embryo were deemed abnormal, apparently
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    • HEALTH & FITNESS
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        Lock icon At 100, Still Running for Her Life, in a Lane All Her Own
        824 11  -  By NOAH REMNICK On a recent cloudless Sunday afternoon, a 100-year-old woman named Ida Keeling laced up her mustard yellow sneakers and took to the track at the Fieldston School in New York. Her arrival was met
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        Lock icon Offering Kids Sip of Alcohol May Prove Detrimental
        547 11  -  By PERRI KLASS, M.D. A ceremonial drop of Champagne on New Year’s Eve? A token “sip” of wine at Passover? It is common for parents to offer these sips at home, before children have had other tastes of alcohol. Sounds harmless, but
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