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1. 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM BMW sets up joint research lab in S'pore
   published by The Business Times
   The Business Times BMW sets up joint research lab in S'pore Its first such facility in S-E Asia is a joint effort with NTU THE BMW Group is bringing in its research capabilities to Singapore through the establishment of a Future Mobility Research Lab here the first of its kind in South-east Asia for the premium car manufacturer Launched officially yesterday the research facility is a joint initiative with Nanyang Technological University NTU and will host five full-time scientists and six PhD researchers The mobility lab will be able to tap a joint investment of $5.5 million from the BMW Group and NTU for its funding over the next three years The BMW-NTU lab will study and develop key areas of future transportation such as human-machine interface as well as advanced battery materials and mobility concepts A key focus for BMW Group which also has the Mini and Rolls-Royce brands under its mast is how the lab's research outcomes can benefit the needs of the broader Asian market in terms of sustainability and efficiency.
   
2. 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM 21 Years After a Murder, an Alibi Witness Is Willing to Testify
   published by New York Times
   Butler, the daughter of a New York police detective, had set up house with Mr. Wagstaffe, a Jamaican citizen who had entered the country illegally and was selling marijuana in Brooklyn. Frightened by the shadows of violence that his arrest had cast on her life, distressed at having to face her father who had warned her against hanging around with Mr. Wagstaffe, she had...
   
3. 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM Crisscrossing a Region of Strip Malls and Ghosts
   published by New York Times
   W. J. Cash, the author of'' The Mind of the South'', was a newspaperman, a Mencken devotee and a manic-depressive. It is among the disappointments of Tracy Thompson's new book,'' The New Mind of the South,'' that it leans upon Cash's title while not coming to terms with his masterpiece at all. Thompson, born in Georgia in 1955, has worked as a reporter for The Atlanta...
   
4. 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM Unraveling Brothers' Online Lives, Link by Link
   published by New York Times
   And once the search focused on Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers' social media postings provided a rich vein of material to mine and sift. There are more than a thousand messages on Dzhokhar's Twitter account in addition to a profile page on VKontakte, a popular Russian social networking site, and in Tamerlan's case, a list of favorite videos on YouTube...
   
5. 4/23/2013 11:54:00 PM Fashion Shoots, the Tilda Swinton Way
   published by Concrete Playground
   With Tilda Swinton as the model, W magazine was sure to have a wild spread for their May issue. But this is probably Tilda's most striking photo shoot yet. The cover story, rightfully titled 'Stranger Than Paradise' is strangely insane (and totally surreal). ...
   
6. 4/23/2013 11:53:00 PM Adelaide's love letter from Chicago
   published by Perth Now
   Source: adelaidenow SOMETIMES it takes a stranger to remind us of the many benefits of living in a our beautiful, easygoing city. A major Chicago paper has written a glowing travel article about life in Adelaide, describing us as one of the world's ...
   
7. 4/23/2013 11:44:00 PM "Flip This Town" Based on Downtown Siloam Springs
   published by KNWA
   Ron Drake is no stranger to those in Siloam Springs. Maybe because he's bought and sold over 40 homes in the city. Or because he's purchased over 15 historic buildings and restored over 75,000 square feet of dowtown space. But there's a good chance ...
   
8. 4/23/2013 11:20:00 PM Hawaii Pacific Health’s new CEO talks about health-care challenges, preserving legacy
   published by Pacific Business News (Honolulu, HI)
   Ray Vara may be relatively new in his role as Hawaii Pacific Health’ s president and CEO, but he is no stranger to the company or Hawaii. He’ s been with the nonprofit health-care provider for more than a decade. And, prior to that, Vara was CEO of the Los Alamos Medical Center, a member of the Banner Health system. In a wide-ranging interview with PBN reporters and editors...
   
9. 4/23/2013 11:19:00 PM San Diego's Marijuana Confusion Hits a New High
   published by Voice of San Diego
   A I'd venture that no place in the country has a stranger relationship with marijuana than San Diego. Consider this: Almost all the City Council members Monday began their comments about the mayor's proposed medical marijuana regulations by saying HOW MUCH ...
   
10. 4/23/2013 11:14:00 PM Ulysse Nardin Stranger – When Time becomes Music.
    published by Ulysse Nardin
    Ulysse Nardin takes watch collectors by surprise, once again, and this time it’s with its new, in-house developed musical mechanical watch based on another Ulysse Nardin caliber, the UN-690 using silicium technology. The first in this series of limited ...
    
11. 4/23/2013 10:22:00 PM Stranger reported in school basement
    published by PJStar.com
    A police presence is expected Wednesday in Germantown Hills School District 69 after students apparently encountered a stranger earlier this week in one of its buildings. The unidentified male was spotted about noon Monday in the basement of the elementary ...
    
12. 4/23/2013 9:49:00 PM Iceland: the two main candidates for prime minister
    published by Agence France-Presse
    Two young Icelandic MPs, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson and Bjarni Benediktsson, are the main contenders for the post of prime minister when Icelanders cast their ballots on Saturday. First elected to parliament in 2009, he comes from a generation of politicians who rose to power after Iceland's financial meltdown of 2008. However, he's no stranger to...
    
13. 4/23/2013 9:39:00 PM News Analysis: Unraveling Brothers’ Online Lives, Link by Link
    published by New York Times Digital
    It is America’ s first fully interactive national tragedy of the social media age. And once the search focused on Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers’ social media postings provided a rich vein of material to mine and sift. In fact, much of his Twitter feed is distinctive only in its utter ordinariness— ordinariness that stands in such startling contrast...
    
14. 4/23/2013 9:39:00 PM News Analysis: Unraveling Boston Suspects’ Online Lives, Link by Link
    published by New York Times Digital
    It is America’ s first fully interactive national tragedy of the social media age. And once the search focused on Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers’ social media postings provided a rich vein of material to mine and sift. In fact, much of his Twitter feed is distinctive only in its ordinariness— ordinariness that stands in such startling contrast to the...
    
15. 4/23/2013 9:21:00 PM Scituate Arts Assn: Artist Mary Felton takes home top prize
    published by Wicked Local Scituate
    Marshfield artist Mary Felton, this year’s Best in Show Winner at the Scituate Arts Associations Juried Show is no stranger to such recognition. A graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, Mary worked briefly as a commercial artist before switching to fine art ...
    
16. 4/23/2013 8:50:00 PM BRIEF: Former supermodel Janice Dickinson files for bankruptcy
    published by Los Angeles Times (CA)
    April 23-- Janice Dickinson has filed for bankruptcy, the self-proclaimed world's first supermodel confirms. Court documents obtained by the New York Post allege that the former "America's Next Top Model" judge has racked up nearly $1 million in debt not only to the government but to plastic surgeons and comestic-procedure professionals who have enabled her...
    
17. 4/23/2013 8:30:00 PM About New York: 21 Years After a Murder, an Alibi Witness Is Willing to Testify
    published by New York Times Digital
    Butler, the daughter of a New York police detective, had set up house with Mr. Wagstaffe, a Jamaican citizen who had entered the country illegally and was selling marijuana in Brooklyn. Frightened by the shadows of violence that his arrest had cast on her life, distressed at having to face her father who had warned her against hanging around with Mr. Wagstaffe, she had...
    
18. 4/23/2013 8:24:00 PM Justice Department Honors Dallas Police Sergeant For Solving Cold Cases
    published by PR Newswire US
    The Department of Justice will recognize Sgt. Patrick B. Welsh of the Dallas Police Department for developing a sexual assault cold case program. Attorney General Eric Holder will present Welsh with an award during the National Crime Victims' Rights Week awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Washington, D.C.. "These committed individuals are being...
    
19. 4/23/2013 8:14:00 PM Man offers to double reward money to help find missing Portsmouth, OH woman
    published by WOWK
    The family of a missing woman is getting help from a stranger to help find their loved one. It's been three weeks since 25-year-old Megan Lancaster went missing after leaving her car in a parking lot in Portsmouth, Ohio. Just recently, the owner of a local ...
    
20. 4/23/2013 8:12:00 PM BRIEF: Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket to visit Bay Area
    published by Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
    April 23-- Bob Dylan is bringing along some mighty talented friends on his summer vacation. Tickets for the Shoreline show are priced at $25 to $89.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. May 4 through. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp have all joined the songwriting giant on past tours.